Making A Shaker Style Door

For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.

Making a shaker style door.

This is pretty simple. You will switch the settings when you put on the sides. 2 2 x 6 x 10 ft. Sheet of hardboard.

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. But the payoff is huge. How to build a diy two panel shaker style door materials. Finishing supplies paint brushes sander sandpaper caulk gun step one.

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. Here we show a quick version of the process invo. Below are all the links to the kitchen series. Now sit back and marvel at the fact that you just made a shaker style frame and panel door.

Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. 3 or more pipe clamps. Other than the hinges there is no metal just wood and glue. Check out our website for more info.

As you can see i did a ton of work but it was all worth the effort. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. How to build a shaker cabinet door step 1. Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions.

And if you are starting with wood that is already surfaced and squared then you can build the entire door with just a table saw and miter saw. At the miter saw cut to length. Begin by marking your lumber for rough cutting to length. Shaker style doors add a simple and clean look to your cabinets and add a level of true craftsmanship to your cabinet project.

Making shaker style doors from your existing doors isn t a difficult process but it will take you some time and sweat equity. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. All you have to do is measure the opening of the cabinet and then add the desired overlap. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built.

Boards 1 4 x 8 ft. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting. Making a shaker style door.

Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build. Determine the cabinet size. Your cabinet opening is 17 x 37 so you would want your shaker cabinet door to be 18 x 38. A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router.

Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming.