How To Build Cabinet Doors

In this video i show how to make shaker style cabinet doors with a router.

How to build cabinet doors. 1 2 of the panel will slide into the dado on all sides. How to build cabinet doors finishing up with a simple 2 clamp glue up process gluing all 4 joints of the door at the same time. Now it is finally time to build cabinet doors.

These doors can also be made with a table saw. Total cut depth will be 1 2. The plywood panel should not be glued into the grooves.

Shows how to router the edges of the door to give it a custom detail. And if you are starting with wood that is already surfaced and squared then you can build the entire door with just a table saw and miter saw. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.

Cut stiles to the final height of the cabinet door. Other than the hinges there is no metal just wood and glue. The idea is to keep the glue only where the tongues are going into the grooves.

Add a bit of wood glue to the edge of the rail then secure it to the edge of the stiles. You can use plywood mdf or even beadboard like i did when i needed to build cabinet doors cheap for our 100 laundry room makeover. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.

Decide on the final dimension of the cabinet door then calculate the size of your stiles rails and center panel as follows. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. 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.