Building A Small Cabinet

Move the cases into position where they ll be installed.

Building a small cabinet.

With the plywood cut to size your cabinet should take an hour and two to assemble. Once the wood filler has dried use your orbital sander and sand everything down. And patch it up with wood filler using your putty knife. Sanding is a bit tedious and super messy.

I used a table saw but a circular saw and a straightedge guide would also do the trick. Now that you have the entire cabinet built go you you should inspect your cabinet for any imperfections nicks dents holes etc. Remove the doors drawers and all hardware and apply a finish. Subtract 3 4 inch from that measurement to allow for the thickness of the cabinet side and mark inside the cabinet where one stud will be located behind the top and bottom mounting cleats.

Start by cutting the birch plywood for the cabinet sides top bottom shelves and cleats. Shim the bottom edges to level the cabinets and make the face frame edges parallel with each other. Put your finished cabinets to work. Measure along the cleat from the cabinet side mark to the nearest screw.

Start off by building your cabinet s base from four 2 4 boards then proceed to install dividers. For a 12 by 13 by 24 inch cabinet box with a single center shelf you need a 2 by 4 foot piece of 3 4 inch birch or other finish grade plywood and a 12 by 24 inch piece of 1 4 inch plywood. Learn about the specialty tools that make cabinetmaking a breeze. Tips for building cabinets.

They cover virtually everything you will need to consider when building cabinets. This is another guide to help you get started in building your custom cabinets. Use a table saw to cut plywood strips for your face frame cabinets. Then cut 4 pieces of 1 by 6 lumber to the same width as the bottom panel for the front back and top brace panels.