Arch Top Cabinet Door Jig

Manual clamp jigs for arched top cathedral and many other patterns or templates of cabinet doors.

Arch top cabinet door jig.

Archmaster jigs are easy to use jigs for shaping door panels and rails. Cathedral and arched top doors are the top of the line when it comes to raised panel doors. Well you ve come to the right place. Crown door jigs are safer for a much safer operation use the crown door jigs.

Both jigs keep your hands securely in place on the handle knobs. Bandsaw or jigsaw to within 1 16 of the lines on the top rail and panel using double faced tape secure the templates to each piece aligned with the outlines you drew earlier. This grip gives you more control of the operation as you trim the panel. The plain arch has a lower peak and is slightly less ornate while the country arch has a steep rise with graceful curves leading into the flat top.

Bill ewing developed a quick way to cut arched doors using an adjustable jig that allows him to cut raised panel doors of almost any size. You just adjust the height of the bit until it matches the profile of the jig and you re ready to start cutting. 20 piece cathedral arched door templates by peachtree woodworking pw2921 power router. Joywayus drill punch locator cabinet hardware jig template woodworking accurate drilling tool 4 7 out of 5 stars 5.

Each set up jig is cut at the optimum height with exactly matching sticking and cope profiles. Archmaster jigs float on a cushion of air have large gripping handles and pneumatic hold down clamps to assist the operator with safe and repeatable cuts time and. When i first cut the oak i was using for a cabinet door i put the top and bottom cathedral pieces together they weren t even. Arched top cabinet doors make arched raised panel doors.

Cathedral and arched door templates. With arches so simple to lay out and make you may well end up experimenting with top and bottom arches on some doors. The templates are made of a material that s thicker than others on the market. By bill ewing 138 sept oct 1999 issue.

He says it s best to set design parameters first such as 1 in.