I need to make about 6 raised panel doors for a set of cabinets my wife
made. I am just a hobbyist but I have a few choices.

1. Order them to my specs from an outside company.
2. Use a router. I think I need a faster router though, mine is 1/4"
and fairly slow (craftsman special), as well as a router table.
3. Purchase a shaper. I think this would be safest, but expensive and
I wouldn't use it much.
4. Make them by hand. Takes longer and would not be very oranate ( I
was thinking of raised arch design).

Any advice?

Snoopy.

wrote:
I need to make about 6 raised panel doors for a set of cabinets my wife
made. I am just a hobbyist but I have a few choices.

1. Order them to my specs from an outside company.
2. Use a router. I think I need a faster router though, mine is 1/4"
and fairly slow (craftsman special), as well as a router table.
3. Purchase a shaper. I think this would be safest, but expensive and
I wouldn't use it much.
4. Make them by hand. Takes longer and would not be very oranate ( I
was thinking of raised arch design).

Any advice?

You can make them on a table saw.

JP

wrote:
I need to make about 6 raised panel doors for a set of cabinets my wife
made. I am just a hobbyist but I have a few choices.

1. Order them to my specs from an outside company.
2. Use a router. I think I need a faster router though, mine is 1/4"
and fairly slow (craftsman special), as well as a router table.
3. Purchase a shaper. I think this would be safest, but expensive and
I wouldn't use it much.
4. Make them by hand. Takes longer and would not be very oranate ( I
was thinking of raised arch design).

Any advice?

Snoopy.

You DO NOT NEED A SHAPER to make raised panels! Either use a router
table, or simple ones can be made on the TS.

Dave

On 31 Dec 2005 19:45:16 -0800, "Jay Pique"
wrote:


wrote:
I need to make about 6 raised panel doors for a set of cabinets my wife
made. I am just a hobbyist but I have a few choices.

1. Order them to my specs from an outside company.
2. Use a router. I think I need a faster router though, mine is 1/4"
and fairly slow (craftsman special), as well as a router table.
3. Purchase a shaper. I think this would be safest, but expensive and
I wouldn't use it much.
4. Make them by hand. Takes longer and would not be very oranate ( I
was thinking of raised arch design).

Any advice?

You can make them on a table saw.

Not with an arch though.

To elaborate, to make a concave edge to the panel on a TS you clamp a
straight edge at an angle to and passing over the blade and then make
a series of passes starting with the blade below the table. By moving
the straight edge forward/back and changing the angle you can get
different profiles. You don't want to do this with your best blade as
it will wear the blade on one side.


-Leuf

wrote:

I need to make about 6 raised panel doors for a set of cabinets my wife
made. I am just a hobbyist but I have a few choices.

1. Order them to my specs from an outside company.
2. Use a router. I think I need a faster router though, mine is 1/4"
and fairly slow (craftsman special), as well as a router table.
3. Purchase a shaper. I think this would be safest, but expensive and
I wouldn't use it much.
4. Make them by hand. Takes longer and would not be very oranate ( I
was thinking of raised arch design).

Any advice?

Snoopy.

If these 6 are going to be the first and last batch you make, go with
number 1. You can't do arches on a TS. If you really want to build
them yourself, you could probably do it with a coping saw, and some
combo of planes and chisels plus scrapers and sandpaper. If you want to
spend some money, the price difference between a good router/router
table and a shaper is probably a push.
truth is stranger than beauty,
jo4hn

Leuf wrote:
On 31 Dec 2005 19:45:16 -0800, "Jay Pique"
wrote:


wrote:
I need to make about 6 raised panel doors for a set of cabinets my wife
made.
Any advice?

You can make them on a table saw.

Not with an arch though.

You're right. I overlooked that part.

JP

Thanks for the help. I think I'll abandon the arches.

I found a website that talks about doing them by hand (
http://www.shavings.net/RAISED_PANELS.HTM ), but I thought the cross
grain might be a problem. Any suggestion for taking on the crossgrain,
other than really sharp tools :-)?

A perfectly serviceable router table can be built for less than $25.00.
That's if all material is bought new (less router of course). I haven't seen
to many shapers in that price range.

"jo4hn" wrote in message
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wrote:

the price difference between a good router/router
table and a shaper is probably a push.
truth is stranger than beauty,
jo4hn

CW wrote:
A perfectly serviceable router table can be built for less than $25.00.
That's if all material is bought new (less router of course). I haven't seen
to many shapers in that price range.

"jo4hn" wrote in message
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wrote:


the price difference between a good router/router
table and a shaper is probably a push.
truth is stranger than beauty,
jo4hn



I've seen one built from scrap, clamps, and a couple of sawhorses. Add
in a HF router and voila. If that will suffice for your project, go for
it.

Otherwise, Grizzly has a small shaper for $100 and a more usable 3/4
horse for $265. YMMV.
mahalo,
jo4hn

"jo4hn" wrote in message
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I've seen one built from scrap, clamps, and a couple of sawhorses. Add
in a HF router and voila. If that will suffice for your project, go for
it.

It will suffice for any project.