Making Cabinet Door Frames

A flat door panel will usually be made from 25 inch 6 mm plywood the same wood type as the rest of the cabinet.

Making cabinet door frames.

Read through this week s enote to see a construction illustration as well as the full step by step instructions. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Learn how to make simple face frame upper and lower cabinets including doors and drawers. Begin assembly of the door.

For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. Wood magazine s kevin boyle shows you this foolproof method expla. For cabinets with face frames if doing partial overlay add 2 times whatever you want your overlay to be to the height and width of your inside opening and be sure get hinges to match your overlay. Turn a picture frame into a cabinet door the cabinet itself is is simple to build and the frame insert is so easy and customizable.

When wood filler is completely dry sand the project in the direction of the wood grain with 120 grit sandpaper. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. For cabinets with face frames if doing inset doors subtract from both the height and width of your frame opening to get your door size.

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend. Preparation instructions fill all holes with wood filler and let dry. Begin by drilling 1 3 8 holes 1 2 deep with a forstner bit below.

These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. Ordinarily this will be the width of a table saw blade. Thanks to their adjustability european style hinges make mounting doors as easy as assembling them. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another.

Now mount the doors on your cabinet. Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Learn about 4 types of hinge installation for face frame cabinets.

Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. Cut the door panel insert slightly less than the size you need to allow for wood expansion and contraction. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in. Apply additional coats of wood filler as needed.