How to Make Panel Doors with Basic Tools! Video 1/6
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- In today's video I will be showing you how with a basic set of tools you can make your own professional looking panel doors.
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Now my doors are mock panel doors - made from a base layer of 12mm mdf, with 12mm panels glued and nailed to the base layer to form the traditional rails and stiles that make up the door panel. To complete the Victorian look, I then glue mouldings inside each panel. The overall effect is a professional looking panel door.
BUT THE GREAT THING is you don't need a workshop with sophisticated tools like router tables to make these panel doors. If you're a DIY'er LIKE ME you can make these doors with a basic set of tools, as I set out below. Admittedly I use a circular saw in this video, but you can easily get your wood cut to size at your local DIY/ hardware store - as I used to do before I bought my circular saw.
TODAY'S TOOL KIT *
- Bosch Electric Plane geni.us/FrgKNVC (Amazon) or geni.us/belg (Amazon)
- Ryobi R18CS Circular Saw geni.us/knCq (Amazon)
- Work bench - see how I made it here • How to Make a Portable...
- 2 x 12mm MDF sheets, cut down the middle, lengthways
- Panel Pins - 20x1.6mm
- Nail punch
- Hammer
- Wood glue
- Axminster Guide rail Clamps 160 x 60mm bit.ly/2o2GRDm £16.90 per clamp
- Moulding
- Flush hinges
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Charlie!! You may be a DIYer but you're a master at instructional vids! Such clear explanations and I especially love your close-up shots, which must take time to set up, but are much appreciated. Your vids are by far the best for novices because you skip nothing and keep to the point, making every second worth watching. Great music too!! Thank you SO MUCH 💜
Done my 1st of 8 doors I need to do today and it came out brilliant, couldn’t of done it without this video, thank you!
I panelled off an island that i made using that method. I nailed it with panel pins and a little stanley electric nail gun i bought off amazon. Thanks Charlie. God bless.
Watched all the way to the end! Yep definitely inspired, always keen to DIY but your videos show what is possible 👍
Thanks for the excellent video. It gave me the confidence to tackle making some cupboards in my lounge, which I’m very pleased with. I followed your instructions to the letter, even using Blum hinges from Ironmongery direct. I also found a suitable moulding from The Range to give them a more traditional look. Your videos are now my go-to for anything DIY. Great stuff.
Great! A DIY woodworking channel that actually shows how to do the project as well as entertaining. Brings back memories of the New Yankee Workshop.
Thanks - I appreciate that!
Top video again Charlie! As a newcomer to DIY over the last year these videos are invaluable. 👍
Absolutely love your videos. I find that too many others are using too much expensive equipment which would need a whole dedicated workshop. Thanks so much for showing how you do it. Have subscribed ☺️
Can't thank you enough for subscribing Claire, and for the lovely comment! That's the way I roll, and I'm not going to change it any time soon. Drop me a line if you ever have any queries 👍
Terrific video. Gives people confidence to tackle DIY projects with minimal tools. Yes I made it to the end.
Built a whole shaker kitchen like this including tall doors for the pantry and it's still perfect 10 years later, hasn't moved a mm, no separation or anything, just about to refresh the farrow and ball paint this spring. Didn't use panel pins just glued and clamped.
Thanks to your videos, I have made my own fitted wardrobes (although I did make the mistake of not fully supporting the doors when I "shakered" them) and a plywood 2x4 sawhorse portable workbench. Looking forward to what you inspire me to make next! Cheers
hb4519 Thanks HB, and thanks for emailing me the photos - awesome work!
These DIY videos are probably the best I have seen on TH-cam. Great job and thank you so much for teaching me! (Though some concern for safety would be good - using a respirator with MDF is important!)
Great video Charlie thank you for the tips you have picked up through your own experiences.
Great upload, i thoroughly enjoyed that.
I made myself a workbench using the Stanley sawhorses as shown in one of your previous uploads.
I made mine slightly smaller for easier portability. Its FANTASTIC!!
Thanks
D Lamb Brilliant - so glad to hear that. They're great aren't they - love mine. I'll be posting a vid soon with a couple of upgrades you might be interested in.
Great video, really liked the design alterations using double thickness stiles etc. Lot to be proud about and helping people think about how they can do the same with a small collection of tools. Thanks regards Mike
Mike S Thanks Mike, I really appreciate that, and thank YOU for taking the time to comment!
Awesome doors! Excellent craftsmanship!
Thank you sooooooo much. I made a 'rough' closet for my mother months ago and left it without doors not conceiving how to make them. Your video was exactly what I needed. Perfect! Much needed. Now my mother will get doors for her closet. Every detail was needed especially making doors for cabinets that were not in square. Thanks.
You're welcome 👍
Absolutely Fantastic! Exactly what the doctor ordered. Off to buy some MDF. Thanks Charlie
Bless you for this. Been searching for ages for a way to make doors without all the routers & dados & rabbets etc!!!
Thank you Juliet. There's another take on it here th-cam.com/video/tdMnnkvInrE/w-d-xo.html but I did use a trim router to make the mouldings, but the doors were constructed the same way. 👍🏻
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How thick was the MDF that you used? BTW great video
Just watched all the video and I think you said 12mm MDF, so was the total door thickness around 24mm?
They look amazing!
Watched from beginning to end. Really cool watching the whole thing come together all very nicely. We'll done. Beautifully done. Very neat too. Your very skilled.. Have a great week.
Love the videos as usual. Never thought of using a sliding bevel. Also you are exactly right, all TH-camrs have proper router tables etc. Us normal folk just don't have those sort of things. Thanks.
Thanks Nigel. Really chuffed you find them useful. Yep, I'm never upgrading my tools. It's not how I roll 😉
I will be copying this for my fitted wardrobe. Need to justify my track saw purchase.
Another great video Charlie - and yes, I stayed for every last second 😉. I made some doors myself with a very similar method, substituting pine for the shaker stiles etc as I'm never keen fitting hinges to MDF, particularly on heavy doors.
Just one piece of feedback Charlie (and I don't always take my advice, so hands up), but you really need to use a suitable mask working with MDF, it really is nasty stuff and you only need one good lungful to have serious health consequences. I know you were using a vac inside, but belt and braces I'd recommend still using a mask.
Hi Charlie another cracking video. I love the fact that you say things like 'carpenters say... but you don't need to.' I would love to have a full workshop and all the tools (I have tool envy about your tools) but I don't. I'm totally booked on your channel. Interestingly I made some mock maple usher doors for a kitchen under stair cupboard using funeral paint and train and I didn't pin the styles but they are still going strong 20 years later. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the quick response. Again, great video.
Great video Charlie. I'll definitely be using this method in the future
Great. You must have known that was my next project. Thanks Charlie.
Janet Diesnis Thanks Janet. I had a feeling it might be 🙂
Wow, full on respect Charlie. Would love to try these and may even pluck up the courage! Thanks for sharing all you do.
You're welcome. Here's a more comprehensive wardrobe series I did recently th-cam.com/play/PLyai2ugIzdZUIQAbe4V9i9sXi3fGqN8NR.html
I use Mitre mate to stick the strips on the doors as you don't need clamps or pins. You've got to get them in position fairly quickly though!
Having watched this video and a few other I took the leap and ordered the material for my fitted cupboard. Finished it and it turned out pretty well for my first cupboard. Many a tips and recommendations came handed , Zinsser, panel doors to name a few! Thanks!!! Can’t attach a pic to show the result.
That's fantastic news. If you have a moment I'd love to see a picture or two, you can email me at charliediyte@gmail.com 👍
Great job Charlie, thanks for great video.
great job mate, really enjoyed watching and learning .........love your videos
Hiya Charlie, got to say you showed us all some great tips your an inspiration to us all.Good luck with any future project's, cheers m8 and may you & yours stay healthy & strong👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👌💪👋👋👋👋👋👋👋✌
Thanks Gazza. Really appreciate that!
It adds on to the challenge, when things are not square where you expected it to be.
Brilliant. I want to do this and you have given me the confidence to at least try. Thanks
Thanks John. I'm posting a series of videos over the next few weeks cataloguing a new wardrobe build, so you might keep an eye out for that. First one goes live this Saturday. 👍🏻
Great to see a practical project using basic DIY tools and not using what you would expect to see in a small industrial unit! Good job Charlie! ;)
Mechanoid 57 Ha! That's exactly the point mate. Thanks for the comment!
yes it is great
Thanks! Doing some cupboard in the garage but their's no reason why I can't make them look good, it will be great practice and I love the color you used on the doors in the next video
Thanks Eric. Glad you liked them! I think it was Farrow and Ball Studio Room Green, mixed by Johnstone's, because they're paint is better! 👍
Seems like a fantastic idea to countersink the countersinks further
Another superb video Charlie, thanks for sharing buddy.
Russell Swindlehurst You're welcome mate. Thanks for the comment!
the guy is very correct in making videos using basic tools.....because if a person has the expensive tools, more likely he is a professional....although not always the case
Thanks, I'm just a DIY'er at the end of the day who enjoys carpentry amongst other things, and I don't have a professional workshop so needs must! 👍
Great stuff Charlie!
Just found the style doors I will use on my next project. Cheers
You're welcome. Glad you found it useful!
Good job Charlie, enjoyed watching this thanks.
Paul M Thanks Paul - appreciate that!
Great job! You have more patience with the process than I do but I did have enough patience to watch to the end o the video. ;-) Thanks!
You lost me at "thanks for watching" 😂
Top video as always
Totally excellent job. And I can tell you, it ain't easy.
Hi, this is apropos of nothing, but yours is the first channel I've found in a while to use use background music for the montages, that's actually pleasant, unintrusive, calming yet exciting.
Charlie, Thanks for this; i'm 65 and have been doing DIY for 45 years ! Have never made fitted wardrobe doors however, & so with your excellent (27 minute !) video I will now be able to.
The only bit that seems a little 'hit & miss' is the non square planing on the long edges ?
Good job Charlie👍
This is brilliant, thank you.
Just subscribed to your channel Charlie, love your videos, thank you!
Sheetrock hot mud is best and cheapest solution for pinholes in wood/MDF ;) Very good job m8!
Great work Charlie !!!! Watched the whole video !!!!
Thanks Marco 👍
I find that if you angle the pins slightly they are anchored well in,like the job well done mate
Guau! They look amazing!!🔝
I love those old Erwing bar clamps
Hi, love the video. I was wondering about making 3 sliding panel doors (bottom slide) for a tall floor to ceiling cupboard using this technique. Do you think the mdf would warp over time without having hinges down the sides to support them?
You are the MDF KING
Just preparing to build a set of under stairs doors . Good ideas.
Good luck 👍🏻
Hi Charlie, I use a slightly different method to you . I use contact adhesive , no clamping ,less waiting , waterproof glue . I find it's pretty good, and quick.
Nice video again Charlie 👍🏻 I’m going to be using this style of door 🚪 when I change the kitchen door fronts 😊 keep up the videos 👍🏻
Justin Dow Thanks Justin - will do, and good luck with the kitchen project!
What size MDF were used for the door and panels?
Great video, really helpful. Thank you!
You're very welcome Keira. I've done an in depth series on wardrobes starting with this one th-cam.com/video/R1dKybdYyY8/w-d-xo.html 👊
Great staff as usual :) thank you very much
dine youssef You're welcome. Thanks for the comment!
Good job! I look forward to make the same doors for my closet.
Thanks for showing all the steps with instructions :)
Since we love to see you healthy while doing awesome projects, I suggest that you wear dust mask when sanding MDF, as it might result in health issues.
Our whole kitchen is constructed this way we did it ourselves, god knows how we got it right but 18 years later it's still perfect, just about to repaint it this year. We used green mdf because of moisture worries though, the rails and styles were thinner mdf and they were not fitted inset doors so easier to do.
Good to hear this design has longevity! I'm just about to embark on an epic bedroom wardrobe project. I've thought long and hard about doing the doors properly (with separate rails and stiles and an inset central piece) but I just can't be bothered with all the hassle, and this way is much more assessible to most DIYers because you don't need sophisticated tools to accomplish it. Thanks for getting in touch👍
Great vid, little tip I learnt when I worked in a pub fitters workshop in my teens, half dry tack your Stiles each end not sending the panel pin all the way home before you apply glue, then the tack goes back into same hole and there's no sliding on the glue👍
Another great video. I’m inspired to finally crack on with a wardrobe project I’ve been putting off. I’m interested in your view on wether to use MDF cubes or timber frame for the carcass. I’d be building against a wall not in an alcove.
I think if you're going to paint it, there's no need to use timber.
Great details and explanation, thank you!
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment 👍
Excellent job and great video.........thank you
You're welcome mate. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Great video as always
AJabbal Thanks!!
Nicely done.
Harpreet Singh Thanks mate!
Great vid Charlie! Video on the carcass build would be great viewing!
Thanks - I'll see what I can do!
Looks great. You can put full length mirror on the inside, since they cover panels anyway. MDF also supposedly toxic when cutting/sawing it. So maybe use plywood instead - ion frame will accommodate it.
Yes, I did that here th-cam.com/video/tdMnnkvInrE/w-d-xo.html
considering basic tools but achivement is top love the video,
Ratch Riat Thanks mate - really appreciate that!
Hi Charlie. Followed this brilliant video and have made two odd shaped doors for the attic rooms and a cupboard door. Even inserted a real wood filet to screw the hinges into due to weight as had to make 46mm thick to match the other doors. Think they’ll look great when painted and even saved myself £1,200 off quote from local sawmill. Cheers!
The only question I have is what to fill the punched nails and gaps with - two pack wood filler like you did, or polyfilla woodflex ready to apply which Is my go to wood filler?
Nice one Charlie,did mine the same way👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Alan Mullock Thanks Alan!
Great vid Charlie
Dave Williams Thanks Dave!
Hi Charlie, contemplating using MDF to replace my existing kitchen cabinet doors. Did you have any issues with warping using this method rather than the rail and stile method? I have the tools, just a lot of doors to be made and this would be a huge time saver.
Also, would the preference be standard mdf or moisture resistant mdf?
Love the videos, keep up the good work.
Very detailed, thank you
You're welcome. 👊
This is great! Made it to the end haha
Ha! Thanks and well done for persevering to the end!!
Bloody marvelous
Hi Charlie
Love your Chanel mate this is the 3rd time Iv watched this video just love the end result and it works perfectly
Thanks mate 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Carl, I really appreciate that, and so glad it's worked well for your project. Funnily enough I'm just building a new set as we speak for this project th-cam.com/video/QUtP1WuAQtQ/w-d-xo.html Made the same way although I'm routing the moulding but kind of wishing I'd done it the same way as in the video you've watched 😉
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Yes I’m up to date with all of you videos mate
Looking forward to you next 👍👍👍👍
great way to make doors, I've got a project almost same as your video, I will use your method now, thanks for video, very well illustrated :)
I'm just working on a new project that you might be interested in th-cam.com/video/R1dKybdYyY8/w-d-xo.html
Hello Charlie, I often find when doing this sort of project that I end up spending good money on items that you cant really do without ie 2 part wood filler. After some experimenting I have found that car body filler appears to do exactly the same job and I think it actually dries a bit quicker and can be sanded within minutes on small depths. I have found large tins of it on Ebay at low prices, a 3.5ltr tin of U-pol is under £20 and I reckon it will last me years. Maybe give it a try and see what you think Regards Bob
Another great video Charlie ! I bet your house is amazing by now !
Thanks John. It's not unfortunately. Ironically with all the videos I don't actually get much done, such as our bedroom which we moved out of a year ago. Still on the plus side it generates plenty of content!
@@CharlieDIYte thanks for the quick reply Charlie ! I will be having a good root around your other videos now ! Keep up the great work..you are certainly a talented man in many areas !
i saw some pros that couldnt get 45 angle that close with professional tools lol. I sub to your passion bru
Thanks mate! 👍
Great video. Easy to understand and follow the instructions. I am going to make these for closet bypass doors. The only question I have is why use brad nails? The glue should do the job all by itself.
You're right but I'd still tends to use nails - just to hold them down really whilst the glue sets. You can then lever them out and fill the tiny holes really easily.
Great video Charlie, really helpful. What tooth blade did you use on your circular saw for MDF?
You're a true DIY inspiration :-)
Cheers mate. Building now wardrobes right now th-cam.com/video/R1dKybdYyY8/w-d-xo.html 👍🏻
Nice a tidy as always Charlie. With routers being so cheap now and saving buying trim a nice ogee bit will add a nice detail instead
That's a damn good point - I have a router and am not sure why I didn't think of that 🙄, although if I do this I'll have to do the rails and stiles in timber as I'm guessing the MDF grain would puff up and require a fair bit of sanding between coats.
Really tempted in making my Victorian window shutters like this but they need to be bi fold so the back will be visible when open. Would you make them out of thinner mdf? So both side would have the rails and stiles?
love the music when you're working
Thanks 👊
Hey Charlie recently subscribed and Im so glad I found this channel, what colour are the cabinets in this video and the grey one in yours is lovely i want to make a MDF Office desk at home and would love to paint it this colour.
Cheers
Rob
Doors look boss btw👍
Thanks for sharing
thank you for the info. saved me so much frustration
You're welcome Scott and here's an update from a more recent project th-cam.com/video/tdMnnkvInrE/w-d-xo.html 👍
Got all the way to the end mate
Nice one Tom - thanks mate👍
Well done. . Bro ..
Nice job.