Building Custom Cabinet Doors

Utilizing the finest hardwoods the most talented craftsmen the highest caliber of woodworking equipment and finishing it off with an artist s touch cabinet refacing has never been this easy.

Building custom cabinet doors.

Finally screw the hinges and handle onto the door and install it to the cabinet. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated.

At 24 deep standard base cabinets allow you to bend over and reach in to retrieve anything at the back. If you do not know how to pick out straight boards check out the beginners guide to buying lumber for all the details. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. The most important part of building your own cabinet doors is to make sure you are working with straight lumber.

For more tips including how to build a raised panel cabinet door read on. These smaller panels are a lot easier to handle than full sheets and since most of my cabinets were built 24 wide i did that on purpose i only had to cut the door panels down in one direction since the 2. Once you ve cut the door out soften its sides with a router to get rid of any rough edges. Standard wall cabinets measure 12 deep.

Cabinet doors since 1978 barker has been building high end custom kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors that have withstood the test of time. Even with expensive hardwood boards you need to look through the stock and check each board for straightness. But i wanted a really nice natural color for the bottom doors so i used the hickory 2 x4 purebond plywood panels for the doors on the base cabinets and pantry. Make cabinets as wide as you like but remember that the wider the doors the greater the tendency to rack and warp.

Figuring the length of the stiles is easy.