Making Arch Top Raised Panel Doors

But many intermediate woodworkers consider them out of their league.

Making arch top raised panel doors.

Arched raised panels prep the parts and cope the rails. Building raised panel arched cabinet doors. 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. How to make arched cabinet doors easily.

How to make the parts of a cabinet door. Cathedral and arched top doors are the top of the line when it comes to raised panel doors. Center the rail templated on the back face of the top rail with their top edges parallel. Mill the stock to 3 4 thickness for the stiles and rails and to 5 8 thickness for the panel.

After ripping the panel to width square the lower end and draw the arch at the top. The first step in making a frame and panel door is to select and prepare the. Sommerfeld s tools for wood arched raised panels made easy with marc sommerfeld part 2 duration. He says it s best to set design parameters first such as 1 in.

Rout the grooves and raise the panel. Crosscut them to length leaving them somewhat oversized. 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. Template sets contain a number of paired templates to suit a variety of door widths.

Then saw the arch and smooth the surface as you did on the top rail. Rip the rails and stiles to width per the cut list. Once you have the bottom rail and the blank for the top rail cut to width. An arched top raised panel door in ten steps step 1 selecting and preparing the stock.

This is what most door cutter sets are. Sommerfeld tools 21 684 views. Lay out and cut the arches.