Making A Shaker Style Door

Other than the hinges there is no metal just wood and glue.

Making a shaker style door. You will switch the settings when you put on the sides. Below are all the links to the kitchen series. And if you are starting with wood that is already surfaced and squared then you can build the entire door with just a table saw and miter saw. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built.

Making shaker style doors from your existing doors isn t a difficult process but it will take you some time and sweat equity. This is pretty simple. Now sit back and marvel at the fact that you just made a shaker style frame and panel door. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated.

A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router. Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting. Determine the cabinet size. Sheet of hardboard.

Begin by marking your lumber for rough cutting to length. Shaker style doors add a simple and clean look to your cabinets and add a level of true craftsmanship to your cabinet project. Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions. I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides.

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. Finishing supplies paint brushes sander sandpaper caulk gun step one. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. Check out our website for more info.

I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. 3 or more pipe clamps. Router with bit.

How to build a shaker cabinet door step 1. 2 2 x 6 x 10 ft. As you can see i did a ton of work but it was all worth the effort. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.

Your cabinet opening is 17 x 37 so you would want your shaker cabinet door to be 18 x 38. Here we show a quick version of the process invo. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Making a shaker style door.

At the miter saw cut to length. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. Most people opt for 1 2 inch.

How to build a diy two panel shaker style door materials. Boards 1 4 x 8 ft. But the payoff is huge. Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build.