Building Custom Cabinet Doors

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Building custom cabinet doors.

At 24 deep standard base cabinets allow you to bend over and reach in to retrieve anything at the back. 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. Standard wall cabinets measure 12 deep. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. The most important part of building your own cabinet doors is to make sure you are working with straight lumber. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen. 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.

Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. If you do not know how to pick out straight boards check out the beginners guide to buying lumber for all the details. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Even with expensive hardwood boards you need to look through the stock and check each board for straightness.

Cabinet doors since 1978 barker has been building high end custom kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors that have withstood the test of time. Make cabinets as wide as you like but remember that the wider the doors the greater the tendency to rack and warp. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Once you ve cut the door out soften its sides with a router to get rid of any rough edges.

After that coat the door with your desired finish to give it a glossy elegant look.