Making Recessed Panel Cabinet Doors

Mark the back of each board so your dado lines up when you assemble your doors.

Making recessed panel cabinet doors.

But in fact the plywood panel makes a better door reducing panel movement warping etc. Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.

Frame and panel doors add class to any project but they don t have to add a lot of assembly time. We use 1 2 9 ply baltic birch for the panels. Here s a classic way to put together a strong good looking door without making any unsightly holes. Https ibuildit ca projects how to make frame and panel cabinet doors here are some ways that you can help su.

1 2 of the panel will slide into the dado on all sides. Total cut depth will be 1 2. Recessed panel joint cabinet doors are made from five pieces. 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.

We re making a house full of recessed flat panel doors that are painted and shaker style without the center divider. Check out the build article for more details. And there s more than one way to make cabinet doors. 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. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. 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. Mitered recessed cabinet doors.

But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. 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. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. Mitered recessed cabinet doors are assembled with the mitered joint.

And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. This makes for a stronger door more solid sounding and feeling and makes drawer front installations easier. 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. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

One classic style of door and door construction is to make a raised panel and join the frame with a tongue and groove joint. This ensures that all your doors match the grade you have selected and that your doors will have a consistent look when installed in. Plywood versus solid wood for recessed panel cabinet doors a discussion of door construction material and methods.