Making Cabinet Doors With A Router

This is my go to way for making cabinet doors wether they are for the shop or for a kitchen remodel.

Making cabinet doors with a router.

Welcome to penalty box woodshop and i hope you enjoy this video on how to make easy cabinet doors on the router table. A router table is a must to make diy routed cabinet doors. Once you ve cut the door out soften its sides with a router to get rid of any rough edges. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

Cut dadoes in cabinet door frames. Easy cabinet doors made on the router table. After that coat the door with your desired finish to give it a glossy elegant look. If you ve been reading this blog for a while then you ve probably seen me write about building shaker cabinet doors before.

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. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. And while a router lift on your table would make it easier to adjust the bit height it can be done without it i know because i did it. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.

As with most woodworking techniques an ounce of planning is worth at least a pound of workpieces you won t have to re make if you do things correctly the first time. For more tips including how to build a raised panel cabinet door read on. I ve built them for both my large built in cabinet the tv stand and they were the same style. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.

Cabinet doors aren t difficult to make at the router table but the process isn t foolproof either. How to build shaker cabinet doors with a router how to inset the doors into a face frame for a high end look. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Finally screw the hinges and handle onto the door and install it to the cabinet.

Cabinet doors can be pricey. There are a million ways to make a door but this method is fairly simple and worked with the tools i already had. Its a quick and repeatable pr. If you have a router table it may not be as hard as you think to make your own.