Making Recessed Panel Cabinet Doors

A mitered joint is one where the frame sections ends are cut to 45 angles to create diagonal joints at each of the 4 corners of the cabinet door.

Making recessed panel cabinet doors.

Total cut depth will be 1 2. Mitered recessed cabinet doors. 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. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built.

Recessed panel joint cabinet doors are made from five pieces. Cabinet shops that turn out raised panel doors rely on heavy duty shapers and cutters or at the very least a router table setup that includes a range of expensive bits. One classic style of door and door construction is to make a raised panel and join the frame with a tongue and groove joint. And there s more than one way to make cabinet doors.

And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. But in fact the plywood panel makes a better door reducing panel movement warping etc. Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers a general purpose saw blade will do the job although. The manufacturing process begins when raw lumber is graded for color and grain consistency.

1 2 of the panel will slide into the dado on all sides. We use 1 2 9 ply baltic birch for the panels. Check out the build article for more details. This makes for a stronger door more solid sounding and feeling and makes drawer front installations easier.

This ensures that all your doors match the grade you have selected and that your doors will have a consistent look when installed in. Frame and panel doors add class to any project but they don t have to add a lot of assembly time. Mitered recessed cabinet doors are assembled with the mitered joint. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel.

We re making a house full of recessed flat panel doors that are painted and shaker style without the center divider. A panel left and right stiles and top and bottom rails. Plywood versus solid wood for recessed panel cabinet doors a discussion of door construction material and methods. With a 1 4 plus reveal in the front it gives a flush back.

It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. The cope and stick recessed cabinet door is used to fabricate the ever popular shaker cabinet door. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. Question i always feel that a solid wood panel in a recessed panel cabinet door is better than a plywood panel.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins.