Making Cabinet Doors With A Router

I built my cabinet doors with simple frames and floating panels as in the panels float inside the frame.

Making cabinet doors with a router.

A router table is a must to make diy routed cabinet doors. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. For more tips including how to build a raised panel cabinet door read on. Plus there are all kinds of profiles you can cut using the same process with different router bits.

It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. After that coat the door with your desired finish to give it a glossy elegant look. As with most woodworking techniques an ounce of planning is worth at least a pound of workpieces you won t have to re make if you do things correctly the first time.

How to build shaker cabinet doors with a router how to inset the doors into a face frame for a high end look. Decide on the final dimension of the cabinet door then calculate the size of your stiles rails and center panel as follows. Cabinet doors can be pricey. Finally screw the hinges and handle onto the door and install it to the cabinet.

There are a million ways to make a door but this method is fairly simple and worked with the tools i already had. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. In this tutorial i am going to show you how i made shaker style drawer fronts using a router table and rail and stile router bits. Once you ve cut the door out soften its sides with a router to get rid of any rough edges.

If you have a router table it may not be as hard as you think to make your own. Cut dadoes in cabinet door frames. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. And while a router lift on your table would make it easier to adjust the bit height it can be done without it i know because i did it.

Cabinet doors aren t difficult to make at the router table but the process isn t foolproof either. This is my go to way for making cabinet doors wether they are for the shop or for a kitchen remodel. If you ve been reading this blog for a while then you ve probably seen me write about building shaker cabinet doors before. Welcome to penalty box woodshop and i hope you enjoy this video on how to make easy cabinet doors on the router table.