Making A Shaker Style Cabinet Door

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in.

Making a shaker style cabinet door.

For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. The key to making it seamless is cutting your wood so it fits really tightly together to create your shaker rectangle. I know you can buy cabinets with seams in the shaker style but i figured why when i can make it seamless. And if you are starting with wood that is already surfaced and squared then you can build the entire door with just a table saw and miter saw.

Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. Check out our website for more info. It took about 15 minutes to make each door not including the time it took for the glue to dry.

Simply sand and stain or paint your shaker cabinet door add some awesome cabinet handles and hinges and you are good to go. A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router. Shaker doors are some of the simplest to build. Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions.

Cost per door is around 20 you can get about 6 center panels from each sheet of plywood. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. I briefly considered making completely new doors but as you might expect that can cost quite a bit. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.

The shaker style door is simple to create using basic tools around the shop such as a router miter saw and table saw. Since i was starting off with flat doors i had to turn them into shaker style cabinets somehow. Shaker style doors add a simple and clean look to your cabinets and add a level of true craftsmanship to your cabinet project. See my latest kitchen renovations here.

Shaker style doors are easy to build using basic shop tools like a table saw router and miter saw. I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides. Other than the hinges there is no metal just wood and glue. After lots of research and planning i created a plan.