Making Sliding Cupboard Doors

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.

Making sliding cupboard doors.

So they haven t been a high priority on my mile long to do list. The hardware consists of two heavy duty bottom mounted slides and one center mounted top slide that together can support 130 lbs. Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets. Buying a new sliding cabinet door can be very expensive.

Instead of using a plastic or metal door track you can make your own wooden sliding cabinet door track. But if you don t have this convenience this project will one up those shelves. Since i m finally investing some real thought time and energy into revamping my shop i finally built some sliding cabinet doors for my workshop. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

In this video i demonstrated how to make tracks for a sliding wooden door and a technique to modify your saw blade. Feel free to ask me any questions and com. A wooden sliding door is an attractive feature to add to a cabinet project. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.

In addition it will enhance the quality and beauty of the overall piece. Sliding bypass doors are a great replacement option for swinging doors on cabin. A great feature to have on a cabinet is a sliding cabinet door. Most cabinet manufacturers now include roll out shelves in their base cabinets.

Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Choose which door to make. For larger cabinets that are in the garage act as a display case or have some other function a sliding cabinet door will help make them more convenient to open. The wooden track will make the entire project more cohesive.

Other than the visual appeal cabinet doors don t serve any function besides keeping some dust out of the cabinet. The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors.