Base Cabinet Project Details
Side panels made from 3⁄4" plywood have 3⁄4"-wide, 3⁄8"-deep dadoes to hold the bottom panel and 1⁄2"-wide, 3⁄8"-deep rabbets where the back panel will fit. The bottom dado is raised so the bottom drawer will be at a comfortable height.
The face frame includes 1 × 6 bottom rails and 1 × 3s for the stiles and other rails. Cut and assemble the face frame, following the dimensions shown in the photo above. Use biscuits, splines, or dowels to reinforce the joints. Alternately, drive pocket screws after the parts are glued and clamped.
How to Build & Install a Base Cabinet
Assemble cabinet panels. Cut the side and bottom panels from 3⁄4" plywood (cabinet-grade maple is seen here), and cut the 1⁄2" plywood back panel. Use a router and piloted rabbet bit to create 3⁄8 × 1⁄2" rabbets in the side panels for the back panel. Cut dadoes for the bottom panel into the side panels using a router, straight bit, and straightedge guide. Install the bottom panel between the side panels. Glue, clamp, and then drive finish nails through the side panels and into the ends of the bottom panel.
Install two 1 × 3 spreaders between the side panels at the top of the cabinet. Clamp the spreaders in position and attach them with glue and 2" finish nails driven through the side panels.
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