Making Solid Wood Cabinet Doors

Sources for slab doors.

Making solid wood cabinet doors.

They can be finished with paint stain followed by polyurethane or any other finish you deem appropriate. Kraftmaid for example offers thermofoil wood veneer and solid slab doors each in a variety of solid colors and stains. Each of our doors have matching drawer fronts. How to make solid wood cabinet doors.

Cabinet doors come in a wide variety of styles. If you plan to get the cabinet doors painted we would highly recommend mdf over solid wood. Probably the most inexpensive and versatile style of a cabinet door is the slab. Double check the material thickness before calculating cabinet sizes and cutting dadoes and rabbets.

There are shaker style cabinet doors flat paneled doors inset doors raised doors and many more. Nearly every major cabinet manufacturer will offer cabinet lines that feature slab doors. Flat panel or raised panel. Our 5 pc wood cabinet doors come in two main styles.

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. Plan to use 1 3. If you ve got a table saw here s a new way to put it to work. You can instead use hardwood veneer plywood solid mdf plain or melamine covered particleboard and solid wood.

Material from a home center will be fine. Door options include 10 different wood species hinge boring 14 paint colors and 9 rtf color options. You don t need any special jigs just your saw large or small a miter gauge and a sharp blade. The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors.

The cabinet cases shown here were made from birch veneer medium density fiberboard mdf core plywood for economy. Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets. Choose which door to make. Opened countless times slammed swung on by the little ones subject to the use and abuse of endless hands.

And you don t need any specially prepared wood. A cabinet just isn t a cabinet without doors. We are a resource oriented lumber supplier capable of providing material for interior carpentry cabinets pantries shelving mouldings and other custom millwork. This results in a better and smooth finish especially when the board is painted.