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Paneled Doors for cabinets - bit question

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I've been making panel doors for a couple of projects and had great success with Freud router bit sets to use on the router table. Up until now, I've been using a fairly basic set of two bits that allowed for making simple shaker style doors. My wife is now interested in me making some cabinets for the laundry room and she'd like them to match the cabinet doors we have in the kitchen. After a fair amount of research I found this set of bits from Freud that I believe closely matches the panel doors we have…

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DYZVR2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It showed up today - and it just now occurred to me that the doors also have a design routed on the outside edges. It seems obvious now, but the bit set I bought doesnt have a pattern to match this. My door edges look like this…



That to me sort of looks like this finger pull bit from Freud…

https://www.amazon.com/Freud-99-065-Finger-Router-2-Inch/dp/B01LZGB4GU/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1506381797&sr=1-2&keywords=freud+finger+pull

But I cant tell for sure and I cant find any other examples of using a bit like this on door edges. These seem like a fairly common door design so I guess I was surprised that I couldnt find an example of this. Anyone done an edge pattern like this before? Did you use a similar bit?
 
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Be careful if you are using European cup style hinges, some door edge profiles will expose the cup hole.
 
#4 ·
... I cant find any other examples of using a bit like this on door edges…. - jonlan
Door edge router bits are pretty common. I think all the router bit manufacturers make a version or several. I'm surprised you can't find examples.

I used the Whiteside 6022 in my kitchen, but the one you show would work, too. Do a test in scrap to make sure your hinges work, but the Whiteside bit does fine with euro-hinges.
 
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Jonlan, I've done hundreds of doors with that edge detail. If you go back to the link you posted, look for a 99-063 No Lip Door Edge router bit. It's the one you need.

I went bak to that link, and I couldn't pull up that bit. I then searched again, and found that Woodcraft has it for $57+ ...... Jerry (in Tucson)
 
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I don't think the bit you have linked to will produce a profile that looks like the one in you picture. It might be close enough. I suggest you get a catalog of MLCS and Eagle router bits or go to their website. They have a much larger selection than Amazon and the profiles are illustrated in the catalog. These bits are cheaper than Freud and won't hold up as long but they should easliy outlast just one project.
 
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The edge on that door is made with a shaper - it shapes the entire edge of the door, and there's no bearing guide. This isn't necessarily a problem if you've got a good fence on your router table set up.

I personally really dislike that edge (it screams cheap box cabinet to me) but have had to match the profile by request of client several times. What I do is use a round-over bit on the top, and then simply run the doors through the tablesaw to create the slight back bevel. Finish by a hand plane or sander to remove saw marks. This works pretty slick if you don't have a huge pile of doors. The door profile mismatch really won't be discernable to most people unless you are matching doors that are RIGHT next to the existing ones. Laundry room to kitchen, no problem in my mind. Just the way I've done it. Giving you one more option to mull!
 
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