Building Door Panels

Interior doors are usually 1 3 8 thick.

Building door panels.

Pull out the hand planes and. Rails and stiles are generally made out of the same materials but panels can vary and even include glass or screens. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task. Part one the frame clamps clamps and more clamps.

Interior doors are generally 80 inches tall and 1 3 8 inches thick exterior doors are generally thicker. Building an interior door. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. A table saw makes that easy.

I build mine by laminating two pieces of 3 4. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable. Attach the smooth side of the traced piece of hardboard to the smooth side of the other piece with clamps.

The rails connect the two stiles together at a few points and the panels fill in the gaps. Attach a straight 24 in long hardwood 1 3 for more accuracy and to avoid splintering out the end of the cut. Set an old door panel on the hardboard and trace its. This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels.

The simplest method is to use the miter gauge that came with your table saw. To build a square door the stiles and rails must all be exactly the same length with perfectly square ends. I own a 6 jointer but the rails on this door are 8.