Building Face Frame Cabinets With Inset Doors

Knowing the hinges i was going to use the first task was to drill the holes on the frames to mount them.

Building face frame cabinets with inset doors.

How to build and attach a cabinet faceframe build faceframe. Soft closed and three way adjustability. To even up the ends of the door cut 1 16 in. From each end using the table saw.

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Get help with the hinges. The finished gap i use is 3 32 per door edge. 35 mm overlay soft close face frame cabinet hinges with installation screws 25 pairs.

Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. And this is an area where it s a real advantage to complete the face frame first then fit the doors and drawers before assembling the frame and cabinet. Achieving a good inset door fit with consistent gaps is a hallmark of good craftsmanship. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups.

The hard part may be convincing yourself that you can do it but it. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. I bought a jig over at rockler and that made things easier. The way i do that is to make a door that fits the opening exactly the same size.

Most cabinet doors today are overlay. I like doors that are set right inside the cabinet like that. They had to be good for face frame cabinets. You also have to hang them.

On the outside edge. That are cut exactly all the way around they look better to me. I set a shim at the bottom of the door. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in.

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. I generally always build my face frames out of 1 2 poplar when painting. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Good for inset doors.

The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. If staining your piece you want to match your face frame wood as closely as possible to your carcass lumber. Building shaker cabinet doors is only part of the story. They don t fit inside of an opening.

Euro or cup hinges are the easiest most forgiving means of hanging your new cabinet doors. The other good points with the hinges i chose. With my cabinets and face frames built in this manner i am able to make my inset doors 1 16 smaller than the opening size.