Making Sliding Cupboard Doors

For larger cabinets that are in the garage act as a display case or have some other function a sliding cabinet door will help make them more convenient to open.

Making sliding cupboard doors.

In this video i demonstrated how to make tracks for a sliding wooden door and a technique to modify your saw blade. The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors. But if you don t have this convenience this project will one up those shelves. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.

This month steve johnson starts a new project in the down to earth workshop. The hardware consists of two heavy duty bottom mounted slides and one center mounted top slide that together can support 130 lbs. So they haven t been a high priority on my mile long to do list. In addition it will enhance the quality and beauty of the overall piece.

Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Other than the visual appeal cabinet doors don t serve any function besides keeping some dust out of the cabinet. Buying a new sliding cabinet door can be very expensive. A great feature to have on a cabinet is a sliding cabinet door.

Since i m finally investing some real thought time and energy into revamping my shop i finally built some sliding cabinet doors for my workshop. Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets. Choose which door to make. A wooden sliding door is an attractive feature to add to a cabinet project.

Instead of using a plastic or metal door track you can make your own wooden sliding cabinet door track. Most cabinet manufacturers now include roll out shelves in their base cabinets. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. Sliding bypass doors are a great replacement option for swinging doors on cabin.

Feel free to ask me any questions and com. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.