Build A Cabinet Box

A face frame base kitchen cabinet carcass is ideal for both new and remodeled kitchen plans.

Build a cabinet box.

To build a cabinet start by cutting panels for the bottom and sides out of mdf plywood or another type of laminate. Or for larger sections of cabinets you can build a 2 4 box on the floor as the toe kick and then set the cabinets on top of it. Start by ripping two side pieces to the. Build the cabinets buy the doors.

1 2 or 3 4 plywood. This is helpful when doing large spans of cabinets because you can get more sides cut out of a 4 x8 sheet of plywood when using the standard cabinet height therefore saving money. It sometimes requires powerful and expensive wood shaping equipment. Building kitchen cabinet doors is doable but can be tricky.

This cabinet style features long face frame overhangs that align perfectly with the kitchen walls. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 2 4 or 4 4 sheets would work as well. I use the kreg system to join the face frames. And if you have a bunch to build you ll need a lot of clamps and even more space.

Just an fyi this article will show how to build the boxes frameless. What you will need to build your own diy kitchen cabinets. How to build a bath vanity using simple building techniques that anyone with basic tools can accomplish. For a base cabinet less than 4 wide you can cut all the parts except the back and toekick from one 3 4 4 8 sheet of plywood or mdf.

Make a no fuss case using your tablesaw. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 sheets would work as well. Then cut 4 pieces of 1 by 6 lumber to the same width as the bottom panel for the front back and top brace panels. Leg and rail construction is found on chairs tables benches stools and on some furniture such as chests.

That being said lets first go over the basic tools for building a cabinet box. Hand building your face frame base kitchen cabinet will save you hundreds of dollars. Add a toe kick over the cabinet for an overall safe and smart build. Unless you have unlimited free time consider building your cabinets but buying your doors.

Plywood thicknesses vary though so make certain your material thickness measures a true 3 4 or adjust your part dimensions to achieve the final cabinet width. Leg and rail frame and panel and box or case. For cabinet box construction you will need. The carcass construction can be separated into three types.