Building Face Frame Kitchen Cabinets

This is just one element of a complete series on how to make simple face frame cabinets.

Building face frame kitchen cabinets.

Learn how to make simple face frame upper and lower cabinets including doors and drawers. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. To build a kitchen cabinet start by cutting the side and bottom panels out of some mdf or plywood. 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.

Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. A face frame is basically a frame usually made of hardwood in a species for the final finish of the cabinet. 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. Any woodworker with intermediate to advanced skill level can tackle this diy project.

Face frames cover plywood edges. On the outside edge. After building a kitchen cabinet carcass see video tutorial here and written post here it s time to put a face frame on the carcass. How to build and attach a cabinet faceframe build faceframe.

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. Wood magazine s kevin boyle shows you this foolproof method expla. I generally always build my face frames out of 1 2 poplar when painting. I m been planning a kitchen remodel so i ve been pouring over all of the resources i can on building kitchen cabinets.

Learn how to make a lower cabinet face frame. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in.

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. 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.