Face frame kitchen cabinets

When building or remodeling a kitchen, you face two choices when it comes to your cabinets: frameless cabinets vs. face frame cabinets.

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Frameless cabinets are the most common types of cabinets used in modern kitchens. They have no face frame attached to the front of the cabinet box. The doors and drawers are attached directly to the sides of the cabinet box, giving it a sleek and clean look. Here is how you can make frameless cabinets. 1. Measure and design your cabinets 2. Cut the cabinet parts 3. Assemble the base cabinet 4. Add shelves and drawers 5. Install doors and drawers 6. Finish your cabinet You Can Check It Out…

How do you tell which is which? It is easy to tell the difference between a face frame cabinet and a frameless cabinet at a quick glance. The main difference is whether you can see a wood face frame without opening any doors or drawers. American Style face frame cabinets typically have large gaps between…

Editor's note: I'm been planning a kitchen remodel, so I've been pouring over all of the resources I can on building kitchen cabinets. Steve Maxwell's Building Traditional Face Frame Cabinets has some…

Let us begin with the most uncomplicated kitchen cabinet design – 84-inches x 12-inches x 12-inches.

Commercial and private cabinetry in California and neighboring states. Radford cabinets in Lancaster, California. Residential, housing, apartment, commercial woodworking.

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I previously explained basic techniques for cabinet building. This post applies to building and attaching a cabinet face frame.

One way Connecticut cabinetmaker Brent Benner has learned to imbue professional quality and craftsmanship into his pieces is by milling a mitered integral bead into cabinet face frames. First, he marks the miters; then he uses dry biscuits to get the layout of the rails and stiles right. He uses an auxiliary table to judge the cuts, and he cuts multiples of opposing pieces to ensure consistency and accuracy. To see the process step by step and to learn how Brent puts double-stick tape to…