Building A Cabinet Door Frame

In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen.

Building a cabinet door frame.

You ll find many door makers online search for buy cabinet doors. Get help with the hinges. I built my cabinet doors with simple frames and floating panels as in the panels float inside the frame. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation.

And if you have a bunch to build you ll need a lot of clamps and even more space. You also have to hang them. Euro or cup hinges are the easiest most forgiving means of hanging your new cabinet doors. Once you ve cut the door out soften its sides with a router to get rid of any rough edges.

Finally screw the hinges and handle onto the door and install it to the cabinet. Learn how to make simple face frame upper and lower cabinets including doors and drawers. From each end using the table saw. To even up the ends of the door cut 1 16 in.

The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Cabinet doors can be ordered in a variety of styles and in increments as small as 1 16 in. After that coat the door with your desired finish to give it a glossy elegant look. For more tips including how to build a raised panel cabinet door read on.

Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. Face frames cover plywood edges. Unless you have unlimited free time consider building your cabinets but buying your doors. Cut dadoes in cabinet door frames.

Wood magazine s kevin boyle shows you this foolproof method expla.