Build Cabinets The Easy Way | How to Build Cabinets

Summary by Krater

This video, part one of a three-part series, demonstrates how to build a cabinet carcass and face frame using plywood and poplar. It covers cutting data grooves, assembling box sides and bottom, building a kick plate, and attaching a face frame.

From the video

Answers: How do I build a cabinet carcass and face frame?

• Cabinet carcass construction
• Plywood dado cuts
• Face frame building
• Kick plate installation
• Pocket hole assembly

What it concludes

• Pre-cutting all plywood pieces before assembly is the easiest way to build cabinets.
• Cutting a dado groove allows side pieces to attach to the bottom piece without exterior visible nails or screws.
• Using a sacrificial fence on the table saw allows pushing the fence up against the blade without damaging a permanent fence.
• Woodpeckers clamping squares make clamping up cabinet boxes much easier and ensure square alignment.
• A separate kick plate allows shimming and leveling the base before dropping the cabinet box on top.
• Using Mohawk two-part epoxy filler provides a hard seam that does not shrink when filling gaps in face frames.