Making A Cabinet Door With A Router

Finally screw the hinges and handle onto the door and install it to the cabinet.

Making a cabinet door with a router.

To get started we need to figure out the height of the 1 4 groove. How to make raised panel doors on a router table a discussion of the basics and the finer points of the process. A breakdown of raised panel door frame and drawer bits and sets are shown below. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.

Typically the groove in a cabinet door is in the middle. Once you ve cut the door out soften its sides with a router to get rid of any rough edges. A variety of profiles is available so you can get the look you want. Series by amana tool md502 raised panel door making carbide tipped router bit set with back cutter with 1 2 inch shank 3 piece 4 6 out of 5 stars 124 121 43 121.

It s quite versatile but not as durable as the other two sets. Set the groove depth. Here s a classic way to put together a strong good looking door without making any unsightly holes. Build something extraordinary with our large selection of quality woodworking door and panel router bits at rockler woodworking and hardware.

If you are woodworker or cabinetmaker this. Let alone the fact that it doesn t have a back cutter. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. For more tips including how to build a raised panel cabinet door read on.

The stiles are fairly easy to make. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. We offer all of the router bits you ll need to construct raised panel doors drawers and the cabinet carcase. You ll need these specialty bits and a table mounted router to cut the profiles on the rails and stiles of your doors and to shape the center panel.

The yonico 12335 raised panel cabinet door router bit set beats it in terms of affordability as you can find it at a very cheap price. For a comprehensive list of cabinet making router bits videos and instruction sheets see the jump menu at upper right.