Making Shaker Cabinet Doors With A Router

And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend.

Making shaker cabinet doors with a router.

I have been busy remodeling my hallway upstairs. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. The secret to building frame and panel shaker doors or drawer fronts like a pro is to use our rail and stile shaker router bit set.

A router table is a must to make diy routed cabinet doors. If you have a router table it may not be as hard as you think to make your own. Find out the easiest ways to make your own shaker cabinet doors without special tools for cheap. For a diy shaker cabinet door i used these cabinet router bits.

I ve built them for both my large built in cabinet the tv stand and they were the same style. The clean but distinctive look of shaker cabinets make them a popular style choice. The steps in making shaker cabinet doors are the same whether using a basic table saw or modern moulders and computerized assembly equipment. We ve lived in this house for 13 years and it was the same as when we first moved in sigh.

It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. 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. How to build shaker cabinet doors with a router how to inset the doors into a face frame for a high end look. Plus there are all kinds of profiles you can cut using the same process with different router bits.

Here s a classic way to put together a strong good looking door without making any unsightly holes. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. Rail and stile joints also referred to as cope and stick joints feature a frame profile that.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. If you ve been reading this blog for a while then you ve probably seen me write about building shaker cabinet doors before. They are simple in appearance and simple to make with minimal woodworking equipment. Diy shaker style cabinet doors.

Cabinet doors can be pricey.