Making Recessed Panel Cabinet Doors

But in fact the plywood panel makes a better door reducing panel movement warping etc.

Making recessed panel cabinet doors. The cope and stick recessed cabinet door is used to fabricate the ever popular shaker cabinet door. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. 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. Plywood versus solid wood for recessed panel cabinet doors a discussion of door construction material and methods.

Recessed panel joint cabinet doors are made from five pieces. Total cut depth will be 1 2. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. A panel left and right stiles and top and bottom rails.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. This ensures that all your doors match the grade you have selected and that your doors will have a consistent look when installed in. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. One classic style of door and door construction is to make a raised panel and join the frame with a tongue and groove joint.

Mitered recessed cabinet doors. Frame and panel doors add class to any project but they don t have to add a lot of assembly time. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. A mitered joint is one where the frame sections ends are cut to 45 angles to create diagonal joints at each of the 4 corners of the cabinet door.

Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins. This makes for a stronger door more solid sounding and feeling and makes drawer front installations easier. Mark the back of each board so your dado lines up when you assemble your doors. Cabinet shops that turn out raised panel doors rely on heavy duty shapers and cutters or at the very least a router table setup that includes a range of expensive bits.

Question i always feel that a solid wood panel in a recessed panel cabinet door is better than a plywood panel. With a 1 4 plus reveal in the front it gives a flush back. Here s a classic way to put together a strong good looking door without making any unsightly holes. 1 2 of the panel will slide into the dado on all sides.

But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. And there s more than one way to make cabinet doors. We use 1 2 9 ply baltic birch for the panels.

Check out the build article for more details. The manufacturing process begins when raw lumber is graded for color and grain consistency. Mitered recessed cabinet doors are assembled with the mitered joint.