Making Frame And Panel Doors

Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers.

Making frame and panel doors.

Here are all of the rough cut parts for the eleven doors i ll need. Interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick. Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins. The style i picked is a simple frame and panel with the frame made from solid maple.

Flat panels are the easiest to construct and install. Clamps clamps and more clamps. This yields a stronger more stable door frame which has less tendency to warp or distort over time. The basic idea is to capture a floating panel within a sturdy frame as opposed to techniques used in making a slab solid wood cabinet door or drawer front the door is constructed of several solid wood pieces running in a vertical or horizontal direction with exposed endgrains.

Simple frame and panel doors in 30 minutes frame and panel doors add class to any project but they don t have to add a lot of assembly time. The process at least. Raised panels take more work and arched raised panels require the most work. The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame.

I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4 thick stock. I don t know if this will be worthwhile to anyone but as i m making some panel doors for a project right now i thought i d take some pictures along the way and share the steps i happen to use. The panel may be flat or raised. I m not by any means suggesting that my way is the best way.

Frame and panel construction also called rail and stile is a woodworking technique often used in the making of doors wainscoting and other decorative features for cabinets furniture and homes.