DIY Project – Upcycling our Cabinet Doors – The Trial Run – Routing

The Sears Craftman® router I own is about 30 years old.  But like some of the older Sears Craftman® tools I own, they still work okay.

I did my due diligence and practiced on some boards to make sure I had my 3/8” rabbet.  After multiple attempts, I finally got the 3/8” depth.  Now I was ready for routing the frames.

After determining that I needed to clamp down the frames as they would move around as I was routing, I was happy with this part of the project.  With a new bit, my Sears Craftman® router plowed through the wood easily.  This would not be the case with other doors as the bit became dull.

Keep in mind I needed to rout the inside of the frame to insert the panel.  After checking with Efiwym (my wife), we determined that 3/8” reveal was too wide.  So back to routing and I set the router to the necessary 1/2” depth.  Again, I was very happy with this part of the project.  Except…

When you rout an inside rabbet, you create a rounded corner.  According to the Kreg® jig video, you can square off the corners with a chisel.  As a just-okay DIYer, you always look for short cuts.  Again, another typical bad choice for a just-okay DIYer.  I would just round off the corners of the panels instead.

Now it was on to the panels.  However, the routing was not done… 

[emulsion_relate_posts]