Building Face Frame Cabinets

Quick and easy way to make and attach a face frame to a cabinet using pocket hole screws and glue.

Building face frame cabinets.

Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. On the outside edge. When it comes to assembling face frames for cabinets there s nothing faster than pocket hole joints each joint takes about 90 seconds apiece using a store bought jig.

Learn how to make simple face frame upper and lower cabinets including doors and drawers. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Face frames are one of the easiest parts of a cabinet that there is to build. I definitely recommend face frame cabinets over frameless or euro style and the good news is face frames are pretty easy to build.

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. This post applies to building and attaching a cabinet face frame which is the next step to building a cabinet. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups.

However there are a few important things to consider when planning your cabinet layout. Pocket hole screws give the frame all the strength it needs and then some. So today i thought that i would share with you this quick tutorial on how to build face frames with the intention of pointing out those very important considerations. Attaching the frame to the case hides the holes.

Wood magazine s kevin boyle shows you this foolproof method expla. There are several methods i use to attach the face frame but i generally always build the face frame with pocket hole screws. Face frames cover plywood edges. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible.

The faceframe is assembled using pockehole screws and atta.