Making Plywood Cabinet Boxes

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

Making plywood cabinet boxes.

To build a cabinet start by cutting panels for the bottom and sides out of mdf plywood or another type of laminate. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. Face frames cover plywood edges. Make the doors after the cabinet boxes are assembled.

For cabinet box construction you will need. Make every space in your kitchen count by installing shelves above your kitchen cabinets. In this video i discuss and demonstrate some simple methods for constructing cabinets. Screws would have worked fine.

1 2 or 3 4 plywood. This is especially helpful for cabinets that will need plumbing holes drilled through them. 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. The type of hinge i chose is called a wrap hinge because it wraps around the corner at the front edge of the cabinet.

You need not be an expert to build this kitchen vanity. That being said lets first go over the basic tools for building a cabinet box. To hang the doors first screw hinges to the cabinets. These beautiful display shelves are easy to build and will cost you less than 100.

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. 1 2 thickness is also typical but i sometimes use 3 4 especially for frameless cabinets. Wether you are looking to make some cabinets for. But we used 2 in.

Plywood for cabinet backs. Hickory 2 4 purebond plywood panels. Also most cabinetmakers use 1 4 in. If this project had been built from plywood 1 5 8 in.

The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. That means quicker construction and a cleaner interior look. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. Cabinet grade birch is typical and can be found in all big box stores.

1 8 plywood for the back. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. But ken prefers 1 2 in. Basic carpentry skills and tools are all you need to create this kitchen vanity.