Building Up Pantry Doors

A little bit of time was spent over the weekend making one jig and one tool to let me make the paneled doors. The jig is designed to hold the center panel stock vertical as it rides along the table saw fence. This lets me cant the blade over 8 degrees to cut the angled portion of the panel. In addition to this angled cut there was one very shallow cut that was made on the face to define the end of the angle. Here is a picture of the finished panels after they have been cut. To keep them stable and because they are being painted the panels are made of 0.5 inch mdf.

The tool that was made was a router table to mount the router that Kristen's parents got me for Christmas. I don't have any pictures yet of the table but it is sitting on a sheet metal base that originally came with the chop saw. The actual table is a sheet of 0.75 inch hardwood plywood that is about 4 feet long. Under this top the router is mounted with through bolts. The wood that is being routed runs along a 4 foot long L shaped fence that is mounted to the top.

So....with the new router table the rails and stiles were cut for the doors with a matching router bit set. Here is a picture of them all stacked up ready to assemble.

Here is a picture of the frame dryfit with the panel installed. When it was glued up the panel was left floating to allow for expansion and contraction of the door. This should not be too much of an issue with the MDF panel but it was done as a precaution.


And here is the picture of the door with the first coat of paint put on. With some sanding and planing to get it to fit the opening the pantry will almost be done!