Making Raised Panel Entry Doors

You can construct single raised panels out of thicker wood or pairs made out of thinner wood.

Making raised panel entry doors.

To build this door i used the infinity rail stile router bit set for entry passage doors. Ogee shaker and mission. How to build a custom entry door with insulated glass panel part 1 blog. To create the raised panels i used a standard profile raised panel router bit 90 502.

After the glue has dried and you ve removed the clamps construct a series of raised panels and fit them between the rails and stiles of the exterior door frame. I chose the shaker profile 91 525 to create the rails and stiles of the doors. Each set includes our 2 piece factory matched rail and stile cutters as well as a raised panel router bit in the corresponding profile. How to build a door.

I did this originally long ago back when i couldn t afford to buy the bit set or the heavier router needed to use them that is normally used to make these doors. To prove that you don t need expensive cutters to make handsome doors we made the beautiful raised panel doors above using only three common router bits. Step 3 installing raised panels. We ll show you the best tips techniques and tools to make doors quickly and easily without expensive panel raising bits.

The rail and stile rou. Use machined molding to hold the panels in place. These sets are offered in three different profiles. Raised panel doors are an example of frame and panel construction a method developed hundreds of years ago to combat the effects of moisture on solid wood used in cabinetry and furniture making.

In this article we ll be building the frame for an interior door from wood. Learn a new way to make beautiful raised panel doors. In part two we ll build the interior panel and and finish it. There are lots of different choices and lots of different hardware considerations but one door style that makers come back to time and time again is the frame and panel door and particularly the raised panel door.

Making raised panel doors on the table saw general woodworking or more correctly cope and stick raised panel doors. Full size home doors are a project we can all find a place for but they can be intimidating. These unique router bit sets let you build your own 1 3 8 interior 1 3 4 exterior doors.