Making Shaker Cabinet Doors

Your cabinet opening is 17 x 37 so you would want your shaker cabinet door to be 18 x 38.

Making shaker cabinet doors.

Other than the hinges there is no metal just wood and glue. This is pretty simple. Here s a classic way to put together a strong good looking door without making any unsightly holes. Determine the cabinet size.

Also known as an inset panel door they have a perimeter of hardwood glued to the door. Shaker cabinet doors are among the most popular cabinet door designs precisely because they are simple. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Not bad at all.

Buying new shaker style doors. 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. Except shipping killed the deal. That worked out to be 225.

About 15 each plus the cost of hinges. All you have to do is measure the opening of the cabinet and then add the desired overlap. My shaker style cabinet doors needed to be 13 5 inches wide by 39 5 inches tall. Since the outside boards will be 1x3s actually 75x 2 5 i subtracted 5 inches from the width and height to get the measurement needed for my inside panel 8 5 x 34 5.

These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. The steps in making shaker cabinet doors are the same whether using a basic table saw or modern moulders and computerized assembly equipment. Here we show a quick version of the process invo. Then i looked at just buying new cabinet doors and hinges.

The width depends on whether it s a single or double door cabinet with a single door spanning the full width of the box and double doors only half the width. How to build a shaker cabinet door step 1. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. Check out our website for more info.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. I found a few sites that made custom doors for a decent price. They are simple in appearance and simple to make with minimal woodworking equipment. Shaker cabinet doors reflect old world craftsmanship.

But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Shaker style doors add a simple and clean look to your cabinets and add a level of true craftsmanship to your cabinet project. Building cabinet doors with crooked lumber will leave you with a crooked door. When making cabinet doors for european style cabinets the doors will be the same height as the cabinet box.

Most people opt for 1 2 inch. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.