Tombstone Raised Panel Doors

Below are just a few of our solid wood raised panel door designs.

Tombstone raised panel doors.

Doors must be crated prior to shipping and then shipped via motor freight or. I mill the frame parts to 7 8 in. Bayer built s panel door selection includes oak maple knotty pine hemlock poplar and more. Choose a style that meets the architectural needs of your home from traditional to contemporary.

From right a tombstone style colonial cabinet door in alder. Tombstone doors combine machine work and handwork to create arched panel doors with 18th century style. So just add 1 4 all around the inside perimeter of the frame. Tombstone doors lay out the top rail.

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. I like the simple idea of scribing the line and planing rabbet down to the line. Tombstone raised panel door frame part 2.

A traditional tombstone raised panel must be at the very minimum finished by hand carving. Follow the steps in fig. Installing butt hinges 4 thoughts on tombstone raised panel john powers says. This is quite simple.

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. These are perfect for restorations and diy projects. Flat panel doors have a solid wood frame and a flat plywood or solid wood panel. The panel is then made to fit.

Panel doors add warmth and luxury to any room providing decor that beautifies interiors and increases home value. Draw the curve on the top rail saw to shape photo 1 and sand the shape smooth photo 2. The panel edge slips into the groove in the door frame 1 4. These tools create rounded inside corners.

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. Raised panel doors have a solid wood frame and a solid wood center panel. From left a square style aspen cabinet door in maple. 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.

The carving on the arch is very nice and precise. We have pocket doors french doors swinging doors commercial doors dutch doors and more.