Making Shaker Cabinet Doors With A Router

Here s a classic way to put together a strong good looking door without making any unsightly holes.

Making shaker cabinet doors with a router.

We ve lived in this house for 13 years and it was the same as when we first moved in sigh. 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. And while a router lift on your table would make it easier to adjust the bit height it can be done without it i know because i did it. Shaker cabinet doors are among the most popular cabinet door designs precisely because they are simple.

For a diy shaker cabinet door i used these cabinet router bits. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. I have been busy remodeling my hallway upstairs.

But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Rail and stile joints also referred to as cope and stick joints feature a frame profile that. If you have a router table it may not be as hard as you think to make your own. The clean but distinctive look of shaker cabinets make them a popular style choice.

They are simple in appearance and simple to make with minimal woodworking equipment. I ve built them for both my large built in cabinet the tv stand and they were the same style. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Cabinet doors can be pricey.

Diy shaker style cabinet doors. If you ve been reading this blog for a while then you ve probably seen me write about building shaker cabinet doors before. A router table is a must to make diy routed cabinet doors. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. Plus there are all kinds of profiles you can cut using the same process with different router bits. How to build shaker cabinet doors with a router how to inset the doors into a face frame for a high end look. The steps in making shaker cabinet doors are the same whether using a basic table saw or modern moulders and computerized assembly equipment.

Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.