Raised Panel Doors On Router Table

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.

Raised panel doors on router table.

There is a mystique about raised panel work which is silly as the whole process is really easy and very quick. Then trim the panel to its final dimensions. Any competent craftsman can do high quality ra. The doors i build this way often are referred to as shaker style.

You also can make raised panel doors with a portable tablesaw. Making raised panel doors with a table saw video transcript. For safety you should put raised panel bits in a variable speed router mounted to a 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.

But the size of these bits up to 3 1 2 in diameter makes them dangerous in a hand held router. Vertical raised panel bits are a good option for smaller router router table set ups. A couple of things. 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.

Article for this video. Raised panel router bits help you create raised panels for cabinet and passage doors. Most router table openings measure under 2 in diameter. But there is one hitch.

If you are woodworker or cabinetmaker this. Next you need to lay out the filled area of your panel. 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. By george vondriska the tool of choice for most small shop woodworkers who want to make raised panels is the router.