Pantry Door design and materials

[aaron green]

Hi, I build a small free standing pantry from 3/4" birch, paint grade. It is a little over 7 ft tall and 3 ft wide, with adjustable shelves. What is the best way/materials with which to build doors for this size cabinet? Looking for something simple in shaker or slab style. My question is mostly in regards to warping. I know the sky's the limit with these questions, looking for something i can do in my home shop with a table saw and/or rail/stile router bit set. The idea at this point is two butt doors.

[Jerry Miner]

Personally , I'm a fan of "shaker style" doors, and these can be done entirely on the tablesaw. The most important factor in minimizing warping is to use dry, straight-grained (quarter sawn or vertical grain) stock. And if you glue in a plywood panel, you can use "stub-tenon and groove" joinery which is easily done on the tablesaw.

In your case, I would divide the doors into two vertical and two or three horizontal divisions, making each door about 18 x 42 or 18 x 28.