Raised Panel Door Construction Table Saw

This cutter is used on the ends of the rails to cut the mating profile.

Raised panel door construction table saw.

Replace the tablesaw blade with a stacked dado set. It s a fun and easy technique and one more way to get your table saw to work even harder for you. Adjust the cutting height to 3 8 in. What follows is a step by step tutorial in each.

My sled is made from 3 4 baltic birch plywood. In a frame and panel construction a large panel is fitted into a groove in the interior edge of a more dimensionally stable frame made of narrow strips of wood. Making raised panel doors on the table saw general woodworking or more correctly cope and stick raised panel doors. This cutter will cut the decorative edge visible on the door front and it will cut the groove needed for the door panel.

It s 20 long 13 tall and 6 wide. Use a dado head to groove the stiles and rails. The toggle is located 3 up from the bottom of the jig. A raised panel cutter.

All it takes is a simple shop made sled. 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. Position the saw s rip fence so that the groove will be centered in the frame members. Raised panels made entirely on the table saw.

There are many to choose from. This is a great jig for creating raised panels for cabinet doors a simple to build jig for your table saw. 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. The table saw provides an easy way for you to make raised panel doors.

In our shop at popular woodworking we use at least three different methods to create raised panels for doors and drawer bottoms. A raised panel door jig. Good luck with your cabinet doors and thanks for watching. The cleat that holds the toggle clamp is 2 1 4 wide.

The cutting width should be 1 4 in.