Cabinet Door Frame Construction

In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen.

Cabinet door frame construction.

Build the cabinets buy the doors. Learn how to make simple face frame upper and lower cabinets including doors and drawers. These terms are interchangeable and have long been a hallmark of fine cabinetry. American cabinet manufacturers have traditionally built cabinets using a framed construction.

Thanks to their adjustability european style hinges make mounting doors as easy as assembling them. Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins. The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors. Learn about 4 types of hinge installation for face frame cabinets.

Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers a general purpose saw blade will do the job although. Wood magazine s kevin boyle shows you this foolproof method expla. The door and drawer faces are larger than the openings and overlap the face frame leaving only a small visible reveal. Choose which door to make.

The front may contain drawers doors or shelves or combinations of the three. Now mount the doors on your cabinet. Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets. Building kitchen cabinet doors is doable but can be tricky.

I use cope and stick joinery because it makes a good looking and sturdy frame for cabinet doors. Unless you have unlimited free time consider building your cabinets but buying your doors. Regardless of whether you are building a stereo cabinet or dresser a kitchen cabinet or bathroom vanity basic cabinet construction is the same. In frameless cabinet construction the door and drawer faces are nearly the same size as the cabinet box.

A cabinet or furniture piece consists of the carcass or case with two sides bottom and top a back and a front. The terms cope and stick frame and panel and stile and rail are synonymous with a certain construction technique for doors. And if you have a bunch to build you ll need a lot of clamps and even more space. It sometimes requires powerful and expensive wood shaping equipment.

This frame resembles a flat picture frame that is attached to the door front giving added dimension to the door front. Begin by drilling 1 3 8 holes 1 2 deep with a forstner bit below.