Making Shaker Style Doors

At the miter saw cut to length.

Making shaker style doors.

Simply sand and stain or paint your shaker cabinet door add some awesome cabinet handles and hinges and you are good to go. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. Https amzn to 31igau4 mitre fast glue this is a must have click on the link to buy some.

A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.

Also known as an inset panel door they have a perimeter of hardwood glued to the door. Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. Shaker cabinet doors reflect old world craftsmanship. But the payoff is huge.

Here we show a quick version of the process invo. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. 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.

These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting. While there are many options for door making the standard is frame and panel doors. As we are a wardrobe making and furniture making company we ne.

Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions. It took about 15 minutes to make each door not including the time it took for the glue to dry. Check out our website for more info. Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build.

Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. The simplest form of the frame and panel door is the shaker style door known for its no frills look clean and simple. As you can see i did a ton of work but it was all worth the effort. I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides.

Making a shaker style door. Below are all the links to the kitchen series. Yet they are nothing more than a simple overlay. Begin by marking your lumber for rough cutting to length.

For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.