Building A Cabinet Frame

Hand building your face frame base kitchen cabinet will save you hundreds of dollars.

Building a cabinet frame.

Face frames cover plywood edges. Since this is the case you will want to use dimensional lumber in a wood that appeals to you in order to make these panels. The facing panels will be assembled like a picture frame and will be the main part of the cabinets that show. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another.

Start with simple box construction and work your way toward the more complicated construction as you gain experience and tools. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. On the outside edge. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions.

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. Doors and frame and panel construction often consist of shaped bead and ogee edges with flat or shaped. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. A face frame base kitchen cabinet carcass is ideal for both new and remodeled kitchen plans.

A cabinet face frame is the front frame of a cabinet that will establish the location of all of the doors and drawers as well as give some structural stiffness to the rest of the case. In the last posts i explained three methods for building cabinets and basic techniques for cabinet building. This cabinet style features long face frame overhangs that align perfectly with the kitchen walls. This post applies to building and attaching a cabinet face frame which is the next step to building a cabinet.

There are several methods i use to attach the face frame but i generally always build the face frame with pocket hole screws. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Creating cabinetry whether building your own kitchen cabinets or a fine piece of furniture is a rewarding task. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in.

The overall size of the face frame is determined by how many doors and drawers you want to have.