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Create Slatted Cabinet Doors

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What happens here

For the cabinet doors, rip wood pieces into 2-inch strips to create a slatted, retro-cleated look. Assemble the door frames using a dowel jig (Rockler) by pre-drilling holes with a 3/8 inch bit until it hits the stopper, then setting dowels with wood glue. Use minimal clamping pressure when gluing up the door frames to prevent warping as the glue dries and clamps are removed.

Goal: Fabricate slatted doors with dowel joinery

Tools and materials

  • 3/8 inch Drill Bit — Drilling holes for dowels with the jig
  • Clamps — Holding door components during glue-up
  • Cordless Drill DeWalt — Drilling dowel holes
  • Dowel Jig Rockler — Pre-drilling holes for dowel joinery
  • Table Saw Laguna — Ripping wood into 2-inch strips for door slats
  • Dowels — Securing joints in the door frames
  • Wood Glue — Assembling door frames with dowels
  • Wood Strips — Constructing the slatted cabinet doors

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and drawers are open for the cabinet doors I wanted a retro pleated look so the pieces ripped to two inch strips and assembled using a doweling jig from Rockler with this Jake all that's required is aligning our pieces pre drilling the holes with a 3/8 bit until you hit the stopper and then setting your dowels in with some wood glue full transparency to speed up this process I use my Festool Domino a lot of people don't have this tool but it's no big deal which and all it does is just speeds up the process to create a lot of mortise and Tenon's when you need it the most the big piece of advice I'll tell you when it comes to assembling these doors during glue up is use the minimum amount of clamping pressure that way your doors don't warp after the glue dries and you remove your clamps the

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