How To Make Raised Panel Doors

Learn a new way to make beautiful raised panel doors.

How to make raised panel doors.

All the methods however fall into two different camps. Use a flat raised panel door for a quality look. There is a mystique about raised panel work which is silly as the whole process is really easy and very quick. 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.

One method is to use a tool that is specially designed to do the job such as a panel raising plane or a panel raising router cutter. Doors should generally be around 1 8 to 3 16 smaller than the frame. If you also need to build or install a frame you will need to take the width of the frame into consideration and because shimming a door frame can add some thickness it is best to wait until after the door frame is installed before building the door or build them. However the finished results can be very rewarding if you are willing and ready to step up to the challenge.

The first step in making a door is taking measurements. Panel doors consist of two stiles. One classic style of door and door construction is to make a raised panel and join the frame with a tongue and groove joint. You need to realize that this type of cabinet door requires more tools skill and time to create.

Raised panel doors are an example of frame and panel construction a method developed hundreds of years ago to combat the effects of moisture on solid wood used in cabinetry and furniture making. Traditional raised panels appear in almost every furniture style since roman times though the way to make them varies wildly. To prove that you don t need expensive cutters to make handsome doors we made the beautiful raised panel doors above using only three common router bits. Making raised panel doors with a table saw video transcript.

We ll show you the best tips techniques and tools to make doors quickly and easily without expensive panel raising bits. Any competent craftsman can do high quality ra. Cabinets usually need a door or two and deciding on the style of the door can be make or break the appearance of the piece. Cabinet shops that turn out raised panel doors rely on heavy duty shapers and cutters or at the very least a router table setup that includes a range of expensive bits.

In a frame and panel construction a large panel is fitted into a groove in the interior edge of a more dimensionally stable frame made of narrow.