Cut all the face frame lumber, as following details:
- The standard height of all the cabinets boxes is 30 in.
- Standard uppers are 30 in for a room with an 8 ft ceiling; you can go higher but the top shelves are not reachable without a ladder.
- The bases are also 30 in, plus the kick-plate below at 4 1/2 in, and the counter top at 1 1/2 in. This gives a total of 36 in.
- The standard height of all the cabinets boxes is 30 in.
- Standard uppers are 30 in for a room with an 8 ft ceiling; you can go higher but the top shelves are not reachable without a ladder.
- The bases are also 30 in, plus the kick-plate below at 4 1/2 in, and the counter top at 1 1/2 in. This gives a total of 36 in.
* Details about the face frame construction:
The face frame lumber is all 1 1/2 in wide and 3/4 in thick; there are 1/2 wide and 1/4 in deep dados in the back to allow solid connection to the cabinet boxes. Cutting the dados is a bit of work but makes assembly much easier and it creates a very strong cabinet.
Assemble the frames at the corners with a couple of 1" staples and a 1 1/4 screw. The staples align and hold the pieces together and screw reinforces it. Cut a small shoulder next to the dado to make shooting in the staples easy - again, a little extra work up front that ensures everything will go well. Below photo indicate the assembly on one scrap piece:
Do not use any glue on these joints; the holding power you get with glue on this minimal, and any glue that bleeds out of the front of the joint is going to cause problems when staining the wood.
The cabinet boxes will be glued and stabled into the dados, which will give plenty of strength.
The cabinet boxes will be glued and stabled into the dados, which will give plenty of strength.
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