Making A Shaker Style Door

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

Making a shaker style door.

But the payoff is huge. Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Most people opt for 1 2 inch.

3 or more pipe clamps. A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router. Here we show a quick version of the process invo. Shaker style doors add a simple and clean look to your cabinets and add a level of true craftsmanship to your cabinet project.

Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting. I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides. Boards 1 4 x 8 ft. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

Check out our website for more info. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Determine the cabinet size. Sheet of hardboard.

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. 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. At the miter saw cut to length. 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. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. Making shaker style doors from your existing doors isn t a difficult process but it will take you some time and sweat equity.

As you can see i did a ton of work but it was all worth the effort. How to build a shaker cabinet door step 1. All you have to do is measure the opening of the cabinet and then add the desired overlap. Now sit back and marvel at the fact that you just made a shaker style frame and panel door.

Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Other than the hinges there is no metal just wood and glue. Begin by marking your lumber for rough cutting to length. Finishing supplies paint brushes sander sandpaper caulk gun step one.

Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build. How to build a diy two panel shaker style door materials. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. This is pretty simple.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. Router with bit. Below are all the links to the kitchen series. Your cabinet opening is 17 x 37 so you would want your shaker cabinet door to be 18 x 38.