Cabinet doors can be pricey.
Making cabinet doors with a router table.
Once you ve cut the door out soften its sides with a router to get rid of any rough edges.
As with most woodworking techniques an ounce of planning is worth at least a pound of workpieces you won t have to re make if you do things correctly the first time.
Easy cabinet doors made on the router table.
For more tips including how to build a raised panel cabinet door read on.
If you are woodworker or cabinetmaker this.
Learn how to build cabinet door frames using a rail and stile router bit set.
Its a quick and repeatable pr.
Decide on the final dimension of the cabinet door then calculate the size of your stiles rails and center panel as follows.
A router table is a must to make diy routed cabinet doors.
Cabinet doors aren t difficult to make at the router table but the process isn t foolproof either.
Welcome to penalty box woodshop and i hope you enjoy this video on how to make easy cabinet doors on the router table.
Plus there are all kinds of profiles you can cut using the same process with different router bits.
After that coat the door with your desired finish to give it a glossy elegant look.
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.
This is my go to way for making cabinet doors wether they are for the shop or for a kitchen remodel.
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.
Finally screw the hinges and handle onto the door and install it to the cabinet.
But a table saw or circular or miter saw works fine too depending on the size you need.
This design uses typical tools from your work shop without expensive cabinet making router bits.
Most cabinet doors especially if they are made in a factory have frames tha.