Cabinet Door Plans Woodworking

A quick overview of how i make traditional raised panel doors with a tablesaw router and hand plane.

Cabinet door plans woodworking.

Standard base cabinets measure 34 1 2 high for a 36 high work surface with a 1 1 2 countertop. At 24 deep standard base cabinets allow you to bend over and reach in to retrieve anything at the back. While slab style cabinet doors can be built from plywood or melamine with the edges banded it is relatively simple to build slab doors from solid wood. Probably the most inexpensive and versatile style of a cabinet door is the slab.

Mark the back of each board so your dado lines up when you assemble your doors. Diy shaker cabinet doors. How to build cabinet doors if you cut your dado 1 2 deep it s easy to figure out the math for your doors just add 1 to the width and length of the panel. The actual dimensions will be 3 4 x 2 1 2 in.

These are just nominal dimensions of course. No fancy router bits and a nice old fashioned look. 1 2 of the panel will slide into the dado on all sides. They can be finished with paint stain followed by polyurethane or any other finish you deem appropriate.

Store bought wood has very straight and square edges. Or 3 4 x 3 1 2 in. Plan to use 1 3 or 1 4 hardwood boards for the door s frame.