Tombstone Raised Panel Doors

December 31 2008 at 12 08 pm bob.

Tombstone raised panel doors.

Keep in mind that you ll need to add 1 4 to the radius of the top rail to create the top edge of the panel. These same door styles are also available with solid wood flat panels. Below are just a few of our solid wood raised panel door designs. There are lots of different choices and lots of different hardware considerations but one door style that makers come back to time and time again is the frame and panel door and particularly the raised panel door.

Tombstone raised panel door frame part 2. These are perfect for restorations and diy projects. Raised panel doors have a solid wood frame and a solid wood center panel. This is quite simple.

I mill the frame parts to 7 8 in. We have an extensive collection of salvaged interior and exterior doors circa 1800 1950 and our selection changes weekly we have many more than are shown on our website. A traditional tombstone raised panel must be at the very minimum finished by hand carving. Cabinets usually need a door or two and deciding on the style of the door can be make or break the appearance of the piece.

This is because it is impossible to make true traditional tombstone raised panel doors entirely by machine because router shaper bits cannot shape a sharp inside corner. Choose a style that meets the architectural needs of your home from traditional to contemporary. I like the simple idea of scribing the line and planing rabbet down to the line. Tombstone doors combine machine work and handwork to create arched panel doors with 18th century style.

Flat panel doors have a solid wood frame and a flat plywood or solid wood panel. The panel edge slips into the groove in the door frame 1 4. Installing butt hinges 4 thoughts on tombstone raised panel john powers says. These tools create rounded inside corners.

The panel is then made to fit. Doors must be crated prior to shipping and then shipped via motor freight or. Follow the steps in fig. So just add 1 4 all around the inside perimeter of the frame.

Bayer built s panel door selection includes oak maple knotty pine hemlock poplar and more. We have pocket doors french doors swinging doors commercial doors dutch doors and more. Tombstone doors lay out the top rail. From left a square style aspen cabinet door in maple.

Draw the curve on the top rail saw to shape photo 1 and sand the shape smooth photo 2. Our solid wood doors are available in over 20 different wood species including american woods such as alder ash birch cherry cypress fir hickory maple red oak white oak pine poplar and walnut just.