Building Cabinet Face Frames

The faceframe is assembled using pockehole screws and attached to a cabinet with glue and clamps.

Building cabinet face frames. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. But its still better to build the face frame a little bigger about 116 in and trim it off with a flush trim router bit. Trim some face frames flush. They can also help correct minor plywood bowing and give you a means of fitting one cabinet against its neighbor.

Face frames provide attachment points for door hinge and latch hardware while hiding the front edges of the cabinet box. Trim some face frames flush. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions.

Trim out a cabinet the classic way using pocket screw joints. Quick and easy way to make and attach a face frame to a cabinet using pocket hole screws and glue. I generally always build my face frames out of 12 poplar when painting. Face frames on some furniture look best when theyre flush with the cabinet sides.

Face frames on furniture look best when theyre flush with the cabinet sides. If staining your piece you want to match your face frame wood as closely as possible to your carcass lumber. I use wood glue and my k5 kreg jig set for 34 material and use 1 14 coarse thread pocket hole. But its still better to build the face frame a little bigger about 116 in and trim it off with a flush trim router bit.

Face frames cover plywood edges. How to build and attach a cabinet faceframe build faceframe. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Adjust the bit depth so the cutting edges are only slightly deeper than the face frame.