Making Cabinet Doors From Plywood

Use mdf medium density fiberboard on a painted or a covered surface for a wood grain look 1 x research sourcestep 3 use solid wood for a door when you make a panel door.

Making cabinet doors from plywood.

But the last order i placed took about six weeks to get here and i didn t want to wait that long. Cut your center panel out of 1 2 plywood. Cut the cabinet bottom to that length. If you missed part 1 of this project you can see it here.

Here s a classic way to put together a strong good looking door without making any unsightly holes. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. This video shows how to build cabinet doors using 3 4 cabinet grade plywood. You should consider the need for speed of construction durability ease of cleanup and maintenance step 2 pick the correct material to fit your doors.

Cut panels for the shaker cabinet doors. Subtract 3 4 to allow for two 3 8 deep dadoes joining the bottom to the sides. Width length of the top and bottom 1 3 1 2. Subtract that number from the case width.

Multiply the thickness of the plywood or mdf sides times two. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. My hallway cabinets are still under construction. Put the other rail in place without glue clamp and measure from corner to corner both ways.

To bring the door into square skew one or both clamps a little bit and measure again. 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. Shows how to router the edges of the door to give it a custom detail. If the measurements aren t identical the door isn t square.

Probably the most inexpensive and versatile style of a cabinet door is the slab. When i cut it i make sure the grain in the plywood is going to run up and down on the door panel. So i decided to make. Simple frameless doors can be made by simply cutting sanded or cabinet grade plywood to the required dimension.

Make sure the outer sides of the rails are flush with the ends of the stiles. They can be finished with paint stain followed by polyurethane or any other finish you deem appropriate. Step 1 choose which door to make. Cut center panel to the final height of the cabinet door minus the rails width x2 and the width of the cabinet door minus the stiles width x2 step 1.

Most slab doors are made of plywood. Length of the side 1 3 5 or 2 x 1 3 width if they are not 2 1 2 wide 1 2. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. There are two basic types of cabinet doors slab and flat panel most often chosen.

For example to make a cabinet 33 3 4 wide using 3 4 plywood cut the case. Cut your rails and styles to length.