Making Divided Light Cabinet Doors

Woodworkers discuss the best way to attach muntins to door stiles and rails for true divided light cabinet door construction.

Making divided light cabinet doors.

The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors. When making cabinet doors for european style cabinets the doors will be the same height as the cabinet box. I m curious to know how some accomplish this. Simply choose your pattern and let these bits do most of the work.

Made for use on table mounted portable routers this set cuts all composition materials plywood hardwood and soft wood. Choose which door to make. How to build kitchen cabinet doors extremely fast and simple amazing woodworking skills thanks for watching subscribe share. The freud 1 17 32 inch divided light cabinet door bit set produces a variety of styles of glass pane doors.

Question with our new 1 3 4 ext int doweled door line we ve been experimenting with true divided lite muntin attachment. To make both doors you ll need about 50 bd. Freud recoverable bead cabinet door set and the cmt lonnie bird divided light cabinet door set with instructions but both are very vague on how to actually make divided light cabinet doors. The key to success is simple.

Building cabinet doors with crooked lumber will leave you with a crooked door. Other profiles are available. Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets. I am looking to make 2 over 3 divided light cabinet doors that will test the test of time.

The width depends on whether it s a single or double door cabinet with a single door spanning the full width of the box and double doors only half the width. I decided to use mahogany for the entire core. With the right set of router bits a divided light door is a lot easier to make than it looks. Divided light french door router bit set ogee profile 98 318 319.

Of 4 4 stock for the core and about 20 bd. Has anyone actually used either to make divided light cabinet doors.