Building A Plywood Cabinet
Kreg joinery is a relatively new technique in which an angled hole is drilled into one workpiece only and then is joined to the second workpiece using a specialized self tapping wood screw.
Building a plywood cabinet. Subtract that number from the case width. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 sheets would work as well hickory 2 4 purebond plywood panels. Building a cabinet is essentially a matter of building a box. Kreg track horses optional.
We discuss the 5 steps for properly building a quality cabinet box. These panels are made by laying up layers or plies of wood so that the grain direction in each ply runs at right angles to the one next to it. Using the same thinner plywood construction from a framed cabinet can result in a box that doesn t meet customer standards for durability and longevity. Standard veneer core plywood 3 4 in.
Includes a tangent on a really great plywood rack. Most lumberyards stock veneer core plywood a cabinet staple for years. Most of the joinery used to build the cabinet in this booklet features kreg joinery. Next clamp two.
Because of its simplicity a wall cabinet is ideal for demonstrating the key benefit of frameless construction. Building plywood upper kitchen cabinets even spectacular upper kitchen cabinets can be made simply with only a few pieces of hardware and some relatively straightforward construction. What you will need to build your own diy kitchen cabinets. I used a table saw but a circular saw and a straightedge guide would also do the trick.
Frameless cabinet construction favors a cabinet box that uses a thicker stiffer plywood to make up for the lack of a supporting frame. For example to make a cabinet 33 3 4 wide using 3 4 plywood cut the case. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 2 4 or 4 4 sheets would work as well circular saw. Multiply the thickness of the plywood or mdf sides times two.
Cross grain construction is what gives plywood its strength and dimensional stability.