Making shaker doors

[fifthwheel]

Hi all, newbie here looking for advice on making replacement shaker type kitchen cabinet doors.
I have a good supply of MDF scrap which is made up of two sizes one is 60x20mm and the other is 60x45mm
I thought I could make up the door with the 60x20 and the style and rails with 60x45.
I have no woodworking skills but am a good listener.
I have a table saw
a biscuit jointer
a small Kreg jig
a router
track saw etc etc.
I was wondering how to form the corners using the 60x45 I am aiming for door thickness of around 18mm.
Thanks John

 

[pcb1962]

Peter Millard (of this forum) has a good video on making shaker style cabinet doors using loose tenons on his youtube channel

 

[fifthwheel]

Thanks for your link to the video, I have been watching woodworking experts for hours including Mr Millard dont they make it look easy?

I thought the loose tenons were complicating things a bit when I watched before but having looked again today it does look very simple.
I'm dropping my stupid idea of using the scrap mdf and will use your suggestion. Sheet mdf is not too expensive and you do get the thickness you want which will save me time cutting my scrap. Thanks again John.

 

[pcb1962]

I thought the loose tenons were complicating things a bit when I watched before but having looked again today it does look very simple.

Yes, the vertical loose tenons, as opposed to domino orientation, make the preparation of the rails and styles brilliantly simple. If you weren't glueing in the panel then there might be some concerns about strength, but as it's all MDF you can glue the whole lot. A couple of tips: use MRMDF, it's only a little more expensive than MDF and will give you a better end result, and use a decent glue, such as Titebond 3, rather than basic PVA.