Raised Panel Door With Long Tenons

With my 1 2 deep panel groove i insert a 1 4 diameter space ball which then leaves 1 4 of space for the panel in its uncompressed state.

Raised panel door with long tenons.

If you are not going to glue the panel in a 3 4 long tenon would likely be ok but a 3 8 long tenon would be too weak. This yields a stronger more stable door frame which has less tendency to warp or distort over time. The beadlock system. Door width stile width x 2 13 16 rail length note.

Creating raised panel doors with freud s. 375 tenons don t leave enough room for the space ball and the panel edge in my opinion. For your safety they should be at least 12 in. For doors with extended tenons add twice the length of the desired tenon.

We also use two 3 4 panels back to back. Typically for custom interior doors we have been asked for 1 3 4 thickness. If you glue the panel in which i highly recommend 3 8 long tenons to match the panel groove will be just fine. Tenons run 2 1 2 3 in length.

You ll also need at least two extra test pieces the same thickness as your rails and stiles. Square up the door if necessary and clamp the stiles against the rails with bar clamps under light pressure then gently tap in the tenon wedges to tighten the tenons in their mortises being careful not to crush the fibers in the tenons. Interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick. You also need to order the 3 8 tennon stock.

Cabinet shops that turn out raised panel doors use heavy duty shapers and cutters or a router table setup that includes a range of expensive bits. On intermediate stiles we cut the short 5 8 tenons. We only use the long tenons on the rails. To build cabinet doors you need a table saw or router table to cut the groove for your panel to sit in.

A veteran cabinetmaker shows you how to build a shaker style cabinet door. We use a mortise and tenon construction but with cope and stick cuts. Then add 1 2 in the length of two tenons see figure a in project pdf s below. In this tutorial i m using the beadlock basic starter kit from rockler which includes a 3 8 drill bit and drilling jig.

Long two tenons would be 20 6mm 13 16 long so the formula is. Yes you need a 5 long tenon which equals a 5 deep panel groove. For doors that are still reasonably tight or just beginning to loosen try the following. I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4 thick stock.

The door frame is built using loose tenons or dominoes with a panel that floats in a groove in the frame. Read more about how to build cabinet doors with beadlock mortise and tenons. It s best to cut the plywood panel extra large at first.