How To Build A Simple Cabinet Box

Cabinet grade birch is typical and can be found in all big box stores.

How to build a simple cabinet box. Join the sides to the bottom. We give you dimensions for nearly all of the parts but when you re building cabinets it s important to remeasure as the cabinet takes shape. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Drill screwdriver with the appropriate bits.

How to build a cabinet steps plan your cabinets. Plywood panel doors and drawer. Glue and nail on the hanging rail. Cut the front and back base panels.

Cut the facing panels. Nail on a back panel. Cut the top brace panels. 1 8 plywood for the back of the cabinets note this is the common method for building cabinets.

Includes a tangent on a really great plywood rack. Secure the top brace panels. Once you rip 3 strips at 12 wide you have a strip about 10 or so leftover. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune.

We discuss the 5 steps for properly building a quality cabinet box. Depending on the height you make the upper cabinets you should be able to get two upper cabinets from a sheet including enough for shelves from one sheet of plywood. Kreg pocket hole jig and pocket hole screws my preferred. Apply glue to the rabbets then clamp the box and nail the joints.

The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. Nail on the plywood back to square the box.