The face frame is a wood frame attached to the front of the cabinet carcass. It is used to add strength, conceal edges, and provide a fixing point for doors, drawers, hardware, and decorative moldings.
Face frames have been a part of traditional cabinet building for centuries. Old time cabinet makers like Chippendale, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton were all masters at incorporating face frames in their designs which many are still around today.
Face frames can be attached in many ways, bisquits, nails, and dowels however. Pocket boring has been one of Pops’ favorites. We’ll talk more about pocket boring later!
Frameless cabinets have come on the scene in recent years, more commonly seen in commercial cabinetry, modern cabinetry and European modular style kitchens. In this type of cabinetry, edge banding tape is used to conceal the ruff edge of the carcass.
(How long will this last?). Time will tell!
Most of the projects we will showcase on this site will be constructed with a face frame.
Here are a few of our projects with face frames
Here’s a modern vanity cabinet we built with a fish tank above it. The other side is a mahogany desk and media cabinet.I haven’t had a chance to follow up on more photos of this job, but here is link to the general contractors website. The photos for this job are located under renovations (2)
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1 Kreg jig | Woodworking Tips from Pop // Jan 18, 2008 at 11:49 am
[...] and furniture for a living. I was amazed at the time this little jig was saving him on his face frames and we all know (time is money). So I had to buy one immediately! This little tool has paid for [...]
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