I'll be putting together a kitchen in the next few months and I'm building
the cabinets myself. The problem that I have come across is that the other
hald has found the style in a store that she likes and I don't know how to
duplicate that in my shop. I've included a link:

http://www.thomasvillecabinetry.com/...RID=334&bhcp=1

This is just an example, but you can see how complex the rails and stiles
are. How does one do this? I would imagine a molder is used with custom
knives, but that's gonna cost and what's the limit on the size of those
knives.

Any ideas?

sysadmin wrote:
I'll be putting together a kitchen in the next few months and I'm building
the cabinets myself. The problem that I have come across is that the other
hald has found the style in a store that she likes and I don't know how to
duplicate that in my shop. I've included a link:

http://www.thomasvillecabinetry.com/...RID=334&bhcp=1

This is just an example, but you can see how complex the rails and stiles
are. How does one do this? I would imagine a molder is used with custom
knives, but that's gonna cost and what's the limit on the size of those
knives.

Any ideas?




I can't tell exactly from the picture, but the doors look like raised
panels with molded rails & stiles. This you can do with a number of
door making router sets from the likes of CMT, Freud, etc. If you don't
have one, you'll need a router table with a variable speed router to
run them.

Additionally (again, I can't see all the details) there may be some
applied moldings along the inside of the rails and stiles. This isn't
complicated, just another step.

~Mark.

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sysadmin wrote:

I'll be putting together a kitchen in the next few months
and I'm building the cabinets myself. The problem that I
have come across is that the other hald has found the style
in a store that she likes and I don't know how to duplicate
that in my shop. I've included a link:

This is just an example, but you can see how complex the
rails and stiles are. How does one do this? I would
imagine a molder is used with custom knives, but that's
gonna cost and what's the limit on the size of those knives.

There're a couple of ways to come at this: [1] Build rails and
stiles up from (routed) strips; [2] have the rail/stile stock cut
for you on a molder; and [3] make a DXF drawing file of the
profile you want and have rail/stile stock cut for you on a CNC
router. This last approach may be least expensive, since your
drawing file eliminates the need to have custom knives ground.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html

Morris Dovey wrote:
[3] make a DXF drawing file of the
profile you want and have rail/stile stock cut for you on a CNC
router. This last approach may be least expensive, since your
drawing file eliminates the need to have custom knives ground.


Actually you'd be surprised. The number of passes a CNC
would have to take to make the profile would drive the cost
back up.

To the OP, the doors have mitered corners. You'll have to
have strips run of the profile. A local shop with a molder
can do this for you.

Or, you could buy your doors ready made.

UA100

Unisaw A100 wrote:

Morris Dovey wrote:

[3] make a DXF drawing file of the profile you want and have
rail/stile stock cut for you on a CNC router. This last
approach may be least expensive, since your drawing file
eliminates the need to have custom knives ground.

Actually you'd be surprised. The number of passes a CNC would
have to take to make the profile would drive the cost back up.

It depends on the shop - in my case I can clamp up to 80' of 1x4
stock at a time; and the number of bit changes required might be
more significant than the number of passes because I don't have
any qualms about letting my machine work in the dark.

It hardly ever hurts to take time to get a price. Sometimes the
surprise is a happy one. (-:

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 16:09:51 -0500, the inscrutable "sysadmin"
spake:

I'll be putting together a kitchen in the next few months and I'm building
the cabinets myself. The problem that I have come across is that the other
hald has found the style in a store that she likes and I don't know how to
duplicate that in my shop. I've included a link:

http://www.thomasvillecabinetry.com/...RID=334&bhcp=1

Crikey, that's busy!


This is just an example, but you can see how complex the rails and stiles
are. How does one do this? I would imagine a molder is used with custom
knives, but that's gonna cost and what's the limit on the size of those
knives.

Remind her how FRACKIN' HARD THEY'LL BE TO CLEAN AND DUST, then ask
her gain if she still wants that particular style. Best of luck!


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I agree with Larry.

There is something beautiful and refined in
a simple Shaker door with a flat panel, if it
is done in the right proportion.

Lou

In article , Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 16:09:51 -0500, the inscrutable "sysadmin"
spake:

I'll be putting together a kitchen in the next few months and I'm building
the cabinets myself. The problem that I have come across is that the other
hald has found the style in a store that she likes and I don't know how to
duplicate that in my shop. I've included a link:

http://www.thomasvillecabinetry.com/...RID=334&bhcp=1

Crikey, that's busy!


This is just an example, but you can see how complex the rails and stiles
are. How does one do this? I would imagine a molder is used with custom
knives, but that's gonna cost and what's the limit on the size of those
knives.

Remind her how FRACKIN' HARD THEY'LL BE TO CLEAN AND DUST, then ask
her gain if she still wants that particular style. Best of luck!

Crikey, that's busy!


This is just an example, but you can see how complex the rails and
stiles
are. How does one do this? I would imagine a molder is used with
custom
knives, but that's gonna cost and what's the limit on the size of those
knives.

Remind her how FRACKIN' HARD THEY'LL BE TO CLEAN AND DUST, then

snip

be sure to duck.....

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 00:45:35 GMT, the inscrutable "Joe C."
spake:

Crikey, that's busy!


This is just an example, but you can see how complex the rails and
stiles
are. How does one do this? I would imagine a molder is used with
custom
knives, but that's gonna cost and what's the limit on the size of those
knives.

Remind her how FRACKIN' HARD THEY'LL BE TO CLEAN AND DUST, then

snip

be sure to duck.....

Only if HE is the normal cleaner and duster in the kitchen. I rather
doubt that, though there has been one pro chef here on the Wreck.
I do my own cleaning/dusting since I'm single, but I'm in the vast,
vast (or izzat half-vast?) minority.


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