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PLAN • BUILD • INSTALL • The easy way to great results
WOODWORKIN
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Danny Proulx
simply-built cabinets
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designing & buildingcabinets
While there are many reasons to build cabinetry for your home, thenumber one reason falls to the kitchen, the heart of any modern home. The
principles used to build cabinetry apply to both kitchen and other cabinetry, but
because of the importance of the kitchen, I want to start here.
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material lists &cutting plans
Whether you’re building one cabinet for your bathroom, or 15 for your
entire kitchen, the place to start is on paper. If it’s multiple cabinets you are
building, then you need to start with a floor plan. It’s your information source and
road map to completing the project successfully. Draw the plan to scale so that
any potential problems can be discovered before you begin construction. You’ll
find this exercise is valuable and the time spent will be well worth your effort.
Design software programs are available on the
market for those of you who are familiar with
computers. These programs, (some free, some
costing under $100), sometimes allow you to
render a three-dimensional image of the pro-
posed cabinetry on the screen. A few programs
allow you to move around in the room, showing
different perspectives of the cabinets.
However, the most important exercise is
drawing a simple, scaled overhead floor plan like
the example illustrated in the drawing on the
following page.
Accurately measure the room dimensions,
locating all the doors, windows and any special
features of the walls. You may have a plumbing
run or heating duct pipe that has been boxed
in with drywall that creates a bump-out on the
wall. These special features have to be account-
ed for, as they may change your cabinet instal-
lation procedures. Use graph paper to scale the
R E F E R E N C E
Q U A N T I T Y
P A R T
S T O C K
A 2 sides melamine pb 3 ⁄ 4 (19) 221 ⁄ 2 (572) 31 (787)
B 1 bottom melamine pb 3 ⁄ 4 (19) 333 ⁄ 4 (857) 333 ⁄ 4 (857) cut as illustrated
C 2 backs melamine pb
3 ⁄ 4(19)
22
3 ⁄ 4(578) 31 (787)
D 1 back melamine pb 3 ⁄ 4 (19) 18 (457) 31 (787) cut oversize, then sides are angle-cut at 45° to fit
E 2 stiles hardwood 3 ⁄ 4 (19) 11 ⁄ 2 (38) 313 ⁄ 4 (806)
F 2 rails hardwood 3 ⁄ 4 (19) 11 ⁄ 2 (38) 111 ⁄ 4 (285)
G 2 rails hardwood 3 ⁄ 4 (19) 11 ⁄ 2 (38) 101 ⁄ 2 (267)
H 2 doors 3 ⁄ 4 (19) 10 (254) 301 ⁄ 2-high (775) stock can be wood-veneer pb or frame
and panel hardwood
CUTTING LIST FOR A 36" (914MM) CORNER BASE CABINET USING 3 ⁄ 4" (19MM) THICK SHEET MATERIAL
INCHES (MILLIMETERS)
(mm) (mm) (mm) L E N G T H
W I D T H
T H I C K N E S S
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assemblyprocedures
Most woodworking shops, whether professional or hobby, have a similar
set of tools and machinery that include a table saw, drill press, clamps, drills,etc. Not every shop will have a table saw with a sliding crosscut table as shown,
above, but the cross-cutting task shown could also be completed with a circular
saw. The steps following are those used to build a simple, but very functional and
versatile cabinets. Please adapt the basic steps to the machinery and tools that
are at your disposal.
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The standard upper cabinet is the most basic cabinet in this building
system. The sides or gable ends of the cabinet perform some important
functions. Primarily, of course, they define the height of the cabinet box and give
it strength. The sides also support the European hidden hinges and are drilled
for the shelf support pins. Also, in this particular cabinet style, the face frame is
nailed onto the side edges as well as the top and bottom board edges.
wall-hung face-frame cabinets
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The standard base face-frame cabinet differs from the standard upper
face-frame cabinet in two areas — the lack of a carcass top board and the
addition of adjustable legs.
base face-framecabinets
No top board is needed, as the kitchen coun-
tertop covers the base cabinet. The countertop
is secured with screws and right-angle clips. This
method, along with the face frame, gives the in-
stalled base cabinet its strength and rigidity. I use
3 ∕ 4" × 3 ∕ 4" metal right-angle clips, two per side, two
on the backboard, and one in the center of the
face-frame rail. The countertop is secured with
two 5 ∕ 88" screws through each right-angle clip.
Adjustable cabinet legs are used, replacing the
base frame that was common with older-style
kitchens. These legs simplify cabinet installation
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specialty cabinetry
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building islands &peninsulas
While many of the techniques shown in this section for building islands
and penninsulas highlight kitchen uses, many basements, and family room are
now using these special cabinets to leave an open room feel, but still divide the
area into separate functional spaces.
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building framelesscabinetry
The European frameless cabinet is modular and commonly ranges in
widths from 10" to 36". The frameless system offers flexibility with quality, andcan be built with any 5 ∕ 8"- or 3 ∕ 4"-thick sheet material; we are not restricted to
white cabinets.
The Europeans perfected the box, or unit-
ized, construction methods to a point where the
frameless cabinet, often called the Euro-style
kitchen, has become a popular option in North
America. European design features such as the
hidden hinge, bottom-mount drawer glides and
adjustable cabinet legs are now an important part
of the North American cabinetmaking industry.
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countertops
The simplest and least expensive approach in a renovation project is to
use one of the many styles of roll or postformed laminate countertops that are
readily available. Laminate is applied under pressure over a particleboard form that
has a curved, moulded backsplash and front edge. It is relatively inexpensive and
available at one of the many countertop specialty companies in most major cities.
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cabinet doors &drawers
As most cabinetry is for storage, doors to hide the spaces and drawers to
ease in access are important parts of an attractive and functional storage cabinet.
There are a variety of styles available and I have tried to show most of the major
options available here.
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Drawers are required for many woodworking projects.
You’ll find them in desks, kitchen cabinets, storagecabinets, workshops and many more applications. We
need drawers to store and organize all sorts of things in
every room of the house, office and workshop.
Some woodworkers believe that a drawer lacks qual-
ity unless it’s built with dovetail joinery. I don’t hold
that opinion. There are dozens of ways to build high-
quality drawers, and all of them have a purpose and
place in modern cabinetry.
I’ll start by describing drawers made with melamineparticleboard (PB) and then move on to other materi-
als such as Baltic birch plywood and solid wood. I’ll
explain some of the joinery options as well as the hard-
ware that can be used for your drawers.
Cabinet Drawers
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door & drawerhardware
The hardware used to mount doors and drawers demands that both fit
properly and are correctly sized. The methods used to calculate the correct size
for both drawers and doors will be discussed in this chapter.
There are differences between frameless and
face-frame style cabinets that must be taken intoconsideration when doors and drawer boxes are
installed. Two common door-hinge mounting
styles are overlay and inset. The overlay door
is attached to the cabinet or carcass box withhinges and partially covers the front edges of the
cabinet. The inset door is set into the cabinet
opening, flush with the out-
side face. There are of course
variables on the two, includ-
ing half-overlay and pocket-
mounting styles. However, the
two generally accepted terms
for door-fitting styles are theoverlay and inset door.
Drawer boxes that are
mounted on mechanical
slides also demand that you
accurately size each box to
its opening. In general,
bottom-mount or full-
extension side-and-bottom
mounted glide sets require a1 ∕ 2" space on each side of the
drawer box for correct fitting.
However, manufacturers have
different specifications, so
you should verify the space
requirements before building
the drawer box.
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Many finishes are available on the market. They include paint and stains
in any color imaginable, washed stains, polyurethane, oils and varnishes. Most
finishing products are easy to apply and produce excellent results. However, check
sample finishes on the type of wood you’ll be using for your cabinets, and research
all the properties. Check specifically for the product’s hardness, resistance to
stains from oils and grease, and its life expectancy. The finish will be subjected to
a good deal of abuse in the kitchen from heat, moisture and handling.
The Internet is a good
place to start your research on
finishing products and tech-
niques. Many major suppliers
have information-based sites
that are helpful. Some sites,
such as the one run by the
Hardwood Council at
www.hardwoodcouncil.com,have on-line data and infor-
mation brochures that you
can order.
cabinet finishes
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cabinet installation
Cabinet installation methods vary depending on the installer. The primary
difference is whether to begin by installing the uppers or the bases. Each method
has its merits, as there is no absolute correct way of installing cabinets. Find
a process that you are comfortable with to achieve the end result: properly
installed cabinets. I will describe my method of cabinet installation based on our
sample kitchen layout at the beginning of the book.
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Yes, cabinets are those things that make up the
storage in a kitchen. And they are the built-in
storage spaces in your bathroom, den and other
rooms. But cabinets are also free-standing storage
units like bookcases. Building cabinets is really
building boxes and there are simple techniques to
create solid, quality cabinets that look great.
Learn easy steps for making doors and drawers
for your cabinets; how to make counter tops, install
hardware and more.
Cabinets are just boxes. Keep it Simple!
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