Just wanted to say a huge thank you for an amazing video. I have been putting a new kitchen in during all the lockdown... not an experienced wood worker but have been a helper for lots of projects. This is one of the best videos I have come across in all of RU-vid. Very appreciated!!!
Your instructions is very precise and clear to understanding. So far you’re the best I have seen so far. I will try to build some for my utility room. Thanks so much for your video.
An integrated toe kick is one way to do it. I prefer a separate toe kick. The toe kick by itself is easier to level and scribe and/or shim level. Once the toe kick is level and secured to the wall it's just a matter of putting the cabinets on top, screwing them together then running a string along the front stretchers to get them straight, then shimming the wall where necessary, then screwing to the wall. That's how did the 20' of base cabinets in my garage.
I don't make many comments, but I have to give you props sir! Great video, and genius square sled for squaring up your panels! Great idea! I'm so grateful
Excellent video well thought out. There seem to be a couple of things I have noticed as I have watched builders build, most are detail-oriented and that shows in their shop and the other is level of planning that optimizes wood usage.
Great work and clear information! I built a couple of cabinets similarly using a circular saw and a drill for power tools and 2 clamps! No pocket hole! Your method is inexpensive and simple. I like how you cut your panels oversized so that it was easy/manegeable to square them. Another plus, your approach ensured that all the side panels were of the same dimensions by cutting all of them without having to to move the fence more than necessary. Ho
Fantastic tutorial! My father was a carpenter, and he never let me learn the job! Just the smell of the wood makes me feel free and nothing like that. I'm gonna build cabinets for my friend's kitchen and I'm gonna follow exactly the same guides and patterns! Looks simple and stiff! Thank you so much!
It's a thing that a lot of parents do actually, something like, "I want you to have a intelectual job instead of a physical", maybe because these job, as beautiful as they are, in the long run destroy your body.
@@noericardo1490 while I want my kids to use their brains and get better jobs than I had, I also want them to be able to do things if needed. My 7 year old already helps me work on the car and do woodworking projects. I grew up watching and learning from my dad, and even though I work a "white collar" job now, I'm also very handy.
My stepdad’s a carpenter and he’s the same way. Asked him how I should fix the framing around my door and his answer was replace the entire door (my actual door is fine, I just need to better secure the frame). And he just said he’d do it. I literally have all the tools, just need some guidance. So annoying.
Great work! This case will stand up. My best friend and I ran a cabinet shop 40 years ago and used a similar simple case style (they are flexible with any sheet material!) and they just stand up to the test! Great work! Kudos!!👍👍
Things are coming along real good Gilbert....your doing a really good job with your cabinets....buy the way you built the cabinets the doors are going to be nicely vanished I bet....Keep up the good work and we`ll see you in your next one....CHEERS
This is the best video ever I seen , not fast talking not advertising for tool manufactures just showing the job ,how to build a cabinet box ,Thank you very much. I really appreciated , I 'm a new comer start to make some cabinet and your video help me lot .
Going to make mine for the garage, without a toe kick, floating, sitting on the 6" stub wall running down both sides of the garage (and screwed to the wall). This will keep any runoff from snow melting off of the vehicles from wicking up into the cabinets, plus provide for a decent (long skinny) space back under there for storing the odd item that water won't hurt.
Great work, and great video. Thank you for sharing your way of doing these really built well cabinets. I do not understand anyone giving it a thumbs-down, but I suspect it's the usual RU-vid armchair "experts" that found some little thing to critique you on.
I think this is the simplest version of a cabinet I've seen. Most other videos have a well established tool chest. I am a novice at this but want to build my own cabinets since the items going into them won't fit the standard 12"-18" deep.
Those are very well constructed cabinets, although perhaps overbuilt. Most cabinets I come across are just butt jointed and nailed. They still hold strong after 40 years. It's never the boxes I have a problem with it's the rails and stiles, and again it's pretty rare and they are on rental properties so they get a lot of abuse. I think it would be hard to make money by using a rabbit joint for everything, but maybe if your shop is set up for it, it goes pretty fast.
Quality work begets quality prices. If you’re trying to build as cheap and fast as possible your earnings will always represent that. If you want to do high-end, custom cabinetry then quality joinery is requisite. People are learning to pay more money for a better product. That’s the difference between $30/lft and $300
Hello from Tennessee. Beautiful job my friend, your work is as precise as a surgeon! Just curious as to why you chose not to use any glue. Thanks for the vid.
Here's a tip; when you cut the toe kick, and determine where the blade arc stops, just clamp up a quick stop block on the saw fence - it's faster and no guess work.
WTF, 500,000+ views and only 4,500 likes, what it wrong with people? This is an awesome tutorial, in fact, PERFECT. You could not please some people if you gave them a hundred bucks 😳
I saw a neat tip @3:10 .....He cut one side of the board. Went to the otherside (so part was hanging)...He used a clamp on the cut side to prevent the board from falling!!! Nice
great video! getting a good education on here but I have a question, and this is because of the pricing for plywood lately (as an example, a BCX 3/4' full sheet that cost me $52 in January is now $73 :-/ ) If everything else is 3/4" plywood, is there any particular reason to not use 1/2" plywood for top and back stretchers to save weight and cost? Appreciate any feedback given
Really nice work. Did you consider drilling your shelf pin holes and track hardware holes before assembly? I would like to make my own cabinets at some point. Your instructions are very clear and useful, thanks!
Great video, thanks! May I ask you to review the steps you did to square the cabinets? There was one time I made cabinets and they did not come out square.
I recommend using your speed square for every corner and marking it with a pencil before stapling. As long and your level and square you can proceed to build. you also have to consider where the cabinets are going. are the walls ceilings and floors square? if not you'll have to accommodate in your build.
While you all are still trying to make your jig square and rough cut your sheets, I am putting together my first cabinet after breaking down the sheet goods into perfectly size identical parts on the first go around. Dump your table saw and get the TSOPRODUCTS parallel guide and guide square set up. Not trying to be a jerk, just suggesting a better way to do the dirty work. Thanks for the video though, I have been looking for examples of cabinet builds that don’t use pocket screws and this was a great addition to that very short list.
I will do even better than that. I will buy a 10' Felder sliding table saw. I have my own woodworking business now so it will eventually pay for itself. Cheers!
French River Springs sounds like a great solution if you have the space. The quality of accessible equipment available to even the amateurs (myself) is so much better than it was even several years ago. Have a good one!
Been thinking about trying to build my own cabinets. Was wondering which video I should base my build on. As soon as I noticed that we both have the exact same John Deere hat, I knew I had found my video! Nice building. I like the attention to detail and focus on keeping everything square and symmetrical. Gotta ask. I'm a collector of two cylinder John Deere's, was wondering if you are as well. Thanks
No. I only have one 3 cylinder John Deere. It’s currently for sale. Just bought a Kubota M6070 with a cab. Hope It will be just as reliable as my John Deere. Chose the Kubota because of shorter wait time and option to have really wide front agricultural tires.
If only I had this level of skill. Got a big project coming up and I have never built a wood cabinet before. Needs to be study. Got a lot of weight going in it. Building an add on section to the back of my TV stand so that the TV can be put on a lift to raise up out of the stand, then retract when finished. Tv is 75"and fairly heavy, so I need strength.
When cutting your dado, you keep most of the body to the right of the dado blade? I've been doing it reverse, meaning my toe kick is closest to the guide. is there a right or wrong way when cutting the dado?
would this design work for kitchen base cabinets with a double sink? right now all i have is a harbor freight work bench with a single basin sink set in it, and raised up 2.25 inch
im a noob when it comes to wood working, but wondering, how much weight can these hold on top? i want to build cabinets like these but wondering if it can handle hundreds of pounds of statues. Thank you for you time and excellent video.
As long as the counter-top material is strong enough cabinets like in this video, with the sides close together and made from 3/4 inch plywood, should hold 300 pounds with ease. If in doubt invite over some friends and have everyone sit on a cabinet box.
Quick question, in a case like this where multiple identical identical boxes are built, would you do a face frame for each, or would a face frame cover multiple boxes?