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Cabinet Door Calculator — Overlay, Inset, Pair Gap & Shaker Cut List

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Opening width (in) Opening height (in) Door fit Doors over opening Overlay per outside edge (in) Used for overlay fit only.Center gap between paired doors (in) Used only for two doors.Stile / rail face width (in) Rail joinery allowance into each stile (in) Enter the effective tenon/cope length per side.

Calculated result

15.4375 × 29 in per door

2 doors · overlay fit

Center gap: 0.125 in

Shaker stiles: 2 × 29 in per door

Shaker rails: 2 × 11.6875 in per door

Visible panel opening reference: 10.9375 × 24.5 in

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1. Overlay finished height = 28 + 2 × 0.5 = 29 in.
2. Pair width = (31 − 0.125) ÷ 2 = 15.4375 in per door.
3. Rail cut reference = 15.4375 − 2 × 2.25 + 2 × 0.375 = 11.6875 in.

Door sizing and Shaker part lengths are planning dimensions. Verify hinge overlays/reveals, actual joinery geometry, groove depth and panel expansion against the hardware and tooling before cutting production parts.

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