Making Arch Top Raised Panel Doors

Arches and then make two easy to build accurate templates one for the rail and one for the panel.

Making arch top raised panel doors.

Cathedral and arched top doors are the top of the line when it comes to raised panel doors. Sommerfeld s tools for wood arched raised panels made easy with marc sommerfeld part 2 duration. Template sets contain a number of paired templates to suit a variety of door widths. 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.

An arched top raised panel door in ten steps step 1 selecting and preparing the stock. But many intermediate woodworkers consider them out of their league. Lay out and cut the arches. Step 2 calculating the length of the rails.

How to make arched cabinet doors easily. Rout the grooves and raise the panel. Once you have the bottom rail and the blank for the top rail cut to width. Building raised panel arched cabinet doors.

Rip the rails and stiles to width per the cut list. Center the rail templated on the back face of the top rail with their top edges parallel. Arched raised panels prep the parts and cope the rails. It s important to use a guard with all router bits but especially so with raised panel bits photo 8.

Then saw the arch and smooth the surface as you did on the top rail. 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. He says it s best to set design parameters first such as 1 in.

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. How to make the parts of a cabinet door. Crosscut them to length leaving them somewhat oversized.