Making Shaker Cabinet Doors

To build frame and panel cabinet doors you ll need to build two stiles two rails and one panel per door.

Making shaker cabinet doors.

How to make shaker cabinet doors step by step. You can build your own from scratch or update a flat cabinet door that you already have. Shaker cabinet doors reflect old world craftsmanship. Shaker style doors add a simple and clean look to your cabinets and add a level of true craftsmanship to your cabinet project.

Always use all safety features of your power tools safety goggles and make safety. Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. Here we show a quick version of the process invo. 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.

Just saying all that made me bone tired because i knew it would be a ton of work. Read the steps below to learn how to make shaker cabinet doors yourself. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. Also known as an inset panel door they have a perimeter of hardwood glued to the door.

I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. How to build shaker style kitchen cabinet doors on a budget. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. I finally had to move on to my final budget friendly option.

The steps in making shaker cabinet doors are the same whether using a basic table saw or modern moulders and computerized assembly equipment. Other than the hinges there is no metal just wood and glue. Check out our website for more info. Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build.

For this article i m going to show you how to build shaker style cabinet doors using a table saw. Additionally the border can be inset into the door frame or you can go with an overlay plan. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Use my existing kitchen cabinet doors add shaker trim and paint them blue. Most people opt for 1 2 inch.

This is pretty simple. Yet they are nothing more than a simple overlay. A shaker cabinet door is basically a flat panel door that is framed with a raised border. How to build a shaker cabinet door step 1.

These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. Determine the cabinet size. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Your cabinet opening is 17 x 37 so you would want your shaker cabinet door to be 18 x 38.