Making Plywood Cabinet Boxes

What you will need to build your own diy kitchen cabinets.

Making plywood cabinet boxes.

1 2 thickness is also typical but i sometimes use 3 4 especially for frameless cabinets. Also most cabinetmakers use 1 4 in. The thicker plywood usually adds only a few bucks to the cost of each box and eliminates the need for a hanging strip or nailer at the back of the cabinet. Hickory 2 4 purebond plywood panels.

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. 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. But ken prefers 1 2 in. That being said lets first go over the basic tools for building a cabinet box.

These beautiful display shelves are easy to build and will cost you less than 100. You need not be an expert to build this kitchen vanity. In this video i discuss and demonstrate some simple methods for constructing cabinets. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions.

The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. If this project had been built from plywood 1 5 8 in. The type of hinge i chose is called a wrap hinge because it wraps around the corner at the front edge of the cabinet. Screws would have worked fine.

The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. To hang the doors first screw hinges to the cabinets. Make every space in your kitchen count by installing shelves above your kitchen cabinets. That means quicker construction and a cleaner interior look.

The back of a cabinet can be either made from 3 4 plywood or use supports 3 4 pieces of 3 4 plywood to keep the box square and sturdy then cover the back with 1 4 plywood. Basic carpentry skills and tools are all you need to create this kitchen vanity. This is especially helpful for cabinets that will need plumbing holes drilled through them. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 2 4 or 4 4 sheets would work as well.

For cabinet box construction you will need. Cabinet grade birch is typical and can be found in all big box stores. To build a cabinet start by cutting panels for the bottom and sides out of mdf plywood or another type of laminate. 1 2 or 3 4 plywood.

But we used 2 in. Face frames cover plywood edges. Make the doors after the cabinet boxes are assembled. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 sheets would work as well.