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Cabinet Face Frame Construction – Choosing the Best Method

There are two basic types of cabinet: “frameless” cabinets, which are essentially just a box made of plywood or particleboard, and “face frame” cabinets, which have an added wood frame on their front edge. When building face frame cabinets, joining the parts of the face frame together is arguably the most challenging task in the entire process. So, what is the best joinery method for cabinet face frames? There’s no shortage of options: pocket screws, mortise and tenon joinery, dowels and biscuits all have their champions. In the end, the choice really depends on your situation and objectives.

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Kitchen Cabinet Plans

The practicality of the kitchen cabinet has come a long way from the early days of the settlers in America. They did not have cabinets back then. What they had were larders, pantries, pie chests, breakfronts, ice chests and other individual keepers of foods and breads. Since most of the houses were built either of logs or rough woods cabinets, even if they were available, would not be able to be hung properly to accommodate what was needed with which to make or serve a meal. It was not until homes had more level walls with lathe and plaster that cabinets became popular. Then and now kitchen cabinet plans are needed to do a proper and safe job of installing the cabinets.

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Kitchen Cabinet Hardware – Putting the Finishing Touches on Your Cabinets

You have decided to do a major rehaul to your entire kitchen. You picked out new paint, bought new furniture and appliances, and have even decided to refinish your kitchen cabinets with new stain. Now, you might think that you have everything in place, but think again because there is one thing missing from this whole equation and that is you forgot to pick out new kitchen cabinet hardware. If you think this is not a big deal, think again because it can really make or break the look of your kitchen.

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