Building Raised Panel Doors Table Saw

A raised panel cutter.

Building raised panel doors table saw. Making raised panel doors on the table saw general woodworking or more correctly cope and stick raised panel doors. A table saw makes that easy. You also can make raised panel doors with a portable tablesaw. I use a scrap board to test the setting and adjust the rip fence so the beveled edge of the panel ends up slightly less than 1 4 in.

Making raised panel doors with a table saw video transcript. Table saws are great for making rip cuts cross cuts miter cuts and bevel cuts. This permits the panel s beveled edge to fit snugly into the slot in the rails and stiles of my project. The table saw is one of the most versatile tools in a workshop.

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. It s 20 long 13 tall and 6 wide. To build a square door the stiles and rails must all be exactly the same length with perfectly square ends. It can be a bit intimidating when spinning at 12 000 rpm shaper or 20 000 rpm router.

I did this originally long ago back when i couldn t afford to buy the bit set or the heavier router needed to use them that is normally used to make these doors. In this video i m going to show you how to make raised panels like this using a table saw in a standard combination blade. The toggle is located 3 up from the bottom of the jig. For standard rectangular raised panels all you really need is the saw blades you already own and you don t need a big table saw either.

Mine is 5 in diameter. To saw the bevel i set the saw blade at 15 degrees and raise it 1 1 2 in. In our shop at popular woodworking we use at least three different methods to create raised panels for doors and drawer bottoms. The other method is to use a basic woodworking tool such as a table saw or a rabbet plane and a little bit of cleverness to do the job.

Wider than the length of the rails and 1 in. Keep all the safety guards on your machine. Rip it 1 in. The cleat that holds the toggle clamp is 2 1 4 wide.

It s best to cut the plywood panel extra large at first. My sled is made from 3 4 baltic birch plywood. The doors i build this way often are referred to as shaker style. How to make shaker cabinet doors project directions.

The table saw provides an easy way for you to make raised panel doors. What follows is a step by step tutorial in each. Shorter than the length of the stiles.