Making Panel Cupboard Doors

Most slab doors are made of plywood.

Making panel cupboard doors.

Then i applied a high quality latex enamel paint with a small 3 8 nap roller. With all of the upper cabinets for my kitchen made and installed i moved on to making the cabinet doors. Https ibuildit ca projects how to make frame and panel cabinet doors here are some ways that you can help su. If you are using spring loaded cabinet hinges you will need to drill insets for them with a 1 inch or larger spade bit.

Mark the back of each board so your dado lines up when you assemble your doors. Hold each door in place on the cabinet level it with a torpedo level and attach the hinges to the cabinet. Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers a general purpose saw blade will do the job although. Check out the build article for more details.

The process at least. How to build cabinet doors if you cut your dado 1 2 deep it s easy to figure out the math for your doors just add 1 to the width and length of the panel. Total cut depth will be 1 2. Frame and panel doors add class to any project but they don t have to add a lot of assembly time.

The style i picked is a simple frame and panel with the frame made from solid maple. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Set up your miter gauges. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming.

But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Cut parts to length. To finish the cabinets doors i simply applied a coat of general latex primer then lightly sanded with 220 grit sandpaper once it was dry. How to make shaker cabinet doors project directions.

To build a square door the stiles and rails must all be exactly the same length with perfectly square ends. Step 1 choose which door to make. Position the hinges on the edges of the door panels and drive the screws to hold them in place. I used three coats of paint to get good coverage and sanded between each coat.

Use mdf medium density fiberboard on a painted or a covered surface for a wood grain look 1 x research sourcestep 3 use solid wood for a door when you make a panel door. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. Here are all of the rough cut parts for the eleven doors i ll need. There are two basic types of cabinet doors slab and flat panel most often chosen.