Welcome to penalty box woodshop and i hope you enjoy this video on how to make easy cabinet doors on the router table.
Making panel doors with router.
Raised panel doors are an example of frame and panel construction a method developed hundreds of years ago to combat the effects of moisture on solid wood used in cabinetry and furniture making.
This is my go to way for making cabinet doors wether they are for the shop or for a kitchen remodel.
If you d like to figure the part sizes on your own use these formulas.
Easy cabinet doors made on the router table.
Plus there are all kinds of profiles you can cut using the same process with different router bits.
Series by amana tool md502 raised panel door making carbide tipped router bit set the wooden box that contains the 3 piece set is convenient for their storage after use.
For many doors you may still need a router and a railand stile router bit set to make the door frames.
Stiles these are the vertical components.
The florida school of woodwork offers classes in several different aspects of cabinet making and door making.
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.
For more information on making the frames to go with these panels see stile and rail joinery aw 78 february 2000 page 72 and raised panel doors aw 86.
Build your own raised panel doors with our 3 piece shaker raised panel door router bit set.
But these are smaller less expensive bits and don t require a 3 hp router.
The parts of a cabinet door.
If you have a router table it may not be as hard as you think to make your own.
Its a quick and repeatable pr.
These pieces include 2 piece stile and rail cutters with a horizontal raised panel bit with back cutter.
How to make raised panel doors on a router table a discussion of the basics and the finer points of the process.
Cabinet doors can be pricey.
Check out our raised panel project calculator for an easy way to determine the sizes of your door parts.
If you are woodworker or cabinetmaker this.
All raised panel doors are comprised of three components.