Make Your Own Slab Cabinet Doors

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Make your own slab cabinet doors. Since each of the boards likely came from the same original piece of stock the grain patterns for each board should be quite similar. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. Today i will share how to build an interior slab door that is inexpensive and easy to make. Before beginning to make the tongue and groove joints on your slab style cabinet doors it is a good idea to lay out all the boards you are making according to their grain patterns.

It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. This is one such cabinet door for which lighting and color scheme will make all the difference and give your kitchen a life of its own. Then cut the door out of a sheet of plywood or your chosen material with a circular or table saw. I used 5mm underlayment for the front and back which is slightly less than 1 4 thick.

When it comes to the slab door your choice of paint is what will really make this product look beautiful in your home. Our team offers professional priming for only 8 00 so that when you receive your doors. You may be satisfied with less than top drawer results if you re building the doors yourself but if you re paying to have them made you want only the best and it takes a shop with a cabinet grade tools to achieve that. Most cabinet doors still use a form of contoured design in which frames and panels are constructed so that the cabinet faces are dimensional rather than flat.

The door i wanted to build had to be 1 3 8 thick. Unless you want uncomplicated slab doors the job is probably too painstaking to do onsite with a circular saw even for a pro. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.

Assuming the grain runs lengthwise the doors are 45cm wide you could rip a 9 inch wide strip from the slab resaw 4 veneers from the strip and make your own plywood by using the 4 veneers book matched on either side of a baltic birch plywood core or a solid wood panel core like krenov. To make a simple slab door start by measuring the dimensions for your door. This raised panel design such as is found in shaker style cabinets gives a very traditional look.