Making Shaker Doors With A Table Saw

Clamp the shaker door with bar clamps and leave for at least three hours.

Making shaker doors with a table saw.

I made two on the short ends and three on the long sides. Run a bead of the wood glue on the tongues of one rail and slip it into the grooves in the stiles. If the boxes are in good shape you may just need to replace the cabinet doors. You will switch the settings when you put on the sides.

Apply glue to the top tenons and the ends of the grooves in the other stile and tap the stile into place. Shaker style doors add a simple and clean look to your cabinets and add a level of true craftsmanship to your cabinet project. You also have to hang them. To even up the ends of the door cut 1 16 in.

Wait at least an hour before removing the clamps. Make sure you have the kreg jig to the right setting. Lay the door assembly on the planed 2 x 4 s and clamp. Once you have your panel cut make kreg jig pilot holes following ana s directions.

Next run a bead of wood glue on the tongue of the remaining rail and slide it into place. A demonstration start to finish of how to make cabinet doors primarily on a table saw. Wipe up the excess glue with a putty knife and a damp rag. Get help with the hinges.

Do you have old cabinets that you d like to replace. A kreg jig makes these shaker style cabinet doors possible without having a router. 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. If the door is touching the 2 x 4 s at each corner you ll know the door is flat.

Hold this in place while slipping the 1 4 inch plywood into the grooves. You can build new cabine. Building shaker cabinet doors is only part of the story.