Arch Top Cabinet Door Jig

Crown door jigs are safer for a much safer operation use the crown door jigs.

Arch top cabinet door jig.

Arched top cabinet doors make arched raised panel doors. We make solid wood panels 3 16 narrower than the rail length to allow room for expansion aligning the template 3 16 below the top edge of the panel keeps the raised field centered in the door. Are you looking for a safe easy way to arch door panels and rails. Bill ewing developed a quick way to cut arched doors using an adjustable jig that allows him to cut raised panel doors of almost any size.

With arches so simple to lay out and make you may well end up experimenting with top and bottom arches on some doors. This grip gives you more control of the operation as you trim the panel. The templates are made of a material that s thicker than others on the market. Both jigs keep your hands securely in place on the handle knobs.

He says it s best to set design parameters first such as 1 in. 20 piece cathedral arched door templates by peachtree woodworking pw2921 power router. Cathedral and arched top doors are the top of the line when it comes to raised panel doors. You just adjust the height of the bit until it matches the profile of the jig and you re ready to start cutting.

Each set up jig is cut at the optimum height with exactly matching sticking and cope profiles. Joywayus drill punch locator cabinet hardware jig template woodworking accurate drilling tool 4 7 out of 5 stars 5. Arches and then make two easy. Well you ve come to the right place.

By bill ewing 138 sept oct 1999 issue. Manual clamp jigs for arched top cathedral and many other patterns or templates of cabinet doors. When i first cut the oak i was using for a cabinet door i put the top and bottom cathedral pieces together they weren t even. Cathedral and arched door templates.

Bandsaw or jigsaw to within 1 16 of the lines on the top rail and panel using double faced tape secure the templates to each piece aligned with the outlines you drew earlier.