Making Arch Top Raised Panel Doors

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.

Making arch top raised panel doors.

After ripping the panel to width square the lower end and draw the arch at the top. It s important to use a guard with all router bits but especially so with raised panel bits photo 8. An arched top raised panel door in ten steps step 1 selecting and preparing the stock. Cathedral and arched top doors are the top of the line when it comes to raised panel doors.

Arched raised panels prep the parts and cope the rails. Crosscut them to length leaving them somewhat oversized. Sommerfeld s tools for wood arched raised panels made easy with marc sommerfeld part 2 duration. Rip the rails and stiles to width per the cut list.

He says it s best to set design parameters first such as 1 in. Rout the grooves and raise the panel. Sommerfeld tools 21 684 views. Once you have the bottom rail and the blank for the top rail cut to width.

This is what most door cutter sets are. Arches and then make two easy to build accurate templates one for the rail and one for the panel. Mill the stock to 3 4 thickness for the stiles and rails and to 5 8 thickness for the panel. Lay out and cut the arches.

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. Center the rail templated on the back face of the top rail with their top edges parallel. Step 2 calculating the length of the rails. The first step in making a frame and panel door is to select and prepare the.

How to make arched cabinet doors easily. Then saw the arch and smooth the surface as you did on the top rail. But many intermediate woodworkers consider them out of their league.