How To Make Simple Cabinets

This makes it easier to install but if the side of your base cabinet is going be visible you will need to add a side panel use 14 plywood and cut it the exact size of the base sides and tack it on or adjust your measurements to make up for the 14 extra on one side.

How to make simple cabinets. To size the stretchers use that same number minus the 34 dado allowance. Cut Base Kitchen Cabinet Carcass Pieces. Cut the cabinet bottom to that length.

The face frames hang over the sides of the cabinets 14. For example to make a cabinet 33 34 wide using 34 plywood cut the case bottom 33 long. Sorry for the confusionIll show you my simplest way.

When making a lot of cabinets take the time to lay out how you will cut every piece from the sheets of plywood. Drawer slides for however many drawers you are making. You typically want the grain of the plywood to run vertically on the side piece.

Typical base cabinet height is about 34 ½ tall then you have a 1 ½ countertop to make it 36 total. 1- Cut the Plywood. I recommend sticking to that standard and cutting your base side panels 34 ½ long.

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. Next glue and screw the bottom panel to the base panels and attach the side panels to the bottom. For horizontal pieces have the grain run side to side not front to back.

Making wood boxes and mounting them on the walls via braces can make the installation a one-man job. Plus how impressive would it sound to tell all your guests that you made your lovely kitchen cabinets yourself. At 452 in the video I said chamfer router bit by accident I meant to say Rabbeting router bit.