Raised panel doors are created by connecting pieces of solid lumber called staves together to make a large flat panel piece.
Raised panel door construction.
Cabinets usually need a door or two and deciding on the style of the door can be make or break the appearance of the piece.
There are lots of different choices and lots of different hardware considerations but one door style that makers come back to time and time again is the frame and panel door and particularly the raised panel door.
Reference to 4 4 refers to 25 inches multiplied by 4 so 3 4 wood would be 75 inches and 6 4 would be 1 5 inches.
Raised panel doors are an example of frame and panel construction a method developed hundreds of years ago to combat the effects of moisture on solid wood used in cabinetry and furniture making.
The style of panel cabinet door you want can vary from the flat one described here to raised and glass panel doors.
Raised panel cabinet doors no other style is more versatile or more popular.
Solid panels are created with the same lumber material as the frame of the door for a cohesive look from panel to frame.
Panels are then routed and sanded with the desired panel edge detail.