Making Shaker Doors Using Router

Build your own raised panel doors with our 3 piece shaker raised panel door router bit set.

Making shaker doors using router.

Plus there are all kinds of profiles you can cut using the same process with different router bits. Check out our raised panel project calculator for an easy way to determine the sizes of your door parts. If you have a router table it may not be as hard as you think to make your own. 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.

That is the question. Plan to use 1 3 or 1 4 hardwood boards for the door s frame. Or 3 4 x 3 1 2 in. Cabinet doors can be pricey.

Diy shaker cabinet doors. Diy shaker style cabinet doors. 68837 making cabinet doors is easy fun and cost effective. Instead of gel staining or chalk painting these ones i decided to just get rid of the oak doors and to make shaker cabinet doors on my own and i didn t even use a router.

I ve built them for both my large built in cabinet the tv stand and they were the same style. If you ve been reading this blog for a while then you ve probably seen me write about building shaker cabinet doors before. Here i have two options. With wood you can purchase at any hardware or lumber store anyone can make beautiful and functional doors in no time.

You could also use dowels if you d rather that s typically what i do lately. To glue place the plywood in the grooves of the sides and liberally squirt glue along the inside of the top and bottom where the top and bottom 1x3s will go. The only tool you need is a decent quality router and router table and router bits. The actual dimensions will be 3 4 x 2 1 2 in.

These are just nominal dimensions of course. The clean but distinctive look of shaker cabinets make them a popular style choice. Making shaker doors using a router. 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.

I really love the look of shaker style cabinet doors and i wanted to lighten up my hallway since it s so dark up there. Glue up shaker cabinet door.