Build Cabinet Doors Plywood

Face frames cover plywood edges.

Build cabinet doors plywood.

They can be finished with paint stain followed by polyurethane or any other finish you deem appropriate. 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. 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. A table saw makes that easy.

Plywood that lies flat but don t worry if it s not exactly 1 4 in. Cut the door panel insert slightly less than the size you need to allow for wood expansion and contraction. The overall size of the panels needs to be i taller and 1 wider than the opening created by the frame. The sample base and wall cabinets shown belowhave these features to make building them as simple as possible.

A flat door panel will usually be made from 25 inch 6 mm plywood the same wood type as the rest of the cabinet. Ordinarily this will be the width of a table saw blade. To build a square door the stiles and rails must all be exactly the same length with perfectly square ends. Warping plywood cabinet doors cabinetmakers agree that plywood is not suitable for making doors because of its tendency to warp.

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. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Using this technique that won t matter. 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 flatness and stability mdf core material is a better choice. 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. Begin assembly of the door. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation.

For the panel look for 1 4 in. 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.