Making Shaker Doors

Shaker cabinet doors are among the most popular cabinet door designs precisely because they are simple.

Making shaker doors.

Due to the ease of finding i usually opt for red oak. Here we show a quick version of the process invo. 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. Red oak is strong and can easily be stained or painted to your desired color.

Below are all the links to the kitchen series. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Here s a classic way to put together a strong good looking door without making any unsightly holes. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming.

Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Since the outside boards will be 1x3s actually 75x 2 5 i subtracted 5 inches from the width and height to get the measurement needed for my inside panel 8 5 x 34 5. The stiles of the shaker cabinet door the pieces that make the frame are usually 2 wide and 3 4 to 1 thick. My shaker style cabinet doors needed to be 13 5 inches wide by 39 5 inches tall.

I ve built them for both my large built in cabinet the tv stand and they were the same style doors i built for our first home. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Check out our website for more info. But the payoff is huge.

It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. The steps in making shaker cabinet doors are the same whether using a basic table saw or modern moulders and computerized assembly equipment. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel.

The simplest form of the frame and panel door is the shaker style door known for its no frills look clean and simple. Making shaker style doors from your existing doors isn t a difficult process but it will take you some time and sweat equity. They are simple in appearance and simple to make with minimal woodworking equipment. While there are many options for door making the standard is frame and panel doors.

Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build.