Making A Shaker Style Door

A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router.

Making a shaker style door.

3 or more pipe clamps. Shaker style doors add a simple and clean look to your cabinets and add a level of true craftsmanship to your cabinet project. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel.

At the miter saw cut to length. 2 2 x 6 x 10 ft. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Most people opt for 1 2 inch.

All you have to do is measure the opening of the cabinet and then add the desired overlap. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting. Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in.

But the payoff is huge. Now sit back and marvel at the fact that you just made a shaker style frame and panel door. Boards 1 4 x 8 ft. Router with bit.

Your cabinet opening is 17 x 37 so you would want your shaker cabinet door to be 18 x 38. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. Other than the hinges there is no metal just wood and glue. 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.

Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. Check out our website for more info. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Here we show a quick version of the process invo.

And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Making shaker style doors from your existing doors isn t a difficult process but it will take you some time and sweat equity. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. As you can see i did a ton of work but it was all worth the effort.

Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions. Making a shaker style door. Below are all the links to the kitchen series. 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.

Determine the cabinet size. You will switch the settings when you put on the sides. How to build a diy two panel shaker style door materials. Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build.

How to build a shaker cabinet door step 1. I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides. Sheet of hardboard. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming.