How To Make Face Frame Cabinet Doors

Thanks to their adjustability european style hinges make mounting doors as easy as assembling them.

How to make face frame cabinet doors.

I use wood glue and my k5 kreg jig set for 3 4 material and use 1 1 4 coarse thread pocket hole. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen. 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. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. The process at least.

Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Now mount the doors on your cabinet. The style i picked is a simple frame and panel with the frame made from solid maple. Here are all of the rough cut parts for the eleven doors i ll need.

These reveals may as large as 1 to 2 in some cases. Begin by drilling 1 3 8 holes 1 2 deep with a forstner bit below. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. Full overlay cabinet door tutorial.

Lets update an old cabinet and make it look new again. Most existing face frame cabinets will have large reveals gaps between the doors and drawer fronts. Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets. If staining your piece you want to match your face frame wood as closely as possible to your carcass lumber.

Learn about 4 types of hinge installation for face frame cabinets. How to build and attach a cabinet faceframe build faceframe. Choose which door to make. With all of the upper cabinets for my kitchen made and installed i moved on to making the cabinet doors.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors. I generally always build my face frames out of 1 2 poplar when painting.