Making Arched Cabinet 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.

Making arched cabinet doors.

When everything sanded smooth take a vacuum to all the doors and then wiped with a dry cloth to remove all dust. By bill ewing 138 sept oct 1999 issue. Door making router bits industrial quality rattle free from amana tool. Templates are found under the shop tab.

Rockler s cathedral door templates and arched door templates make cutting perfectly shaped arched rails and cathedral style rails and panel quick and easy. Choose which door to make. Full overlay partial overlay or inset. My youtube video showing how to make arched cabinet doors easily and quickly.

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. Arches and then make two easy. Arched top cabinet doors make arched raised panel doors.

Cabinet door knob alignment template. 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. Yet constructing arched doors is really not. How to make an arched headed frame.

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. 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. I build it home 1 130 143 views. We receive compensation and appreciate your supporting our channel.

How to make curved doors. Pocket hole jig kit. Affiliate links to build cabinet door. Arched cathedral split panel or some other panel style.

Do you want to make the doors yourself or would a ready made option be more convenient. How to make great looking kitchen cabinet doors duration. 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. He says it s best to set design parameters first such as 1 in.

Do you want flat panel or raised panel doors.