How To Make A Cabinet Door

Use mdf medium density fiberboard on a painted or a covered surface for a wood grain look 1 x research sourcestep 3 use solid wood for a door when you make a panel.

How to make a cabinet door. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Mark the face and inside edge of each piece. Mark the stiles and rails with a cabinetmaker s triangle.

Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen.

For cabinets with face frames if doing partial overlay add 2 times whatever you want your overlay to be to the height and width of your inside opening and be sure get hinges to match your overlay. Cut stiles to the final height of the cabinet door. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. Mark each piece with one portion of a triangle. You should consider the need for speed of construction durability ease of cleanup and maintenance step 2 pick the correct material to fit your doors.

Most slab doors are made of plywood. Step 1 choose which door to make. Cut rails to the final width of the cabinet door minus the stiles width x2 cut center panel to the final height of the cabinet door minus the rails width x2 plus the depth of the groove x2 and the width of the cabinet door minus the stiles width x2 plus the depth of the groove x2.