Making Arch Top Raised Panel Doors

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Making arch top raised panel doors.

Step 2 calculating the length of the rails. But many intermediate woodworkers consider them out of their league. Sommerfeld tools 21 684 views. Once you have the bottom rail and the blank for the top rail cut to width.

How to make the parts of a cabinet door. Arches and then make two easy to build accurate templates one for the rail and one for the panel. It s important to use a guard with all router bits but especially so with raised panel bits photo 8. He says it s best to set design parameters first such as 1 in.

Cathedral and arched top doors are the top of the line when it comes to raised panel doors. The first step in making a frame and panel door is to select and prepare the. How to make arched cabinet doors easily. 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.

Mill the stock to 3 4 thickness for the stiles and rails and to 5 8 thickness for the panel. This is what most door cutter sets are. Lay out and cut the arches. Arched raised panels prep the parts and cope the rails.

Rip the rails and stiles to width per the cut list. Then saw the arch and smooth the surface as you did on the top rail. Rout the grooves and raise the panel. Template sets contain a number of paired templates to suit a variety of door widths.

After ripping the panel to width square the lower end and draw the arch at the top. 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. Crosscut them to length leaving them somewhat oversized.