Building Panel Cabinet Doors

Begin with the right cabinet dimensions.

Building panel cabinet doors.

Rip legs and stiles to width on a table saw. We offer solid wood thermofoil and e series doors in a broad selection of of styles and materials. Cabinet door only hinges sold separately maximum width available for doors is 24 los angeles inset panel cabinet door los angeles inset panel edge details. Mark the back of each board so your dado lines up when you assemble your doors.

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen. How to build cabinet doors if you cut your dado 1 2 deep it s easy to figure out the math for your doors just add 1 to the width and length of the panel. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated.

1 2 of the panel will slide into the dado on all sides. Cut the door panel insert slightly less than the size you need to allow for wood expansion and contraction. Cut 2 stiles the height of the cabinet doors cut 2 rails the width of the cabinet doors minus 2x the width of the boards 1 3 boards are typically 2 1 2 but it is always a good idea to double check. Next you will use the router to create a groove around the perimeter of the inside of the cabinet doors for the panel to sit inside.

In cope and stick door construction the cabinet door frame is held together by a joint between the edge of the stiles the vertical members of the frame and the rails the horizontal members of the frame. 30 x 72 center rail required at 50 and above stiles and rails are 2 1 4 standard we cannot warranty doors with widths over 26 or heights over 70 all salice hinges shown on door pages are for 1 2 overlay shown in maple w clear finish selecting non standard stiles and rails may increase the minimum size of the door. Ordinarily this will be the width of a table saw blade. Total cut depth will be 1 2.

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. 7 1 2 x 7 1 2 maximum size. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups.

Cabinet doors since 1995 corona millworks has grown into a leading supplier of custom cabinet doors and drawer fronts. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. A flat door panel will usually be made from 25 inch 6 mm plywood the same wood type as the rest of the cabinet. Face frames cover plywood edges.

Begin assembly of the door.