Cabinet Door Frame Construction

Check that the top stile ends sit flush with the top ends of the case sides.

Cabinet door frame construction.

A cabinet or furniture piece consists of the carcass or case with two sides bottom and top a back and a front. American cabinet manufacturers have traditionally built cabinets using a framed construction. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. Glue the frame to the case.

Leg and rail construction is found on chairs tables benches stools and on some furniture such as chests. The front may contain drawers doors or shelves or combinations of the three. These offer a streamlined appearance and must be very carefully installed to ensure the doors and drawer fronts do not bind into adjacent cabinetry or walls. In frameless cabinet construction the door and drawer faces are nearly the same size as the cabinet box leaving only the smallest portion visible.

The carcass construction can be separated into three types. A general purpose saw blade will do the job although a dado stack cuts smoother tenons. Rip legs and stiles to width on a table saw. For more helpful tips on cabinet construction buying online or kitchen design check out our resources page.

Clamp the frame in place including the middle rail to the drawer stretcher below. Most slab doors are made of plywood. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in. Step 1 choose which door to make.

This frame resembles a flat picture frame that is attached to the door front giving added dimension to the door front. Cabinet building has several variations which may be used in construction. Door construction in cope and stick door construction the cabinet door frame is held together by a joint between the edge of the stiles the vertical members of the frame and the rails the horizontal members of the frame. Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers.

Use mdf medium density fiberboard on a painted or a covered surface for a wood grain look 1 x research sourcestep 3 use solid wood for a door when you make a panel door. Apply glue to the case edges. Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. On the outside edge.

Leg and rail frame and panel and box or case. You should consider the need for speed of construction durability ease of cleanup and maintenance step 2 pick the correct material to fit your doors. There are two basic types of cabinet doors slab and flat panel most often chosen. If you ll paint the cabinet save clamping time by gluing and nailing the frame to the case.

This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins. In this type of cabinet construction the rails and stiles form a 1 1 2 inch face frame at the front of the cabinet box.