How to make and install Raised Panel doors from any lumber.

I’ve had a number of viewers ask me how to build cabinets, and raised panel doors. This is the first video in that series that I will make where I will give detailed instructions on just how that is done.

Using these methods, you can save as much as $10,000 - $15,000 on replacing your kitchen cabinets. The kitchen is the single best upgrade you can do to a home. And cabinets are really a very straight-forward woodworking project. Even if you purchased every single tool needed for a full shop to build cabinets, you would still save substantially over purchasing cabinets from a company. I have helped many people get into woodworking and set up a shop using this route.

This project will require a router table. But it doesn’t have to cost much. Many of my viewers have built their own. You can also get them pre-made for you in a kit, and they have very high precision.
In this video, I am building a set of three raised panel doors that I am making in solid walnut. They are for an aquarium stand for my oldest daughter. I will show step by step every single part of the procedure from the first cut of the lumber to the last part; installation of the door itself. These are the identical doors that are used in high end kitchen and bathroom cabinetry. They also work wonderfully for many other pieces of fine furniture, and even items like jewelry box lids.

This video will include the milling of the stock and the making of the raised panel center pieces, and joining up boards to get to the necessary width. It also includes the making of the rails and stiles, and how to set up the required cuts for those on the router table. Finally, it covers assembly, and glue up as well as how to set up and install hinges, and mount the doors.

Things we used in this project:

Material:

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Silicone Glue Brush - https://amzn.to/3wK63i3
Soft-Close Hinges - https://amzn.to/3Y73i5S

ROUTERING
Round Rail and Stile Router Bit Set - https://amzn.to/3wFQvMl
Raised Panel Bit w/Backcutters - https://amzn.to/3Ju0Ylm
Router Bit Set-Up Jig - https://amzn.to/3kX1xds
Woodpeckers Router Table Coping Sled - https://amzn.to/3WSQsHq

ROUTER TABLES
This is all the components of the router table. These are our links.
All Woodpeckers:
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Router lift: https://amzn.to/3HyOEO9
Router table stand: https://amzn.to/3JzMfFM
Router table fence: https://amzn.to/3HVlxWG
Router motor: https://amzn.to/3X28PtI
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Porter Cable 7518 3-1/4 HP Router Motor

My second table setup is much more affordable, but still works great. (You don’t need 2 router tables, though it is convenient not to have to switch out bits back and forth, it isn’t necessary)
Pro Phenolic Router Table, Fence, Stand, & FX Router Lift
Just add your own router. Everything else is included in one package.

Tools:
BOSCH 12 Inch Sliding Glide Miter Saw - https://amzn.to/3j331SU
Kreg Trak and Stops Kit - https://amzn.to/3ZVgnkB
Kreg Self-Adhesive Measuring Tape - https://amzn.to/3DGNpLU
Grizzly Cabinet Table Saw - https://amzn.to/3wXwzo1
Grizzly Jointer - https://amzn.to/3j09TAk
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Forstner Bit Set - https://amzn.to/3HNkMPK
Vix Bits (Self centering drill bits) - http://amzn.to/2zdReVc
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