Making Shaker Cabinet Doors

Here we show a quick version of the process invo.

Making shaker cabinet doors.

Other than the hinges there is no metal just wood and glue. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. You can build your own from scratch or update a flat cabinet door that you already have. However you could make the grooves and tenons using a router table just as easily.

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. I finally had to move on to my final budget friendly option. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built.

For this article i m going to show you how to build shaker style cabinet doors using a table saw. To build frame and panel cabinet doors you ll need to build two stiles two rails and one panel per door. Determine the cabinet size. Just saying all that made me bone tired because i knew it would be a ton of work.

This is pretty simple. Additionally the border can be inset into the door frame or you can go with an overlay plan. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.

Your cabinet opening is 17 x 37 so you would want your shaker cabinet door to be 18 x 38. Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build. Check out our website for more info. How to make shaker cabinet doors step by step.

How to build shaker style kitchen cabinet doors on a budget. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Shaker style doors add a simple and clean look to your cabinets and add a level of true craftsmanship to your cabinet project. Shaker cabinet doors reflect old world craftsmanship.

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. All you have to do is measure the opening of the cabinet and then add the desired overlap. Yet they are nothing more than a simple overlay. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel.

Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Use my existing kitchen cabinet doors add shaker trim and paint them blue. How to build a shaker cabinet door step 1. Read the steps below to learn how to make shaker cabinet doors yourself.

It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. Most people opt for 1 2 inch. The steps in making shaker cabinet doors are the same whether using a basic table saw or modern moulders and computerized assembly equipment. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated.