Building Custom Cabinet Doors

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in.

Building custom cabinet doors.

Utilizing the finest hardwoods the most talented craftsmen the highest caliber of woodworking equipment and finishing it off with an artist s touch cabinet refacing has never been this easy. But i wanted a really nice natural color for the bottom doors so i used the hickory 2 x4 purebond plywood panels for the doors on the base cabinets and pantry. Finally screw the hinges and handle onto the door and install it to the cabinet. At 24 deep standard base cabinets allow you to bend over and reach in to retrieve anything at the back.

After that coat the door with your desired finish to give it a glossy elegant look. Cabinet doors since 1978 barker has been building high end custom kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors that have withstood the test of time. These smaller panels are a lot easier to handle than full sheets and since most of my cabinets were built 24 wide i did that on purpose i only had to cut the door panels down in one direction since the 2. Also the wider the door the more clearance you ll need in front of the cabinet.

Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Once you ve cut the door out soften its sides with a router to get rid of any rough edges. If you do not know how to pick out straight boards check out the beginners guide to buying lumber for all the details. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.

The most important part of building your own cabinet doors is to make sure you are working with straight lumber. Standard wall cabinets measure 12 deep. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. Make cabinets as wide as you like but remember that the wider the doors the greater the tendency to rack and warp.

For more tips including how to build a raised panel cabinet door read on.