I want to replace my 20 kitchen cabinet doors.

I plan to put a top drop in slot for a window or inset from the back or
a some other eas to fabricate way. Suggestions please.

No sure if glass or Lexan (polycarbonate).
I am not concerned about the utmost best looks.
No knobs.

I wood like to see the wood grain so I plan a whitewash.
Do not care about type of wood.

What finish would be good enough but easy to apply.

I have a few tools to work with. Router, radial arm saw. 45 deg jig.

What other tools should I invest in.

Which soft close hinges are easy to install ?

Most important:
What wood would be the best to work with.

Thank you.

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On 1/7/2022 11:18 AM, Aoli wrote:

I want to replace my 20 kitchen cabinet doors.

I plan to put a top drop in slot for a window or inset from the back or
a some other eas to fabricate way.  Suggestions please.

No sure if glass or Lexan (polycarbonate).
I am not concerned about the utmost best looks.
No knobs.

I wood like to see the wood grain so I plan a whitewash.
Do not care about type of wood.

What finish would be good enough but easy to apply.

I have a few tools to work with. Router, radial arm saw.  45 deg jig.

What other tools should I invest in.

Which soft close hinges are easy to install ?

Most important:
What wood would be the best to work with.

Thank you.

I think if you have to ask that many questions, the job is
beyond your current skill level.

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On 1/7/2022 11:36 AM, Just Wondering wrote:

On 1/7/2022 11:18 AM, Aoli wrote:

I want to replace my 20 kitchen cabinet doors.

I plan to put a top drop in slot for a window or inset from the back
or a some other eas to fabricate way.  Suggestions please.

No sure if glass or Lexan (polycarbonate).
I am not concerned about the utmost best looks.
No knobs.

I wood like to see the wood grain so I plan a whitewash.
Do not care about type of wood.

What finish would be good enough but easy to apply.

I have a few tools to work with. Router, radial arm saw.  45 deg jig.

What other tools should I invest in.

Which soft close hinges are easy to install ?

Most important:
What wood would be the best to work with.

Thank you.

I think if you have to ask that many questions, the job is
beyond your current skill level.

First purchase should be a decent book on cabinet making. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cabinetry+book&crid=1OEJI1LZZPFDY&sprefix=cabinetry%2Caps%2C118&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_9

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On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 2:15:36 PM UTC-5, Just Wondering wrote:

On 1/7/2022 11:36 AM, Just Wondering wrote:

On 1/7/2022 11:18 AM, Aoli wrote:

I want to replace my 20 kitchen cabinet doors.

I plan to put a top drop in slot for a window or inset from the back
or a some other eas to fabricate way. Suggestions please.

No sure if glass or Lexan (polycarbonate).
I am not concerned about the utmost best looks.
No knobs.

I wood like to see the wood grain so I plan a whitewash.
Do not care about type of wood.

What finish would be good enough but easy to apply.

I have a few tools to work with. Router, radial arm saw. 45 deg jig.

What other tools should I invest in.

Which soft close hinges are easy to install ?

Most important:
What wood would be the best to work with.

Thank you.

I think if you have to ask that many questions, the job is
beyond your current skill level.

First purchase should be a decent book on cabinet making. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cabinetry+book&crid=1OEJI1LZZPFDY&sprefix=cabinetry%2Caps%2C118&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_9

You should have led with that.

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On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 1:36:57 PM UTC-5, Just Wondering wrote:

On 1/7/2022 11:18 AM, Aoli wrote:

I want to replace my 20 kitchen cabinet doors.

I plan to put a top drop in slot for a window or inset from the back or
a some other eas to fabricate way. Suggestions please.

No sure if glass or Lexan (polycarbonate).
I am not concerned about the utmost best looks.
No knobs.

I wood like to see the wood grain so I plan a whitewash.
Do not care about type of wood.

What finish would be good enough but easy to apply.

I have a few tools to work with. Router, radial arm saw. 45 deg jig.

What other tools should I invest in.

Which soft close hinges are easy to install ?

Most important:
What wood would be the best to work with.

Thank you.

I think if you have to ask that many questions, the job is
beyond your current skill level.

Dream crusher.

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On 1/7/2022 12:18 PM, Aoli wrote:

I want to replace my 20 kitchen cabinet doors.

I plan to put a top drop in slot for a window or inset from the back or
a some other eas to fabricate way.  Suggestions please.

I have probably built several hundred cabinet doors and drawers.
When putting glass in a door I build the door with a rabbet on the
inside back edge for the rails and stiles. I paint or varnish the door
frame and then my glass guy uses a clear caulk adhesive inside the
rabbet. Then he drops the glass in and he is done. Adding a slot to
the top rail simply complicates the whole process.

No sure if glass or Lexan (polycarbonate).
I am not concerned about the utmost best looks.
No knobs.

Glass will be much more scratch resistant and easier to clean. I would
go with tempered glass to resist easy breakage. A textured glass like
Flemish can add look good.

Here is what I am talking about. This is Flemish glass that distorts
the focus of what is behind it. And shows the glass fitting inside the
rabbet.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/6485169773/in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/6485171439/in/photostream/

I wood like to see the wood grain so I plan a whitewash.
Do not care about type of wood.

As stated above, finish the doors however you like and then add the
glass with the proper clear adhesive. If the glass gets broken your
glass guy or you can remove the broken glass with out any complicated
reapair to the door.

What finish would be good enough but easy to apply.

That depends how much cleaning of the doors you will be doing. For
kitchen doors I typically apply General Finishes Arm-R-Seal. A good
quality foam brush, think Wooster brand. Works shockingly well. Do not overwork the finish. Just get it on there and let it settle out. When
dry if the surface is rough you can wrap a piece of paper around a block
of wood and rub the surface a few light strokes. The surface will
smooth out with little effort.

I have a few tools to work with. Router, radial arm saw.  45 deg jig.

What other tools should I invest in.

I do not use any of the above stated tools to build Shaker style doors.
I only use rail and stile bits in a router table. 90% of the doors
that I build are Shaker style, see the above links. I do it all on the
table saw with a dado set for the corner lap joints. I try to avoid 45
mitered corners. Those are weak.

Which soft close hinges are easy to install ?

Well pretty much all of them assuming the non soft close version is easy
to install. Soft close does not add any difficulty over the non self
close version. Again I pretty much only use Euro style face frame
hinges in bulk a hundred at a time. BUT with Euro hinges you will need
a way to drill a 35mm/1-3/8" hole 1/2" deep on the back of the door stile.

I buy this hinge, but not at this supplier.
Blum COMPACT 1/2" Overlay Wrap Around Screw-On Hinge
Model:38N355C.08

https://www.build.com/product/summary/185436?uid=1672850

https://www.build.com/product/summary/185436?uid=1672850

Most important:
What wood would be the best to work with.

Any wood that is in the hardwood family.
Oak, Walnut, Cherry and or Poplar if you plan to paint. All of the
above can be stained and varnished and or simply varnished for a nicer
look. Be certain to get flat and straight stock.

Thank you.

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On 1/7/2022 2:45 PM, Leon wrote:

I buy this hinge, but not at this supplier.
Blum COMPACT 1/2" Overlay Wrap Around Screw-On Hinge
Model:38N355C.08

https://www.build.com/product/summary/185436?uid=1672850

https://www.build.com/product/summary/185436?uid=1672850

Let me clarify here. The hinge at the link above is not soft close but
the soft close version fits and installs exactly the same way.

I would advise to go to the Blum website to get the correct model model
of the hinge you want if you go with a face frame Euro style hinge.


Here is the soft close version of the hinge that I buy and from this
company.

https://www.woodworkerexpress.com/blum-compact-38n-face-frame-hinges-side-mnt-overlay-1-2.html

Note once logged in they typically offer a bulk price break. IIRC a box
of 50 gets a pretty good discount over the single hinge price.

ALSO if you buy 52 hinges, you get the bulk pricing on the box of 50 and
you pay full price for the 2 extra. Something to keep in mind. You
will need a minimum of 40 hinges for 20 doors. A box of 50 might be
less expensive than 40 singles.

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On 1/7/2022 3:08 PM, Leon wrote:

On 1/7/2022 2:45 PM, Leon wrote:

I buy this hinge, but not at this supplier.
Blum COMPACT 1/2" Overlay Wrap Around Screw-On Hinge
Model:38N355C.08

https://www.build.com/product/summary/185436?uid=1672850

https://www.build.com/product/summary/185436?uid=1672850

Let me clarify here.  The hinge at the link above is not soft close but
the soft close version fits and installs exactly the same way.

I would advise to go to the Blum website to get the correct model model
of the hinge you want if you go with a face frame Euro style hinge.

Here is the soft close version of the hinge that I buy and from this
company.

https://www.woodworkerexpress.com/blum-compact-38n-face-frame-hinges-side-mnt-overlay-1-2.html

Note once logged in they typically offer a bulk price break.  IIRC a box
of 50 gets a pretty good discount over the single hinge price.

ALSO if you buy 52 hinges, you get the bulk pricing on the box of 50 and
you pay full price for the 2 extra.  Something to keep in mind.  You
will need a minimum of 40 hinges for 20 doors.  A box of 50 might be
less expensive than 40 singles.

Ok, I do not buy from the above site, again. Sorry.

Woodworkers Hardware is who I normally buy from. They give volume
discounts.

wwhardware.com

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On Fri, 7 Jan 2022 14:45:18 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:

On 1/7/2022 12:18 PM, Aoli wrote:

I want to replace my 20 kitchen cabinet doors.

I plan to put a top drop in slot for a window or inset from the back or
a some other eas to fabricate way.  Suggestions please.

I have probably built several hundred cabinet doors and drawers.
When putting glass in a door I build the door with a rabbet on the
inside back edge for the rails and stiles. I paint or varnish the door
frame and then my glass guy uses a clear caulk adhesive inside the
rabbet. Then he drops the glass in and he is done. Adding a slot to
the top rail simply complicates the whole process.

No sure if glass or Lexan (polycarbonate).
I am not concerned about the utmost best looks.
No knobs.

Glass will be much more scratch resistant and easier to clean. I would
go with tempered glass to resist easy breakage. A textured glass like >Flemish can add look good.

Tempered glass may save a finger or an arm (sorta like a SawStop ;-).
Glass has a habit of breaking into large, knife-edged chunks, which
can (do) fall slicing anything in their path. My wife ran through a
glass window when she was a kid. The ER doctor stopped counting at
100 stitches.

Tempered glass "explodes" into a billion little "B-Bs", none with
enough energy to cut skin. It's used for side windows in cars which
is they you see all the little pieces of glass after an accident.
Tempered glass is now building code for exterior doors (likely windows
now too). Hundreds of accidents like my wife's are the reason why.

Here is what I am talking about. This is Flemish glass that distorts
the focus of what is behind it. And shows the glass fitting inside the >rabbet.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/6485169773/in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/6485171439/in/photostream/

I wood like to see the wood grain so I plan a whitewash.
Do not care about type of wood.

As stated above, finish the doors however you like and then add the
glass with the proper clear adhesive. If the glass gets broken your
glass guy or you can remove the broken glass with out any complicated
reapair to the door.

What finish would be good enough but easy to apply.

That depends how much cleaning of the doors you will be doing. For
kitchen doors I typically apply General Finishes Arm-R-Seal. A good
quality foam brush, think Wooster brand. Works shockingly well. Do not >overwork the finish. Just get it on there and let it settle out. When
dry if the surface is rough you can wrap a piece of paper around a block
of wood and rub the surface a few light strokes. The surface will
smooth out with little effort.

I have a few tools to work with. Router, radial arm saw.  45 deg jig.

What other tools should I invest in.

I do not use any of the above stated tools to build Shaker style doors.
I only use rail and stile bits in a router table. 90% of the doors
that I build are Shaker style, see the above links. I do it all on the
table saw with a dado set for the corner lap joints. I try to avoid 45 >mitered corners. Those are weak.

Which soft close hinges are easy to install ?

Well pretty much all of them assuming the non soft close version is easy
to install. Soft close does not add any difficulty over the non self
close version. Again I pretty much only use Euro style face frame
hinges in bulk a hundred at a time. BUT with Euro hinges you will need
a way to drill a 35mm/1-3/8" hole 1/2" deep on the back of the door stile.

I buy this hinge, but not at this supplier.
Blum COMPACT 1/2" Overlay Wrap Around Screw-On Hinge
Model:38N355C.08

https://www.build.com/product/summary/185436?uid=1672850

https://www.build.com/product/summary/185436?uid=1672850

Most important:
What wood would be the best to work with.

Any wood that is in the hardwood family.
Oak, Walnut, Cherry and or Poplar if you plan to paint. All of the
above can be stained and varnished and or simply varnished for a nicer
look. Be certain to get flat and straight stock.

Thank you.

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