Building Face Frame Kitchen Cabinets

Learn how to make a lower cabinet face frame.

Building face frame kitchen cabinets.

Learn how to make simple face frame upper and lower cabinets including doors and drawers. A face frame is basically a frame usually made of hardwood in a species for the final finish of the cabinet. Any woodworker with intermediate to advanced skill level can tackle this diy project. How to build and attach a cabinet faceframe build faceframe.

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. To build a kitchen cabinet start by cutting the side and bottom panels out of some mdf or plywood. I m been planning a kitchen remodel so i ve been pouring over all of the resources i can on building kitchen cabinets. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in.

Face frames cover plywood edges. Steve maxwell s building traditional face frame cabinets has some of the best no nonsense advice and designs i ve come across and the included videos are very helpful in explaining the entire process in a clear hands on way. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. On the outside edge.

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. In this episode wood. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. Then cut 4 panels out of 1 by 6 lumber for the base panels and top bracers and cut 4 more panels for the face of the cabinet.

The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. If staining your piece you want to match your face frame wood as closely as possible to your carcass lumber. Materials for this kitchen plan include cabinet plywood preferably purebond shown boards for the top and bottom support ripped plywood strips for the toe kick and. I generally always build my face frames out of 1 2 poplar when painting.

A face frame base kitchen cabinet carcass is ideal for both new and remodeled kitchen plans. Wood magazine s kevin boyle shows you this foolproof method expla. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible.