Ken Ketcham
04-02-2011, 9:40 AM
I'm a hobbyist woodworker who built all the cabinets for my house sans doors. I'm about to branch into making those cabinet doors. There have been excellent posts here that have helped me choose my equipment. My Felder shaper arrived yesterday, and my Garniga tooling arrived last week.
I'm hoping those of you with experience can help me with what is probably a novice question. The question is this: The Garniga tooling for the rail and stiles grooves a 5mm channel for the panel, but the panel raiser just profiles one side of the panel. How does one make sure the panel fits into the 5mm channel with precision? My experience has been that the more precision I use in woodworking makes for a much finer result. I can see several methods: 1) assemble the panel and plane to the exact thickness so after the panel raising, the edge thickness is slightly less than 5mm; 2) use a back cutter with the panel raiser with the proper shims; 3) purchase another panel raiser and, with the proper shims, profile both sides of the panel. The Garniga tooling is the 05 108 panel raiser and the 11 109 kitchen cabinet door set profile.
Am I missing an easy way to accomplish this? Thanks in advance for all your help.
I'm hoping those of you with experience can help me with what is probably a novice question. The question is this: The Garniga tooling for the rail and stiles grooves a 5mm channel for the panel, but the panel raiser just profiles one side of the panel. How does one make sure the panel fits into the 5mm channel with precision? My experience has been that the more precision I use in woodworking makes for a much finer result. I can see several methods: 1) assemble the panel and plane to the exact thickness so after the panel raising, the edge thickness is slightly less than 5mm; 2) use a back cutter with the panel raiser with the proper shims; 3) purchase another panel raiser and, with the proper shims, profile both sides of the panel. The Garniga tooling is the 05 108 panel raiser and the 11 109 kitchen cabinet door set profile.
Am I missing an easy way to accomplish this? Thanks in advance for all your help.