Making Shaker Style Doors

I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel.

Making shaker style doors.

These are doors with a frame made most of the time from hardwood and a panel made of anything from solid wood to plywood to mdf. Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting. Https amzn to 31igau4 mitre fast glue this is a must have click on the link to buy some. Check out our website for more info.

And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. At the miter saw cut to length. It took about 15 minutes to make each door not including the time it took for the glue to dry. Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in.

Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions. Yet they are nothing more than a simple overlay. But the payoff is huge. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. Here we show a quick version of the process invo. As we are a wardrobe making and furniture making company we ne. Begin by marking your lumber for rough cutting to length.

Making shaker style doors from your existing doors isn t a difficult process but it will take you some time and sweat equity. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router. Shaker cabinet doors reflect old world craftsmanship.

Below are all the links to the kitchen series. Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build. Simply sand and stain or paint your shaker cabinet door add some awesome cabinet handles and hinges and you are good to go. I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides.

If you re starting with lumber that has already been surfaced and squared for example from a big box store you can skip straight to x but if you re like me and beginning with rough lumber then proceed below. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. Also known as an inset panel door they have a perimeter of hardwood glued to the door. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy.

For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. While there are many options for door making the standard is frame and panel doors. As you can see i did a ton of work but it was all worth the effort. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming.

The simplest form of the frame and panel door is the shaker style door known for its no frills look clean and simple.