Making A Shaker Style Door

It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

Making a shaker style door.

Your cabinet opening is 17 x 37 so you would want your shaker cabinet door to be 18 x 38. Below are all the links to the kitchen series. How to build a diy two panel shaker style door materials. Check out our website for more info.

But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Now sit back and marvel at the fact that you just made a shaker style frame and panel door. As you can see i did a ton of work but it was all worth the effort. A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router.

You will switch the settings when you put on the sides. Sheet of hardboard. Determine the cabinet size. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel.

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. Shaker style doors add a simple and clean look to your cabinets and add a level of true craftsmanship to your cabinet project. If you re starting with lumber that has already been surfaced and squared for example from a big box store you can skip straight to x but if you re like me and beginning with rough lumber then proceed below. Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions.

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. This is pretty simple. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Boards 1 4 x 8 ft.

Here we show a quick version of the process invo. At the miter saw cut to length. How to build a shaker cabinet door step 1. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend.

3 or more pipe clamps. Making shaker style doors from your existing doors isn t a difficult process but it will take you some time and sweat equity. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated.

Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting. 2 2 x 6 x 10 ft. Other than the hinges there is no metal just wood and glue. All you have to do is measure the opening of the cabinet and then add the desired overlap.

Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build. Router with bit. Finishing supplies paint brushes sander sandpaper caulk gun step one. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy.

I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides. Begin by marking your lumber for rough cutting to length. Most people opt for 1 2 inch. Making a shaker style door.