This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to see a simple, shop-made jig that could save you from a very unpleasant mistake that would ruin your cabinet doors. You don’t…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below for a lesson on how to fit inset cabinet doors into their openings. It’s a tricky, high-stakes job, and these tips will help…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to see an improvised way to turn an ordinary, hand-held belt sander into a small stationary edge sander. It’s a simple idea, but…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to see how authentic frame and panel doors fit together. This is an age-old design that’s still useful today.
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to see a specific type of mechanical draw slide that’s completely hidden yet still delivers super-smooth drawer action. I like this type of…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to see a trick for determining ideal drawer width for a given opening. Precise drawer width is key for drawers to slide smoothly…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Never built a drawer before? No problem. Click below to see how drawers can go together for this project. This information applies to everything you build…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to see how light valances are made and why it’s worth making them.
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to learn how to mill your own semi-circular bullnose moulding. It’s a great way o use scraps and saves a bundle compared with…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to see something called a “sanding mop” in action. It does an amazing job smoothening trim, while also preserving the crisp edges and…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below to learn how to sand a cabinet face frame flat and smooth. Sanding face frames is a fundamental cabinetmaking skill you need to…
This video is part of my online course BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS. Click below for a tour of the sanding power tools that make wood reliably smooth. You really can’t make do with only one, as you’ll…