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…