George G

I am making some cabinets which will have raised panel doors and want to make the exposed end panels match the doors. Couple of questions.....

Should I make the bottom of the top rail on the end at the same level as the bottom of the top rail on the door and the top of the bottom rail on the end at the same level as the top of the bottom rail of the door?

The cabinet will be the standard 24" deep should it be one large raised panel or should I split it with a stile down the middle?

Should I build the end as a unit or should I use rails and stiles and set the raised panel over the top like the doors will overlay the face frame rails and stiles?

I know there are probably as many opinions as there are members on the board but thought I would ask for input anyway.

Thanks

George

Leo G

All the ones I have see that use doors as end panels the top and bottom rails are at the same height.

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cabinetman

I make them the same size as the door (height). If the doors don't have a center stile the end panel won't. I add the end panel to a cabinet end, it overlays as a door would.

If the doors are inset (flush) to the face frame, I make the end panel with the same spacing from the edges as the face frame provides. Cabinet ends aren't usually only fabricated with a raised panel as structurally they are weak (loose panel). They can be made and integrated into the end of the cabinet to look like it's the structural end, but you'll still need an inner carcass end.