Face Frame Cabinet Plans

A face frame base kitchen cabinet carcass is ideal for both new and remodeled kitchen plans.

Face frame cabinet plans.

Joint and plane stock for your face frame parts so the stiles and rails will be flat and square. Face frames are very commonly made out of boards that are inches thick by 1 inches in width. Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. Build face frames first with pocket holes and glue.

The face frame will go around the perimeter of the cabinet and may outline doors and drawers. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in. American cabinet manufacturers have traditionally built cabinets using a framed construction. Rip the rails and stiles to the width you desire and leave the.

This allows the screws to anchor more deeply into the attachment points of the adjacent cabinet. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Face frames cover plywood edges. Any woodworker with intermediate to advanced skill level can tackle this diy project.

Face frame components are typically between 1 1 2 and 2 in. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Poplar wood is a very popular and an affordable wood choice for painted cabinets. Framed cabinets are attached to each other through the width of the face frame.

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. If you have trouble with wood splitting try setting pocket holes for 1 2 stock and using 1 pocket hole screws. The face frame will attach to the front of the cabinet carcass. E joints between stiles and rails get rein forced with 20 biscuits or dowels plunged into the assembled joints from the top.

Individual face frame members fasten to the foundation boxes one piece at a time held in place with glue and clamps or glue and metal pins or brads. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. Note that your face frames are 1 2 wider than the carcass or the desired with of your cabinet.

On the outside edge. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Pilot holes should be pre drilled. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible.

Framed cabinets can accommodate a longer screw length usually 2 1 2 due to the width of the face frame and the solid wood material. This frame resembles a flat picture frame that is attached to the door front giving added dimension to the door front.