A large one generally 3 hp hung in a router table plus a set of specialized bits.
Making raised panel doors with a router.
Most cabinet doors especially if they are made in a factory have frames tha.
Learn how to build cabinet door frames using a rail and stile router bit set.
There is a mystique about raised panel work which is silly as the whole process is really easy and very quick.
This is a necessary feature for arched and cathedral style door making.
Due to the limitations of some routers router bit manufacturers have produced raised panel cutters that require the panel be vertical when pushed past the cutter.
Traditional raised panels appear in almost every furniture style since roman times though the way to make them varies wildly.
All the methods however fall into two different camps.
The width depends on the project and the look you want for your cabinets.
Horizontal raised panel bits.
Some door cutter sets also come with an outside edge profile bit.
The rails need to be approximately 5 inches 1 2 cm less than the stiles.
This allows them to make the bit smaller and lighter.
Any competent craftsman can do high quality ra.
Make the stiles blanks the length you need and then run the inside edge through a stile router bit mounted on a router table.
The tool of choice for most small shop woodworkers who want to make raised panels is the router.
Horizontal bits require a more powerful router and slower operating speeds because of their large cut diameter.