Making Arch Top Cabinet Doors

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Making arch top cabinet doors.

By bill ewing 138 sept oct 1999 issue. Templates are found under the shop tab. 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. Because the fence cannot be used to guide the workpiece it s important to use a starting pin as a fulcrum to pivot the arched rail into the bit drawing f.

Affiliate links to build cabinet door. How to contruct a arched cabinet door. Frame and panel templates for cabinet doors. Pocket hole jig kit.

Cabinet door knob alignment template. The 10 piece sets make 10 different cabinet door sizes from 9 1 2 to over 22 in width. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. 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.

Arched top cabinet doors make arched raised panel doors. He says it s best to set design parameters first such as 1 in. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. My youtube video showing how to make arched cabinet doors easily and quickly.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. Arched door template sets features matching rail and panel patterns on the same template allowing you to make doors with curved tops doors with curved tops and bottoms and doors with half curves. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Arches and then make two easy.

Making cabinet doors is a top project for a lot of woodworking shops. 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.