Making Cabinet Doors From Plywood

I cut the inside plywood panels as follows.

Making cabinet doors from plywood.

Make sure the outer sides of the rails are flush with the ends of the stiles. Subtract 3 4 to allow for two 3 8 deep dadoes joining the bottom to the sides. Here s a classic way to put together a strong good looking door without making any unsightly holes. Subtract that number from the case width.

Cut your rails and styles to length. Cut center panel to the final height of the cabinet door minus the rails width x2 and the width of the cabinet door minus the stiles width x2 step 1. Length of the side 1 3 5 or 2 x 1 3 width if they are not 2 1 2 wide 1 2. Most slab doors are made of plywood.

My hallway cabinets are still under construction. Simple frameless doors can be made by simply cutting sanded or cabinet grade plywood to the required dimension. For example to make a cabinet 33 3 4 wide using 3 4 plywood cut the case. Cut your center panel out of 1 2 plywood.

Width length of the top and bottom 1 3 1 2. Multiply the thickness of the plywood or mdf sides times two. Cut panels for the shaker cabinet doors. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

Step 1 choose which door to make. Laminate is typically applied to the door panel although it is also possible to paint it or in the case of finer cabinet grade plywood to stain and varnish it. Shows how to router the edges of the door to give it a custom detail. If the measurements aren t identical the door isn t square.

To bring the door into square skew one or both clamps a little bit and measure again. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. When i cut it i make sure the grain in the plywood is going to run up and down on the door panel. There are two basic types of cabinet doors slab and flat panel most often chosen.

They can be finished with paint stain followed by polyurethane or any other finish you deem appropriate. Use mdf medium density fiberboard on a painted or a covered surface for a wood grain look 1 x research sourcestep 3 use solid wood for a door when you make a panel door. Put the other rail in place without glue clamp and measure from corner to corner both ways. Diy hallway cabinets part 1 i contemplated purchasing custom cabinet doors for my hallway cabinets just like the replacement doors i purchased for my kitchen.

If you missed part 1 of this project you can see it here. You should consider the need for speed of construction durability ease of cleanup and maintenance step 2 pick the correct material to fit your doors. Cut the cabinet bottom to that length. But the last order i placed took about six weeks to get here and i didn t want to wait that long.

While slab style cabinet doors can be built from plywood or melamine with the edges banded it is relatively simple to build slab doors from solid wood. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.