Making Raised Panel Doors

The doors i build this way often are referred to as shaker style.

Making raised panel doors.

Traditional raised panels appear in almost every furniture style since roman times though the way to make them varies wildly. It didn t come with any information. The center panel which floats in the frame is a raised piece of solid wood a flat piece of plywood also works. You also can make raised panel doors with a portable tablesaw.

Also could you tell me manufactured of router fence you used. I was wondering if you could tell me manufacturer of router bits. 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. I watched your video making raised panel doors uploaded on oct 11 2007.

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. You were using a bit set that i purchased on craigslist. Learn a new way to make beautiful raised panel doors. If you are doing raised panels or using solid wood for the panels you must be aware of wood movement and take precautions or else your door could crack with the changing of the seasons.

Plywood and mdf are great options for panels as they are stable and easy to come by. Cut the stiles and the rails from 4 4 2 54 cm material if you can and mill or plane down the material to a consistent width of 75 inches 2 cm. For my door i used 1 2 1 27cm inch mdf for the panels. 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.

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. We ll show you the best tips techniques and tools to make doors quickly and easily without expensive panel raising bits. There is a mystique about raised panel work which is silly as the whole process is really easy and very quick. Http www ibuildit ca woodworking 20projects raised panel doors html the tenon jig.

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. All the methods however fall into two different camps. The vertical stiles and horizontal rails that make up the frame have square rather than contoured edges. Accuracy and consistency of width assures a good fit.