To build this door i used the infinity rail stile router bit set for entry passage doors.
How to make a raised panel exterior door.
Use machined molding to hold the panels in place.
These sets are offered in three different profiles.
How to make the parts of a cabinet door.
These bits are shown in the photo below.
Traditional raised panels appear in almost every furniture style since roman times though the way to make them varies wildly.
After the glue has dried and you ve removed the clamps construct a series of raised panels and fit them between the rails and stiles of the exterior door frame.
A groove holds the panel after putting my stack dado in the table saw i cut a groove for the door s panel to float in.
There is a mystique about raised panel work which is silly as the whole process is really easy and very quick.
To create the raised panels i used a standard profile raised panel router bit 90 502.
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.
It will hold the panel but still allow it to expand and contract across its width.
If you ll paint your doors substitute medium density fiberboard mdf for the solid stock and birch veneer plywood for a glass smooth finish.
I chose the shaker profile 91 525 to create the rails and stiles of the doors.
This is what most door cutter sets are.
All the methods however fall into two different camps.
Ogee shaker and mission.
You can construct single raised panels out of thicker wood or pairs made out of thinner wood.
Crosscut them to length leaving them somewhat oversized.
Http www ibuildit ca woodworking 20projects raised panel doors html the tenon jig.
After choosing your materials pick a profile for the frame and raised panel.
The groove is a hair wider than 3 4 and 1 2 deep.
Any competent craftsman can do high quality ra.
Mill the stock to 3 4 thickness for the stiles and rails and to 5 8 thickness for the panel.
One method is to use a tool that is specially designed to do the job such as a panel raising plane or a panel raising router cutter.
The panel raises when we apply a second plywood panel framed with molding.