Making Shaker Style Doors

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Making shaker style doors.

As you can see i did a ton of work but it was all worth the effort. The simplest form of the frame and panel door is the shaker style door known for its no frills look clean and simple. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.

But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Also known as an inset panel door they have a perimeter of hardwood glued to the door. A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router.

For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. While there are many options for door making the standard is frame and panel doors.

Https amzn to 31igau4 mitre fast glue this is a must have click on the link to buy some. But the payoff is huge. Shaker cabinet doors reflect old world craftsmanship. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated.

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. It took about 15 minutes to make each door not including the time it took for the glue to dry. Begin by marking your lumber for rough cutting to length. Cost per door is around 20 you can get about 6 center panels from each sheet of plywood.

Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting. Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Below are all the links to the kitchen series.

Making a shaker style door. These are doors with a frame made most of the time from hardwood and a panel made of anything from solid wood to plywood to mdf. Check out our website for more info. Here we show a quick version of the process invo.

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. At the miter saw cut to length. I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides.

Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build.