Cabinet doors on the shaper

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Willemjm

Willem
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Solid Cherry doors, video shows single pass on one of my auction bought 7.5hp shapers running a 6” diameter cutter at 8,000rpm using a slow feed. No tear out, shiny finish. The cut is 1 1/2” with a back cutter included.

How many of the cabinet builders here use solid 3/4” panels? These doors are pretty heavy, some may need three hinges. Perhaps I should have gone 5/8, just did not want to turn more of the pretty Cherry into sawdust.

https://youtu.be/oMrGHfyRC74

Tried a single pass on my 3hp shaper, could not handle it.
 

srhardwoods

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Chris
I doe 3/4" panels 1 pass everyday. My profile has a back relief so they are flush with the frames. That's just so they go through the wide belt sander. Good looking panel!
 

Bill Clemmons

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Bill, will that be ply or solid? How do you get to 1/2” stock?


I've used both ply and solid for 1/2" panels. If I'm starting w/ 3/4" stock, I'll usually just plane it down to 17/32", then run it through the dual drum sander for final thickness. I hate wasting that much wood, but there is not much I can do w/ very thin pieces if I resaw. If starting w/ thicker stock, I might resaw to 9/16", glue the panel together, then finish it off w/ the drum sander.

When using 1/2" (actually 15/32) ply I try to match species to species. The pic below is the upper half of a White Oak china cabinet for my daughter. I was too cheap to buy the WO ply, so I used Red Oak. Not a perfect match, but close enough for the untrained eye. W/ stacked panels like this, I also try to keep the grain pattern consistent.

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ashley_phil

Phil Ashley
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if you put a wixey or similar digital readout on that shaper you can stack your cutters and easily do your stiles rails and panels with minimal set up.
 
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