Building Face Frame Cabinet Doors

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet.

Building face frame cabinet doors.

This will allow the doors to overlay the face frame 1 2 on all sides. Apply some wood glue and drive your screws into the pocket hole. A full overlay door will overlay as much of the cabinet face frame as possible to ensure a nice updated style for your new cabinets. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in.

Standards help you design. It s fast and secure. You also have to hang them. If your cabinet sides are not visible and you used the wood screw or pocket hole method to build your cabinet you can use pocket hole screws to attach your face frame.

Start by taking a survey of your existing cabinets. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. From each end using the table saw. Pocket hole screws on the inside of cabinet.

To even up the ends of the door cut 1 16 in. Build the face frame from solid wood to match or contrast with the sides. When building cabinet doors for a face frame cabinet the doors need to be 1 wider and 1 taller than the opening in the face frame. Double check the material thickness before calculating cabinet sizes and cutting dadoes and rabbets.

Choose clear straight grained wood and assemble the frame soon after machining to reduce warping. Most existing face frame cabinets will have large reveals gaps between the doors and drawer fronts. For all of your inset cabinetry applications walzcraft is happy to offer both assembled and ready to assemble rta face frames where your inset doors and drawer fronts are precision sized to fit all face frame openings. Building shaker cabinet doors is only part of the story.

These reveals may as large as 1 to 2 in some cases. On the outside edge. The stiles are the two vertical pieces running the length of the door. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen.

Euro or cup hinges are the easiest most forgiving means of hanging your new cabinet doors.