Making Shaker Cabinet Doors With A Router

I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel.

Making shaker cabinet doors with a router.

The steps in making shaker cabinet doors are the same whether using a basic table saw or modern moulders and computerized assembly equipment. How to build shaker cabinet doors with a router how to inset the doors into a face frame for a high end look. Plus there are all kinds of profiles you can cut using the same process with different router bits. They are simple in appearance and simple to make with minimal woodworking equipment.

Cabinet doors can be pricey. A router table is a must to make diy routed cabinet doors. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.

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. Diy shaker style cabinet doors. If you have a router table it may not be as hard as you think to make your own. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

Want to make shaker cabinet doors but don t have a router. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. If you ve been reading this blog for a while then you ve probably seen me write about building shaker cabinet doors before. Here s a classic way to put together a strong good looking door without making any unsightly holes.

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. Rail and stile joints also referred to as cope and stick joints feature a frame profile that. I have been busy remodeling my hallway upstairs. For a diy shaker cabinet door i used these cabinet router bits.

The clean but distinctive look of shaker cabinets make them a popular style choice. Find out the easiest ways to make your own shaker cabinet doors without special tools for cheap. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. I ve built them for both my large built in cabinet the tv stand and they were the same style.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.