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Cabinet Door Style Calculator

Calculate stile and rail dimensions, center panel size, and board feet needed for frame-and-panel cabinet doors.

Inputs

Results

Stile cut length (in)

24

Rail cut length (in)

11.25

Panel width (in)11
Panel height (in)20
Frame board feet (per door)0.83
Panel board feet (per door)1.15
Total board feet (all doors)1.97
Total BF with waste allowance2.21
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the Door Width and Door Height in inches for the finished cabinet door.
  2. Enter Stile Width, Rail Width, Tenon Length, and Groove Depth for the frame construction.
  3. Select the Door Style: Shaker flat panel, raised panel, or glass insert.
  4. Enter the Number of Doors to scale all material totals for the full cabinet project.
  5. Review Stile and Rail Cut Lengths, Panel Dimensions, and Total Board Feet with waste to plan lumber purchases.

How the result changes with Door height (in)

Door height (in)Stile cut length (in)Rail cut length (in)
131311.25
262611.25
424211.25
555511.25

What each input means

Door width (in)
Overall finished door width in inches.
Door height (in)
Overall finished door height in inches.
Stile width (in)
Width of vertical frame members. Standard Shaker is 2-1/4".
Rail width (in)
Width of horizontal frame members. Often matches stile width.
Tenon length (in)
Length of the tenon on each rail end. Standard is 3/8" to 1/2".
Panel groove depth (in)
Depth of the groove that captures the floating panel.
Number of doors
Total doors to build. Material totals scale accordingly.
Style (0=Shaker, 1=Raised, 2=Glass)
Select the style (0=shaker, 1=raised, 2=glass)

What each result means

Stile cut length (in)
Cut length for each vertical stile piece.
Rail cut length (in)
Cut length for each horizontal rail (shoulder-to-shoulder + tenons).
Panel width (in)
Floating center panel width including groove engagement.
Panel height (in)
Floating center panel height including groove engagement.
Frame board feet (per door)
Board feet of 3/4" stock needed for stiles and rails of one door.
Panel board feet (per door)
Board feet needed for the center panel of one door.
Total board feet (all doors)
Total board feet for all doors without waste.
Total BF with waste allowance
Board feet including 15% frame waste and 10% panel waste.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Door width (in) = 15, Door height (in) = 24, Stile width (in) = 2.25, Rail width (in) = 2.25 = 8 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Stile cut length
    24 = 24
  3. Calculate Rail cut length
    Rail cut length = doorWidth - 2 * stileWidth + 2 * tenonLength
    11.25 = 11.25
  4. Calculate Panel width
    Panel width = doorWidth - 2 * stileWidth + 2 * grooveDepth
    11 = 11
  5. Calculate Panel height
    Panel height = doorHeight - 2 * railWidth + 2 * grooveDepth
    20 = 20

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