Kev Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I know we discussed this one on the old forums but, I didn't move those conversations over.. Here's the video so we can start new discussions.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Nice job! Like the grain match on the door stiles. Question for you on the domino......do you make your own dominos or buy them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 7 hours ago, Jamie said: Nice job! Like the grain match on the door stiles. Question for you on the domino......do you make your own dominos or buy them? I buy them.. I'm currently testing a batch of "off brand" dominos and they seem to do just as well at a much cheaper price. I know a lot of people make their own and there's nothing wrong with that. However, if you count your time, it's cheaper to just buy them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 6 hours ago, Kev said: I know a lot of people make their own and there's nothing wrong with that. Yea, I don't criticize anybody wanting to make their own but I would have to be pretty bored before that would show up on my list of things to do. Even a retired person would have t out a time value on it.? Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Kev, just out of curiosity, why make the face frame before the carcass? To me, that would be like cutting the tenon before the mortise. I too am definately not a cabinet maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 I don't know if this was the case with Kev but it can be pretty common to build face frames first and then make the case to fit the frame. This is especially true when the case will end up between two walls. You make the face frame fit it between the two wall then you use the fitted face frame as a template of sorts. If the face frame fits the case will too. Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Thanks Chet, makes sense. I think now that I remember hearing this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmize Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 On most any face frame furniture I’ve built I always build the face frame first. Like Chet said you can use it as a template for the casework then. Now plywood cases like kitchen or shop cabinets I’ll build the case then build the face frame touch oversize an plane flush. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Chet and T are spot on.. If the final dimension of the cabinet doesn't really matter or only has to be close, I'll often build the cabinet first. But, if the dimension of that cabinet has to be spot on then, I'll build the frame first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 5/2/2020 at 9:38 PM, Coop said: Kev, just out of curiosity, why make the face frame before the carcass? To me, that would be like cutting the tenon before the mortise. I too am definately not a cabinet maker. I’ve always built the face frame first. Allows a little fudge room in the case especially if you are rabbiting in the bottom to the sides. Gives you a little room for error if the depth of your rabbit is shallower or deeper than intended. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Here is a quick drawing of how the face frames connected to the case when I used to build cabinets. I still use the same method quite often in my own builds 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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