Making Shaker Style Doors

Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build.

Making shaker style doors.

It took about 15 minutes to make each door not including the time it took for the glue to dry. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions. Also known as an inset panel door they have a perimeter of hardwood glued to the door.

Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides. Making shaker style doors from your existing doors isn t a difficult process but it will take you some time and sweat equity. Shaker cabinet doors reflect old world craftsmanship.

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. If you re starting with lumber that has already been surfaced and squared for example from a big box store you can skip straight to x but if you re like me and beginning with rough lumber then proceed below. As we are a wardrobe making and furniture making company we ne. Check out our website for more info.

Begin by marking your lumber for rough cutting to length. A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router. Here we show a quick version of the process invo. Making a shaker style door.

Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Yet they are nothing more than a simple overlay. As you can see i did a ton of work but it was all worth the effort. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming.

But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. At the miter saw cut to length. I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. 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.

Https amzn to 31igau4 mitre fast glue this is a must have click on the link to buy some. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. While there are many options for door making the standard is frame and panel doors. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.

And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Below are all the links to the kitchen series. Simply sand and stain or paint your shaker cabinet door add some awesome cabinet handles and hinges and you are good to go. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.

Cost per door is around 20 you can get about 6 center panels from each sheet of plywood.