How To Make Raised Panel Cabinet Doors On A Table Saw

You cannot get the accuracy you need without a router table.

How to make raised panel cabinet doors on a table saw.

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. In our shop at popular woodworking we use at least three different methods to create raised panels for doors and drawer bottoms. It s 20 long 13 tall and 6 wide. What follows is a step by step tutorial in each.

The cleat that holds the toggle clamp is 2 1 4 wide. The bad news one downside of this tablesaw technique is that the panel requires a fair amount of sanding. All raised panel doors are comprised of three components. Stiles these are the vertical components.

The parts of a cabinet door. The other method is to use a basic woodworking tool such as a table saw or a rabbet plane and a little bit of cleverness to do the job. 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. You also can make raised panel doors with a portable tablesaw.

Euro or cup hinges are the easiest most forgiving means of hanging your new cabinet doors. For standard rectangular raised panels all you really need is the saw blades you already own and you don t need a big table saw either. The florida school of woodwork offers classes in several different aspects of cabinet making and door making. The doors i build this way often are referred to as shaker style.

Check out all of their classes at florida school of woodwork. For more information on making the frames to go with these panels see stile and rail joinery aw 78 february 2000 page 72 and raised panel doors aw 86 april 2001 page 32. You also have to hang them. Building shaker cabinet doors is only part of the story.

The table saw provides an easy way for you to make raised panel doors. Do not attempt to build a flat or raised panel door without a router table. All it takes is a simple shop made sled. Making raised panel doors with a table saw video transcript.

The toggle is located 3 up from the bottom of the jig. To even up the ends of the door cut 1 16 in. Get help with the hinges. Begin assembly of the door.

This will be the width of a table saw blade.