Doors and Drawers

Build your own cabinet doors and drawers in your woodworking shop with these tips and techniques. Learn about drawer and door construction and how to install them for great results!

Build Super-Simple Drawers

Discover the secrets to making strong drawers by cutting locking rabbet joints on the tablesaw, as taught by WOOD Magazine design editor Jeff Mertz

Lock-Rabbet Drawer Joints

Make 'em quickly and easily with your tablesaw.

Arched raised panels

Add elegant arches to any raised-panel door using a simple set of templates see Sources on last slide, and a flush-trim router bit.

Standard Rail-and-stile Widths

Is there a standard rail and stile width for kitchen cabinet doors? I was thinking of using 2" face frame material for the door frames to save milling time, but I think it might look a bit dainty.

Divide rail and stile cuts for easier joints

I’ve seen two router-bit options for making rail-and-stile joints: matching bit sets and a single combination bit. It seems to me that the matching sets are the better way to go. Any thoughts?

How to Cut a Continuous-grain Drawer Front

Q:

How do I account for seasonal movement in raised-panel doors?

After reading about the effects of moisture on wood movement, I’m reluctant to try tablesawn raised panels. Won’t the wedged edges of the panel spread the grooved stile to the breaking point?