Making Shaker Cabinet Doors With A Router

Here s a classic way to put together a strong good looking door without making any unsightly holes.

Making shaker cabinet doors with a router.

Rail and stile joints also referred to as cope and stick joints feature a frame profile that. The secret to building frame and panel shaker doors or drawer fronts like a pro is to use our rail and stile shaker router bit set. 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.

Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. If you have a router table it may not be as hard as you think to make your own. I ve built them for both my large built in cabinet the tv stand and they were the same style. The steps in making shaker cabinet doors are the same whether using a basic table saw or modern moulders and computerized assembly equipment.

Shaker cabinet doors are among the most popular cabinet door designs precisely because they are simple. Want to make shaker cabinet doors but don t have a router. The clean but distinctive look of shaker cabinets make them a popular style choice. We ve lived in this house for 13 years and it was the same as when we first moved in sigh.

And while a router lift on your table would make it easier to adjust the bit height it can be done without it i know because i did it. Find out the easiest ways to make your own shaker cabinet doors without special tools for cheap. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. In this tutorial i am going to show you how i made shaker style drawer fronts using a router table and rail and stile router bits.

They are simple in appearance and simple to make with minimal woodworking equipment. How to build shaker cabinet doors with a router how to inset the doors into a face frame for a high end look. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. Cabinet doors can be pricey.

A router table is a must to make diy routed cabinet doors. I have been busy remodeling my hallway upstairs. If you ve been reading this blog for a while then you ve probably seen me write about building shaker cabinet doors before. Plus there are all kinds of profiles you can cut using the same process with different router bits.

For a diy shaker cabinet door i used these cabinet router bits.