Raised panel doors for my featured records storage cabinet
August 25th, 2009 | 
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Homemade raised panel doors using a router bit set . Cut rail & stile blanks (Push shoe and featherboard for tablesaw used!!). Profiled with rail & stile bit. Cut & finish panel blanks using table saw & router with a spiral bit to square panels and remove saw marks; then run panels through the raised panel bit. Roman ogee bit used for the outer edges to match the cabinet.
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Panels are pine …
Panels are pine from Lowe’s. 16″ wide were used for this project.
Currently employed in in metal stamping plant as shipping clerk 1 mile west Detroit Diesel.
Tom what kind of …
Tom what kind of wood did you use for the panels? Looks pretty wide. Hard wood might not come that wide without special order, huh? Looks nice. What the is your day job? This is pretty good.
Good job
Good job
Above works if the …
Above works if the rails & stiles height fit closely enough. Built 17 flat panel cabinet doors for my kitchen and had up to 1/32″ difference.
Could make a final pass after embly to eliminate the variance
Tom – Is it safe to …
Tom – Is it safe to say you can eliminate the freehand routing of the roundover on the edge of the door if you do it on the router table before cutting the rails/stiles?
Do have a vacuum …
Do have a vacuum for my router table & miter saw. Home shop is a 14×20 garage and do this in my spare time.
Thanks for the info on dust.
Good job, one …
Good job, one suggestion, you might think about getting a festool vacum or something similar for proper dust collection, especially for filtering the fharmful ine dust.
Many wood workers die 10 years or more to early due to lowered lung capacity as a result of dusty work enviroments
its 1/2″ slot & …
its 1/2″ slot &groove bits
Nice Job Tom
Nice Job Tom
nice job.
nice job.
Tom, nice doors. …
Tom, nice doors. Can you please tell me where to get the three router bits you used? I’m particularly interested in the first two (the one that makes the interlocking rail and stile cut and the one that cuts into the panel. Do you know the names and part numbers of those bits? Thanks
Using the router to …
Using the router to and finish the edge of the panel. This method works well to square the panel exactly – placement of straight fence will make final size of panel.
and what exactly …
and what exactly you’re doing at 2:50…it’s the only part I’m not sure. i’m native french so please explain in easy words. thanks
Thanks for your …
Thanks for your info. My main workbench is about 37″ off the floor and is a tip-up bench (hinged at the wall)
To get the best results I made many more passes than a worker would do in a production shop. Check out the video ‘Records Storage Cabinet Completed’ too see the end result.
They often have …
They often have sales on clamps – good time to stock up on them and have enough for a large project!
If you worked with …
If you worked with your router table at a lower hight you will get better results and less fatigue about 33″ is a good hight. Not a bad looking door for the limited machines you have.
Thanks Tom, just …
Thanks Tom, just happen to have one of those stores here in my town. Cant wait to go see if they are still there and buy a few of these clamps.
Thanks
Purchased at Harbor …
Purchased at Harbor Freight Tools.
Hey Tom, where did …
Hey Tom, where did you find those deep throated c-clamps at?? Shown at 2:50.
Always enjoy your videos.
Thanks
nice little shop. …
nice little shop. wonder who the arsehole is who keeps putting little -1 scores…show us your shop mr. expert!
your gonna have an …
your gonna have an accident involing youe fingers.
He you sucker, ever …
He you sucker, ever heard of dust collection????
Very good work, it …
Very good work, it looks great! You’ve got a clean and well organized shop as well.
You’ve got the …
You’ve got the beard,just narrate more using a Boston accent and maybe you’ll convince people that you’re Norm Abram.
Very impressive.
Very impressive.