Although these doors were made using a rail and stile cutter set you can use the same technique for doors made with tenons domino fasteners or even shudder biscuits.
Cutting cabinet doors shorter.
Changes in cabinet dimensions can be done with a table saw.
We also cut the previous tall door in half to fit on the top cabinet.
Cabinets are no more than plywood boxes and most can be changed readily.
How to cut the bottom of a hollow interior door without damaging it.
Cut a strip of material out of the middle of the door then glue it back together.
However since the door is painted a tight seam and some wood filler would make the seam disappear.
Cabinet installers shorten cabinets all the time to accommodate changing situations.
Trimming a wood door with a circular saw without splintering the wood or damaging the finish is a challenge.
Here s the method of door cutting that works best for us.
This means if you cut more than 1 1 8 off the bottom of the door then you have cut the bottom frame of the door completely off.
Remove the cabinet doors with a screw gun and then mark the location of the cuts you need to make on the cabinet frame under the counter top and or between cabinets.
If you ve just installed carpeting your doors will probably rub and bind which means that you have to trim off the bottoms.
The doors are often used for.
Hollow interior doors consist of a solid wooden frame covered with a wood or composite veneer.
The microwave cabinet door was easier since i was reusing the door that originally went on that once taller cabinet.
All in all though i couldn t be happier with the finished product.
The best way to cut off a door bottom.
After cutting the cabinet down on my table saw and putting back together the section i d disassembled i salvaged the doors as follows.
Sometimes this frame is made out of a product called mdf which stands for medium density fiberboard.
The boards that make up the frame are about 1 1 8 thick.
Once your wood filler is dry sand the cabinet down and prime and paint using this tutorial.
The process of shortening cabinets typically involves cutting out a section and cutting down doors to fit the shortened cabinet.
Each side of the hollow door is glued to a wooden frame.
Then we just had all the little finishing projects to do like caulking and extending the backsplash.
