Making Shaker Style Doors

It took about 15 minutes to make each door not including the time it took for the glue to dry.

Making shaker style doors.

Yet they are nothing more than a simple overlay. At the miter saw cut to length. Also known as an inset panel door they have a perimeter of hardwood glued to the door. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.

If you re starting with lumber that has already been surfaced and squared for example from a big box store you can skip straight to x but if you re like me and beginning with rough lumber then proceed below. Check out our website for more info. Making shaker style doors from your existing doors isn t a difficult process but it will take you some time and sweat equity. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions. As you can see i did a ton of work but it was all worth the effort. Below are all the links to the kitchen series. Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build.

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. Begin by marking your lumber for rough cutting to length. But the payoff is huge. As we are a wardrobe making and furniture making company we ne.

Here we show a quick version of the process invo. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router.

These are doors with a frame made most of the time from hardwood and a panel made of anything from solid wood to plywood to mdf. While there are many options for door making the standard is frame and panel doors. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting.

Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Https amzn to 31igau4 mitre fast glue this is a must have click on the link to buy some. I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend.

These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. Making a shaker style door. Cost per door is around 20 you can get about 6 center panels from each sheet of plywood. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated.

Simply sand and stain or paint your shaker cabinet door add some awesome cabinet handles and hinges and you are good to go.