They can be made from thicker materials if needed but for regular household cabinets the above is fine. Normally the sides, fronts & backs are made from 1/2” material and the bottoms from 1/4” material. The material used for the boxes can be either solid wood or some type of plywood. The reason for mdf core panels is they are a bit heavier and give the door a more solid feel.ĭetailed door and drawer front instructionsĭrawer boxes are made up from sides, fronts & backs and bottoms. Raised panels are generally made from 3/4” solid wood and flat panels from 1/4” plywood or veneered mdf. The panels can be either raised, flat or glass. With 5 piece doors and drawer fronts you will have stiles and rails but also panels. They are usually made from solid wood but can also be made from mdf in painted applications (mdf is a very stable materials so long as moisture is kept from penetrating). This same concept applies to door parts.ĭoors and drawer fronts can either be a single piece, often called slabs, or a 5 piece design. Stiles run vertically and rails run horizontally. These can be veneered plywood, veneered mdf (medium density fiberboard) or melamine coated particle board.įace frames are made up of stiles, rails, middle stiles and middle rails. The sides, tops and bottoms can be made from either 1/2” or 3/4” sheet goods. If you are working in a cabinet shop and notice a dangerous situation tell your supervisor.Ī cabinet box, also called a carcass, is made up of sides, a top, a bottom, shelves and a back. Always follow the tool manufacturer’s safety guidelines. Working with power tools has its own risks but in cabinet making these power tools often have razor sharp attachments. But, it can also be quite dangerous if you are not careful. Though, assembling the boxes last will save some space for doing the other operations.Ĭabinet making can be one of the best occupations or hobbies there is. With careful planning you can build each in any order you desire. When building cabinets you will usually create each of these in separate steps. I personally prefer to use dados since they help to align the box parts during assembly.Īt their basic level cabinets are made up of a box, face frame, doors/drawer fronts and drawer boxes. Choosing between dado and butt joint construction is more about the equipment you have. Face framed cabinets usually give a more traditional look while frameless can give a more modern look. When deciding on framed or frameless it has more to do with the look you are going for. They can be any combination of the two and no one type is really considered better than the other. I distinctly remember the evening before starting my first job as a cabinet maker going into the kitchen and opening a door and seeing what I could learn.įor the most part there are two types of cabinet building techniques, framed/frameless and dado/butt joints. Fortunately building cabinets is much easier than building cars. This isn’t too hard to understand as most couldn’t build a car either.
Most everyone on Earth sees some kind of cabinets on a daily basis but the vast majority would not be able to build one from scratch if asked to.
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