Shaker Cabinet Door Cut List Calculator
Enter the finished opening, overlay, center gap, and frame geometry. SawNest calculates each finished door before breaking it into two stiles, two rails, and a center panel.
Project dimensions
Change an input and the parts list rebuilds immediately.
Sheet-fit reference settings
Used for optional rectangular layouts. These settings do not price solid frame boards.
Local saves stay in this browser, one per calculator. CSV keeps the finished parts; Save locally or a share link also keeps all project and stock inputs.
Shaker door cut list
2 Shaker doors: 15.4375 × 25 in each
Overlay frame-and-panel model. Rail cut length includes two profile tongues; the panel blank enters the grooves with the total expansion deduction you entered.
| Part | Width × cut length | Qty | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Door stile | 2.25 × 25 in | 4 | Frame stock |
| 2. Door rail | 2.25 × 11.6875 in | 4 | Frame stock |
| 3. Center panel | 11.5625 × 21.125 in | 2 | Panel stock |
Frame stock and panel stock are different purchases
Use straight, milled frame boards for the rails and stiles if your design calls for solid wood. The panel uses separate material. A rectangular sheet fit for frame pieces is not a board count or a combined door cost.
Use the frame planner below to transfer the current rail and stile cuts into compatible-width board groups. Confirm your actual board stock before calculating.
Check the actual joint profile, material thickness and panel movement allowance before cutting. Inset doors, slab doors and other joinery modes are not modeled here.
Plan these frame cuts on boards
Lengths and quantities transfer automatically. Different finished rip widths stay in separate plans. Confirm usable stock after end trim; a sheet price is never used as a board price. Panel stock remains in the sheet layouts.
2.25 in finished rip width
4 door stile at 25 in; 4 door rail at 11.6875 in. Panel pieces are excluded. Price 0 means no price estimate, not free lumber.
Rail length = door width − two stile widths + two groove depths. Panel width = rail length − total expansion gap. Panel height = door height − two rail widths + two groove depths − total expansion gap.
CSV includes all frame and panel blanks. PNG/SVG include the dimensioned door and cutting blanks. Print also includes optional sheet-fit references. Frame boards require a separate purchase plan.
Optional sheet layouts below check rectangle placement only. Review frame board quantities separately; no combined sheet-cost estimate is shown.
Frame blanks · sizes above Finished sizes · in
- 1Door stile2.25 × 25 in
- 2Door stile2.25 × 25 in
- 3Door stile2.25 × 25 in
- 4Door stile2.25 × 25 in
- 5Door rail2.25 × 11.6875 in
- 6Door rail2.25 × 11.6875 in
- 7Door rail2.25 × 11.6875 in
- 8Door rail2.25 × 11.6875 in
Part key Finished sizes · in
- 1Center panel11.5625 × 21.125 in
- 2Center panel11.5625 × 21.125 in
Planning estimate: This model uses equal overlay doors and cope-and-stick style frame arithmetic. Frame and panel materials have separate layouts; the combined sheet count is not a solid-wood frame shopping list. Set actual stock sizes and prices, and plan solid frame members with the board optimizer. Inset doors, half-overlay hinges, applied moulding, glass retainers, raised panels, and manufacturer-specific profiles require different deductions.
each door width = [opening width + (2 × overlay) − ((door count − 1) × center gap)] ÷ door count
This model uses equal overlay doors and cope-and-stick style frame arithmetic. Frame and panel materials have separate layouts; the combined sheet count is not a solid-wood frame shopping list. Set actual stock sizes and prices, and plan solid frame members with the board optimizer. Inset doors, half-overlay hinges, applied moulding, glass retainers, raised panels, and manufacturer-specific profiles require different deductions.
Use the generated rectangles as a transparent starting point. The layout does not replace a construction drawing, hardware specification, load calculation, or safe cutting procedure.
Checks the calculator cannot make from dimensions alone
- Measure the finished opening at the top, middle, and bottom.
- Match overlay and gaps to the exact hinge and cabinet construction.
- Mill a test rail-and-stile joint before batching parts.
- Apply the panel-maker's expansion guidance for solid-wood panels.