Raised Panel Doors On Router Table

The small cut diameter of the bit makes it a safer tool for routers under 1 1 2 hp and routers with no speed adjustment feature.

Raised panel doors on router table.

Next you need to lay out the filled area of your panel. Then trim the panel to its final dimensions. You also can make raised panel doors with a portable tablesaw. Most router table openings measure under 2 in diameter.

Making raised panel doors with a table saw video transcript. But there is one hitch. By george vondriska the tool of choice for most small shop woodworkers who want to make raised panels is the router. The doors i build this way often are referred to as shaker style.

There is a mystique about raised panel work which is silly as the whole process is really easy and very quick. For safety you should put raised panel bits in a variable speed router mounted to a router table. A couple of things. For most rail and style router bit sets a 5 8 inch thick panel will sit in it slots in the frame and be flush with the rails and styles that s what you re aiming for.

Cabinet shops that turn out raised panel doors rely on heavy duty shapers and cutters or at the very least a router table setup that includes a range of expensive bits. The whole setup will cost 350 to 800 and is money well spent if you re going to make a whole kitchen full of doors. If you are woodworker or cabinetmaker this. How to make raised panel doors on a router table a discussion of the basics and the finer points of the process.

Any competent craftsman can do high quality ra. Article for this video. Vertical raised panel bits are a good option for smaller router router table set ups. Raised panel router bits help you create raised panels for cabinet and passage doors.