Cut the door panel insert slightly less than the size you need to allow for wood expansion and contraction.
How to build wood kitchen cabinet doors. The sample base and wall cabinets shown belowhave these features to make building them as simple as possible. Drill pocket holes set for 1 2 thick material in the top and bottom of the center panel the sides that will. Begin assembly of the door. Apply glue with a brush to the inside of the stile where the rail meets it and insert the.
To attach the other side of the cabinet door add wood glue to the groove and a little on the ends where you will connect it to the rails. Now slide your panel into the grooves. Cut parts to length. Use a circular saw with guide.
Fill the groove with a bit of wood glue. To build a square door the stiles and rails must all be exactly the same length with perfectly square ends. 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. Set up your miter gauges.
Cut your center panel out of 1 2 plywood. Attach the rails to each end of the center panel. Make sure to pay attention to the front of the door and panel so they are inserted correctly. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups.
Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Face frames cover plywood edges. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen.