Tombstone Raised Panel Doors

The carving on the arch is very nice and precise.

Tombstone raised panel doors.

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. From right a tombstone style colonial cabinet door in alder. 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.

I like the simple idea of scribing the line and planing rabbet down to the line. The panel edge slips into the groove in the door frame 1 4. Panel doors add warmth and luxury to any room providing decor that beautifies interiors and increases home value. 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.

Follow the steps in fig. Tombstone doors combine machine work and handwork to create arched panel doors with 18th century style. These same door styles are also available with solid wood flat panels. Tombstone doors lay out the top rail.

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. Tombstone raised panel door frame part 2. Raised panel doors have a solid wood frame and a solid wood center panel. 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.

The panel is then made to fit. From left a square style aspen cabinet door in maple. Choose a style that meets the architectural needs of your home from traditional to contemporary. Draw the curve on the top rail saw to shape photo 1 and sand the shape smooth photo 2.

So just add 1 4 all around the inside perimeter of the frame. Installing butt hinges 4 thoughts on tombstone raised panel john powers says. Doors must be crated prior to shipping and then shipped via motor freight or. 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 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. Below are just a few of our solid wood raised panel door designs.

These are perfect for restorations and diy projects. I mill the frame parts to 7 8 in.