Making Recessed Panel Doors

Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers a general purpose saw blade will do the job although.

Making recessed panel doors.

In as little as a weekend you could completely transform your kitchen by making your own shaker doors. These simple straightforward styles add a sense of warmth and beauty to traditional transitional and contemporary settings without adding the costs often associated with more complex designs. This makes for a stronger door more solid sounding and feeling and makes drawer front installations easier. Not only are they stylish and easy to make but the tongue and groove joint will ensure they hold up to the daily abuse in the kitchen.

We re making a house full of recessed flat panel doors that are painted and shaker style without the center divider. The style leans traditional because they harken back to the american colonial era when raised panel cabinetry in the home was a sign of wealth since they were more costly to make. Sand the edges of the doors by hand with 100 or 120 grit sandpaper. For standard rectangular raised panels all you really need is the saw blades you already own and you don t need a big table saw either.

5 out of 5 stars 1 071 1 071 reviews 439 00 free shipping favorite add to. If you installed molding fill the nail holes and the gaps between the molding and the door panel with spackling compound or some other filler. With a 1 4 plus reveal in the front it gives a flush back. Recessed panel cabinet doors.

Making raised panel doors with a table saw video transcript. Sand the filler by hand when it dries. In this video i m going to show you how to make raised panels like this using a table saw in a standard combination blade. Frame and panel doors add class to any project but they don t have to add a lot of assembly time.

Solid wood panels can also be ordered as a recessed panel using the reverse g cove option. Drywall joint compound makes a highly workable stable filler if you have some on hand. Shaker style recessed panel cabinet doors in this kitchen remodel create a neutral backdrop to the colorful backsplash and black counter. Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins.

Cost per door is around 20 you can get about 6 center panels from each sheet of plywood. We use 1 2 9 ply baltic birch for the panels. This video shows you how to make and hang cabinet doors for the entertainment center and tv lift cabinet unit including the tools you ll need and the tips to.