Thread: Cupboard Doors - Please help me track these down!! **PICS**

I think you will find that if you are making a raised panel door you "route" the required profile of the panel at that time. You dont make a blank first.

Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb

I think you will find that if you are making a raised panel door you route the required profile of the panel at that time. You dont make a blank first.

I understand how you make a solid timber door I've done them myself. The guy obviously can't do that otherwise he wouldn't be after them, if he was capable of making them from scratch. He's after a cheap way of matching them.

But why would he want to make a "door blank"

The moulding profile on the door frame parts has been cut prior to assembly, probably with a matching rail and stile cutter. You can tell because the internal corners are sharp 'mitres' not rounded as they would be if the frame was 'routered' as you put it after assembly. If you look at the top rail of the door, you will probably see the shape of the moulding profile cut into the end grain of the rails.

You cannot make up a 'blank' door and then have this moulding applied.

Actually on second reading, what you seem to be suggesting is that he get some flush panel doors made up and then have the moulding shape cut into them with a CNC router, which is similar to the way they make the MDF cores for those vacuum formed vinyl doors in cheap kitchens. I'm not sure that would work out any cheaper and I reckon it would stand out like dog's bollocks. The drawer fronts have been made the same way, so they're not going to match anything.

Hi Shubes,

I was searching for door makers under Yellow Pages, but couldn't find any. I came across this site though. http://www.acclaimwardrobes.com.au/

No idea if they're any good but no harm asking. If you click the link "door" they do make joinery cabinet doors. Don't know about limed finish - if they don't have that, ask if they supply bare unfinished doors.

I don't know any joinery door manufacturers, but those would be the most direct source.

If you happen to find any or call the above link, let us know how their pricing, etc went. Cheers.

when i did kitchens my company ordered timber doors from tudor doors and it looks like the exact same profile and moulding that we used to get from them. http://www.tudordoors.com.au/

That's a good lead. I might try them out for a future project! Ta

Well I have an update on the doors. After hitting the Yellow Pages and calling places at random, I found this local mob here in Bayswater, Vic:

http://www.finertimberdoors.com.au

I dropped in to their show-room, and they sell solid timber - Tassie Oak / Vic Ash doors with profiles that are 'close' to an identical match to mine. So I've bitten the bullet and ordered the doors I require to complete the kitchen (7 in total) which are costing me about $50 each (raw). Even though it's not a 100% match, I think I'll get away with it.

Once they're made, I'll do a trial fit to make sure I got the measurements correct... then it will be time to match up the lime-wash finish.

I'll post more photos when I get my new doors back, meant to be 10 working days.

Ok here are some pics of the new doors. These pics really do not do them justice - the flash has made everything look pretty horrible actually... in real life, they look a treat, and blend in with the existing doors very well... even as they currently are (still raw)...

Anyway, the pics will give you a good idea:















The next step is to match up the lime-wash finish somehow. I'm also going to fit brand new door handles all-round to help bring the kitchen up a notch. I'm very happy with the new benchtop. Still have to make kick-panels, and get a floor down. Then things should be looking a lot nicer.

Looking really good!

u may need to take the new door and take it to a fench polisher to lime wash the rest of the raw doors it might help to take a door off that has the lime wash already done so they can match it.