Inset Cabinet Face Frame Dimensions

Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in.

Inset cabinet face frame dimensions. I use the edge sander to size the door. Standard stile rail dimensions for face frames is 1 1 2. Custom front frame configurations are available. Face frames cover plywood edges.

The bottom rail is almost always 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches in width. For the overlay doors i have been making all perimeter rails and stiles 1 3 4 inches and all middle stile and rails at 2 1 4 inches so i end up with 1 1 4 inch of all of the stiles and rails exposed with my 1 2 inch overlay doors. Center or divider rails typically measure 2. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in.

I have three of the 5 64 shims so i can do pairs of doors. Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. Individual face frame rails vary in width from the top of the cabinet to the bottom. All natural wood characteristics are acceptable on the inside edges.

Inset cabinets are made with framed boxes each cabinet box has a 1 5 inch wide face frame. 3 4 thick solid wood face frames with 1 1 2 wide stiles and rails unless otherwise specified. I repeat this until the shims slip in snug. Question in the past i have been building exclusively overlay face frame cabinets but lately i have been getting some inset door jobs.

Frames feature blind mortise and tenon joints. Please note that assembled face frames will have a size tolerance of 1mm on the overall sizes and 1mm within each opening. If you are using euro hinges you will need a 1 2 overlay hinge with the ff adapter plate. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible.

Inset is my standard cabinet. Assembled face frames are only grain and color matched on the faces. See section below for specifications available inset beads for inset cabinet applications available door. Custom frames are available in any wood specie.

Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. So when the doors overlay the face frame by 1 2 on each opening it also leaves a nice 1 2 gap between the doors and drawer fronts and allows you to see a fair amoun of. I reduce the door size with the sander and check the fit. Face frames will overhang the cabinet side by 5 16 unless the flush end option is requested only available on advantage.

The face frames in the above picture are 1 1 2 wide. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Frameless cabinets would be just the cabinet box and the hinge mounting plates then attach to the cabiinet side walls. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation.

On the outside edge.