Making Curved Cabinet Doors

The task can be made much easier by using a flexible panel product called kerfkore see photo right top.

Making curved cabinet doors.

This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. When gilles gaudet owner of saint georges doors decided to add curved cabinet doors to the company s product line in 1996 he found that the process was somewhat slower and more difficult than. Curved cabinet doors what s the most efficient way to build radius frame and panel doors in house.

To make curved doors start by making two identical molds out of 18 mm medium density fiberboard mdf. For this part we forgot to take pictures but the process is fairly simple. As your leader in the industry walzcraft offers the largest variety of standard profile choices door styles. Curved doors and panels add elegance to any project especially kitchen cabinets.

Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. Question i need to construct several doors for a curved front cabinet 28 rad. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

All of walzcraft s curved cabinet doors are built using state of the art technology and equipment. Creating a curve in a piece can add a unique look to your next woodworking project. How to make arched cabinet doors easily. How it s made curved cabinet doors.

Nail 2 pieces of mdf together so both molds will be exactly the same. Brad holden demonstrates how to use bendable plywood laminations and a fo. Make sure the nails stick out a little so you can easily remove them later on. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.

My thought is to use a bending form and laminated strips of 1 8 luan ply and 1 8 red oak for final layer. Making curved doors kerfkore flexible panels handle curves with ease. I like the look of traditional rail and stile.