Making Panel Cupboard Doors

Cut parts to length.

Making panel cupboard doors.

To build a square door the stiles and rails must all be exactly the same length with perfectly square ends. The style i picked is a simple frame and panel with the frame made from solid maple. How to make shaker cabinet doors project directions. With all of the upper cabinets for my kitchen made and installed i moved on to making the cabinet doors.

Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Set up your miter gauges. Check out the build article for more details.

Frame and panel doors add class to any project but they don t have to add a lot of assembly time. You should consider the need for speed of construction durability ease of cleanup and maintenance step 2 pick the correct material to fit your doors. If you are using spring loaded cabinet hinges you will need to drill insets for them with a 1 inch or larger spade bit. 1 2 of the panel will slide into the dado on all sides.

I used three coats of paint to get good coverage and sanded between each coat. Position the hinges on the edges of the door panels and drive the screws to hold them in place. Step 1 choose which door to make. Here are all of the rough cut parts for the eleven doors i ll need.

I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers a general purpose saw blade will do the job although. 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. There are two basic types of cabinet doors slab and flat panel most often chosen.

Then i applied a high quality latex enamel paint with a small 3 8 nap roller. Most slab doors are made of plywood. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Https ibuildit ca projects how to make frame and panel cabinet doors here are some ways that you can help su.

These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. Total cut depth will be 1 2. Use mdf medium density fiberboard on a painted or a covered surface for a wood grain look 1 x research sourcestep 3 use solid wood for a door when you make a panel door. Hold each door in place on the cabinet level it with a torpedo level and attach the hinges to the cabinet.