Making Plywood Cabinet Boxes

Make the doors after the cabinet boxes are assembled.

Making plywood cabinet boxes.

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. 1 2 thickness is also typical but i sometimes use 3 4 especially for frameless cabinets. To hang the doors first screw hinges to the cabinets. This is especially helpful for cabinets that will need plumbing holes drilled through them.

That being said lets first go over the basic tools for building a cabinet box. That means quicker construction and a cleaner interior look. 1 8 plywood for the back. 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.

Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 2 4 or 4 4 sheets would work as well. Also most cabinetmakers use 1 4 in. What you will need to build your own diy kitchen cabinets. But we used 2 in.

The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. But ken prefers 1 2 in. You need not be an expert to build this kitchen vanity. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation.

Basic carpentry skills and tools are all you need to create this kitchen vanity. In this video i discuss and demonstrate some simple methods for constructing cabinets. If this project had been built from plywood 1 5 8 in. Face frames cover plywood edges.

Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. To build a cabinet start by cutting panels for the bottom and sides out of mdf plywood or another type of laminate. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 sheets would work as well.

These beautiful display shelves are easy to build and will cost you less than 100. 1 2 or 3 4 plywood. For cabinet box construction you will need. Cabinet grade birch is typical and can be found in all big box stores.

Make every space in your kitchen count by installing shelves above your kitchen cabinets. Wether you are looking to make some cabinets for. Screws would have worked fine. The type of hinge i chose is called a wrap hinge because it wraps around the corner at the front edge of the cabinet.