How To Build Flat Panel Kitchen Cabinet Doors

If you are replacing existing doors this is easy.

How to build flat panel kitchen cabinet doors. They could vary by a fraction of an inch here or there. This video shows how to build cabinet doors using 3 4 cabinet grade plywood. You also have. For the panel look for 1 4 in.

Door construction 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. While slab style cabinet doors can be built from plywood or melamine with the edges banded it is relatively simple to build slab doors from solid wood. X research source cut the door panel insert slightly less than the size you need to allow for wood expansion and contraction. I recently was asked to make a built in cabinet for a remodel to match a client s shaker style doors which featured flat panels and beveled stiles and rails.

Shows how to router the edges of the door to give it a custom detail. Building shaker cabinet doors is only part of the story. Cut your center panel out of 1 2 plywood. How to build flat panel cabinet doors on your table saw.

Plywood that lies flat but don t worry if it s not exactly 1 4 in. Do not assume they are all identical. Determine the overall size of your door. Probably the most inexpensive and versatile style of a cabinet door is the slab.

Simply measure the length and width of each door. Cut your rails and styles to length. As is true of raised panel cabinet doors slab doors can be constructed in many ways and the construction methods largely dictate the cost of the cabinets. However flat panel doors otherwise known as slab cabinet doors are increasing in popularity largely because they lend a modern look to any kitchen or bathroom.

A flat door panel will usually be made from 25 inch 6 mm plywood the same wood type as the rest of the cabinet. Drill pocket holes set for 1 2 thick material in the top and bottom of the center panel the sides that will touch the rails the number of pocket holes will depend on the size of the cabinet door. If it s not your door won t be flat or straight either and it certainly won t close right. Sight down each piece to make sure it s flat and straight.