Making Arched Cabinet Doors

Make sure all your trim edges and sides are level with the cabinet door to make sure you have no trouble with your doors closing when they are reassembled to the cabinets.

Making arched cabinet doors.

Arches and then make two easy. We receive compensation and appreciate your supporting our channel. We make solid wood panels 3 16 narrower than the rail length to allow room for expansion aligning the template 3 16 below the top edge of the panel keeps the raised field centered in the door. How to make great looking kitchen cabinet doors duration.

Rockler s cathedral door templates and arched door templates make cutting perfectly shaped arched rails and cathedral style rails and panel quick and easy. When everything sanded smooth take a vacuum to all the doors and then wiped with a dry cloth to remove all dust. Full overlay partial overlay or inset. Arched top cabinet doors make arched raised panel doors.

By bill ewing 138 sept oct 1999 issue. Yet constructing arched doors is really not. Do you want flat panel or raised panel doors. If you re constructing new cabinets for your kitchen you may have been attracted to the arched doors that are so popular today but intimidated by the seeming complexity of the design.

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Do you want to make the doors yourself or would a ready made option be more convenient. Bandsaw or jigsaw to within 1 16 of the lines on the top rail and panel using double faced tape secure the templates to each piece aligned with the outlines you drew earlier. The truth is making doors with curved top rails and panels is no more difficult than making any other type of door provided you have the right equipment. Constructing a arched cabinet door.

My youtube video showing how to make arched cabinet doors easily and quickly. Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets. He says it s best to set design parameters first such as 1 in. Bill ewing developed a quick way to cut arched doors using an adjustable jig that allows him to cut raised panel doors of almost any size.

How to make curved doors. Arched cathedral split panel or some other panel style. Do you want a classic look face frame or modern frameless. Templates are found under the shop tab.

Pocket hole jig kit.