Cabinetry Basics Part 1 [video 435]

the strength thing blew my mind, i thought it would be opposite

I'm planning on making a tall shelving unit...so, strength-wise, should I have the long vertical side pieces inside the top and bottom cross pieces or outside them?

Hello, so I understand the part about mass production and quick building and so forth, what I don't get is this. For the top part of the cabinet, wouldn't it be strong if the top were to be resting on the side pieces? Sort of like how a decking or platform would be resting on a load bearing wall?? In reality, I don't see any object, heavy or light, being placed ontop of the cabinet, pulling against the direction of the fasteners. I stand to be corrected. The middle or lower shelves may be used for lighter objects as really n truly the shelf would be as strong as the type of wood used. Correct me if I'm wrong please

When you see the shear load demo, where the metal nail is horizontal to gravity, it suddenly makes sense. I was always subconsciously imagining the forces on a box sitting on the ground when it seemed so intuitive to put the top board on top of two posts. Like stonehenge or house framing. Thanks for helping me see that differently with your demo. Now I can imagine gravity trying to pull the bottom of a box off the top board when it's hanging on a wall.

As a professional cabinetmaker in Canada, I've done it both ways depending on the shop I worked in. It's also like the difference between using 3/4" vs 5/8" material or K3 vs MDF vs plywood vs melamine. Neither is correct, it depends on the shop, quality of cabinets and what the customer wants. I've built cabinets using staples and screws, (with orwithout glue) and dowels (glued). I've never worked in a shop that used nails or pins because they don't work that well and pocket screws were only ever used in repairs or installation. High end cabinets tend to use dowels and are sometimes constructed with a double rabbet making the edge/corners look mitred.

In terms of seeing the fasteners, if building cabinets in the 'Euro' style with no face frame, most times the cabinets are ganged and screwed together and a gable is used, hiding the fasteners and providing a finished cap to the end of the row of cabinets. The gables often match the design and colour of the doors and drawer faces and are made of high quality materials such as solid wood while the interior (carcass) of the cabinet is simple, white melamine.

Does this apply to a bookshelf that is not hung on a wall?

Loved this video. Very informative.

It’s nice to see your workbench is as untidy as mine. Thanks for the video, great tips

PERFECT!! Ive always wondered about this. Just about to build a cabinets and this was so helpful. Thanks again! Subbed!

This is brilliant! Thank you.

do you find the Clamex are as strong as a domino in this application? Other than cost considerations, would you recommend using Clamex just for time efficiency?

I like and find your videos very satisfying and inspirational , really wish I had a place to do carpentry. Keep up the amazing videos. 🤙🏽

Really helpful! Thanks

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I made my first cabinet last week, it’s pretty but I did it the “wrong” way and really felt stupid afterwords because I was like, will it hold…. If I just watched this video 1 week earlier hahaha. But will see, maybe the joints hold up fine and there is no problem anyway. But next time Ile do it like this, thanks! ☺️

Thanks Peter. If I am building a drill press stand, would I still have the top and base between the sides. Would the heaviest of the drill press bow the sides out?

Thanks Peter, this video is very helpful. I appreciate the time you put in to educate others. This video will be a big help when I start building my cabinets. ✌️

Hi, thanks for your videos, I'm watching them since I know next to nothing of carpentry and this was very easy to understand. Would you recommend the same process if it was a bookshelf (around 2m tall and 0.9m wide) with glass doors, that isn't fixed to the wall, but instead rests on the floor?

Hi Peter
Would the other method be better for building a carcass that would be used as a step?
Thanks
Sarah

Still love your work
Yep - I like that you KEPT that bit when the track fell on your head too!

Great vid. Very helpful. I subscribed.

Thank you Sir!

Which of the two is better to paint white?

My guess was the other way, oh well.
Thanks much peter!

how can i join two wood plates 3mm width at 90 degree without getting errors

Hope you made something g to hold your track up 😅❤

So I'm doing a bit of research, because I see all different types of cabinet construction, and well I came across an odd one from a high end cabinet maker in my area. He uses the Plant On method but with full size back, meaning that the back is the width of the cabinet. so you do see the edge of the plywood, but since he always adds a applied panel, or deco panel whatever it's called, a door on the side that the cabinet is viewed from. I was wondering your thoughts on this. One advantage is that you don' have to spend time doing a rabbet or dado, to accept a 1/4 inch panel, another is that he builds the kickplate later ladder style, so it's just a simple box. Down side is using full side backer you are looking at increased cost, but he speeds up his assembly. since the box just gets screwed from the outside. I would really like your opinion on this as I'm trying to set up my shop, and I'm looking at the economics in terms of speed and cost of money per box build.

better add some magnets on those track sir ... to prevent unwanted moments

excelent video, thanks

nice hammer!

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I knew even the devil doesn't want to know the truth that's why everything is falling over you😆😆😆😆🤭🤭🤭

Excellent explanation. Thank you very much. I was just wondering what would be the 0,01% of occasions where you put the upper part on top of the sides? Kind regards, Thomas

Thank you for showing me this!!! I would have never thought how important this is. So many things make sense now.

You definitely need a little catch to hold your track up 😂

Hi Peter
Very much enjoyed all your inspiring videos.
Just embarking on first MRMDF and dowel joint project (bookshelf) and facing first challenge. It leads me to a suggestion for a future video; how about "Flat, or flat enough." ?

Excellent job! Great video! Straight forward, plain and simple with no unnecessary talking. Subscribed

Nice! Great video 🔨

Thanks so much

I haven’t watched a lot of cabinet making videos. I loved how straight forward, concise, reasonable this video is. You earned a new subscriber!

Glue

Great channel.. very well explained.

Hopefully you have since made some contraption, being that you have carpentry skills, to keep that track from falling over, heh.

This was a big confidence booster. I have no experience with making cabinets, but I've seen it done, and it never struck me as being too complicated. At some point, I heard someone say cabinets were "the most technically complicated part of any building," and that gave me a lasting fear of trying. I see now that they are far more approachable than I ever realized.

I'm a plumber and cabinet making is something you'll come across a lot doing new home builds

Thank you, it was very useful

Too bad there was no discussions about wall hanging cabinet vs standing one (as it has different structural pressures)