Making Shaker Doors With A Table Saw

You will switch the settings when you put on the sides.

Making shaker doors with a table saw.

Shaker style doors add a simple and clean look to your cabinets and add a level of true craftsmanship to your cabinet project. Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions. Lay the door assembly on the planed 2 x 4 s and clamp. A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router.

You also have to hang them. Next run a bead of wood glue on the tongue of the remaining rail and slide it into place. Wait at least an hour before removing the clamps. Wipe up the excess glue with a putty knife and a damp rag.

A demonstration start to finish of how to make cabinet doors primarily on a table saw. Get help with the hinges. Run a bead of the wood glue on the tongues of one rail and slip it into the grooves in the stiles. You can build new cabine.

Hold this in place while slipping the 1 4 inch plywood into the grooves. If the boxes are in good shape you may just need to replace the cabinet doors. To even up the ends of the door cut 1 16 in. I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides.

Clamp the shaker door with bar clamps and leave for at least three hours. Other than the hinges there is no metal just wood and glue. Building shaker cabinet doors is only part of the story. If the door is touching the 2 x 4 s at each corner you ll know the door is flat.

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. Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting. Do you have old cabinets that you d like to replace.