Build Cabinet Doors Plywood

Decide on the final dimension of the cabinet door then calculate the size of your stiles rails and center panel as follows.

Build cabinet doors plywood.

These smaller panels are a lot easier to handle than full sheets and since most of my cabinets were built 24 wide i did that on purpose i only had to cut the door panels down in one direction since the 2. The overall size of the panels needs to be i taller and 1 wider than the opening created by the frame. But i wanted a really nice natural color for the bottom doors so i used the hickory 2 x4 purebond plywood panels for the doors on the base cabinets and pantry. For the panel look for 1 4 in.

The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Cut the door panel insert slightly less than the size you need to allow for wood expansion and contraction. The sample base and wall cabinets shown belowhave these features to make building them as simple as possible. For cabinet doors a plywood face can give you a finished look regardless of the type of plywood you ve chosen to use for the box construction.

For flatness and stability mdf core material is a better choice. The center panel of these cabinet doors are made of 1 2 plywood to give you space to join the panel to the rails and stiles without a center groove therefor no router is needed. If you are making flat panel doors you will need to cut your panels out of thick cabinet grade plywood or if they are painted thick luan plywood. A flat door panel will usually be made from 25 inch 6 mm plywood the same wood type as the rest of the cabinet.

Using this technique that won t matter. Ordinarily this will be the width of a table saw blade. Plywood that lies flat but don t worry if it s not exactly 1 4 in. They can be finished with paint stain followed by polyurethane or any other finish you deem appropriate.

Face frames cover plywood edges. Probably the most inexpensive and versatile style of a cabinet door is the slab. Columbia s appalachian traditions line answers the need for the edge glued lumber or plank matched look perfectly. While slab style cabinet doors can be built from plywood or melamine with the edges banded it is relatively simple to build slab doors from solid wood.

Warping plywood cabinet doors cabinetmakers agree that plywood is not suitable for making doors because of its tendency to warp. To build a square door the stiles and rails must all be exactly the same length with perfectly square ends. Begin assembly of the door.