Cabinet Face Frame Jig

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation.

Cabinet face frame jig.

How to build and attach a cabinet faceframe build faceframe. Joint and plane stock for your face frame parts so the stiles and rails will be flat and square. For nearly 85 years general tools has grown to become the recognized industry leader for specialty hand tools and instruments. I generally always build my face frames out of 1 2 poplar when painting.

The face framing table has four clamping cylinders that can be precisely adjusted applying great pressure to the joint line on almost any size of frame. Pocket hole screws give the frame all the strength it needs and then some. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. Face frames cover plywood edges.

However modern pocket hole jigs allow us to create joints that are just. The 8561 face frame jig system x1 makes it possible to assemble clamp drill and fasten professional quality face frames and cabinet doors using one simple setup. Fast accurate face frame assembly fast face frame assembly is great. Fast and accurate assembly that virtually eliminates sanding is even better.

Making the face frame run past all the plywood edges provides a little wiggle room and hides not so perfect saw cuts on the plywood. When it comes to assembling face frames for cabinets there s nothing faster than pocket hole joints each joint takes about 90 seconds apiece using a store bought jig. Drill a pair of stopped holes and drive two self tapping screws to lock the joint. Traditional face frame joinery on a cabinet is made using mortise and tenon joints.

On the outside edge. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. If staining your piece you want to match your face frame wood as closely as possible to your carcass lumber.

Attaching the frame to the case hides the holes. The all new professional face frame jig from general tools and instruments allows you to create a professional production setup in just minutes for fast precise fabrication and assembly of cabinet face frames and doors. With a simple jig making a pocket screw joint is simple. Frame and door components are aligned securely clamped bored for pocket holes and screwed together in one operation.

A face frame does a better job of this if it overlaps the box edges a bit.