How To Build A Base Cabinet

Then cut 4 panels out of 1 by 6 lumber for the base panels and top bracers and cut 4 more panels for the face of the cabinet.

How to build a base cabinet. With the plywood cut to size your cabinet should take an hour and two to assemble. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. Next glue and screw the bottom panel to the base panels and attach the side panels to the bottom.

From the strips ripped 22 1 4 wide we then cut sides 34 1 2 long. Pilot holes are a good idea here. This is standard base cabinet height.

We also cut bottoms and shelves out of the strips this varies depending on the width of your cabients. You can build a 2 4 base to set the slightly shorter base cabinet on top of and then cover the front of the 2 4 base with wood. Join the base panels to the bottom.

Start off by building your cabinet s base from four 2 4 boards then proceed to install dividers. All the cabinets sit on a frame that creates a toe kick area. If you are building a large bank of base cabinets like in a kitchen building a large 2 4 base to go under all the cabinets can be an easier option.

Use a table saw to cut plywood strips for your face frame cabinets. I made my drawers out of 1 2 12mm plywood with hardboard bottoms. Mine set on top of a heating vent so i cut a hole in the front of the toe kick and installed a register.

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Then using butt joints screw through the cabinet base and into the edge of the panels. Align and glue the base panels so that one flat face is flush with the back edge of the panel and the other is 3 back from the front end.