Cabinet Door Making

Learn how to make simple face frame upper and lower cabinets including doors and drawers.

Cabinet door making.

Wood magazine s kevin boyle shows you this foolproof method expla. Do you want flat panel or raised panel doors. Arched cathedral split panel or some other panel style. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated.

Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Each door is made up of 2 stiles 2 rails and a center panel. It took about 15 minutes to make each door not including the time it took for the glue to dry. Full overlay partial overlay or inset.

Ordinarily this will be the width of a table saw blade. Do you want a classic look face frame or modern frameless. Check out the build article for more details. Simply sand and stain or paint your shaker cabinet door add some awesome cabinet handles and hinges and you are good to go.

Make sure the outer sides of the rails are flush with the ends of the stiles. Cost per door is around 20 you can get about 6 center panels from each sheet of plywood. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. The exact measurement of each piece depends on the final size of the cabinet door and the final method of building your cabinet doors.

First glue the rails to one of the stiles photo 14. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen. Https ibuildit ca projects how to make frame and panel cabinet doors here are some ways that you can help su. You can pick any width you want for your cabinet door rails and stiles.

A flat door panel will usually be made from 25 inch 6 mm plywood the same wood type as the rest of the cabinet. Begin assembly of the door. Aligning the joints side to side is a bit tricky so it s a good idea to glue the door in two stages. Cut the door panel insert slightly less than the size you need to allow for wood expansion and contraction.

Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Make sure the door is square by measuring from corner to corner both ways.