Build A Cabinet Door

Mark the back of each board so your dado lines up when you assemble your doors.

Build a cabinet door.

Total cut depth will be 1 2. The exact measurement of each piece depends on the final size of the cabinet door and the final method of building your cabinet doors. Begin assembly of the door. There are a million ways to make a door but this method is fairly simple and worked with the tools i already had.

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. Ordinarily this will be the width of a table saw blade. I built my cabinet doors with simple frames and floating panels as in the panels float inside the frame. Next you will use the router to create a groove around the perimeter of the inside of the cabinet doors for the panel to sit inside.

A flat door panel will usually be made from 25 inch 6 mm plywood the same wood type as the rest of the cabinet. Measure the distance between the screws on the door pull and set the. 1 2 of the panel will slide into the dado on all sides. With the front side of the door facing up use a cabinet hardware jig to attach door handles or pulls in a consistent location.

At 24 deep standard base cabinets allow you to bend over and reach in to retrieve anything at the back. I typically use 1 3 boards for mine so they are 2 1 2 wide. Cut dadoes in cabinet door frames. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen.

Simply sand and stain or paint your shaker cabinet door add some awesome cabinet handles and hinges and you are good to go. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. Cut 2 stiles the height of the cabinet doors cut 2 rails the width of the cabinet doors minus 2x the width of the boards 1 3 boards are typically 2 1 2 but it is always a good idea to double check.

Standard base cabinets measure 34 1 2 high for a 36 high work surface with a 1 1 2 countertop. It took about 15 minutes to make each door not including the time it took for the glue to dry. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. Cut the door panel insert slightly less than the size you need to allow for wood expansion and contraction.

Cost per door is around 20 you can get about 6 center panels from each sheet of plywood. Each door is made up of 2 stiles 2 rails and a center panel. Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in.