| Tools used in Cabinet Making I class | Building a router table |
| Students select the plywood for the cabinet carcass and cut it to size. |
Then they use the router to make dado and rabbet cuts for the shelf
and bottom pieces...
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..they sand it smooth...
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..and assemble the cabinet
 | Next step: build the face frame stiles and rails
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The jig holds the stile & router while the router removes wood - the bottom cutout is the guide for positioning the stile
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Students route a blind half lap joint to connect the stile and rail of the face frame
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Note the stile and rail routed blind half lap joint where they are connected (invisible from the front)
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the stiles (long pieces) and rails (short pieces) are routed, they are
glued together and become the face frame, the visible front of the
cabinet
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Cabinet carcass with face frame
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door panel is made from 3 pieces of wood. They are glued and
clamped, planed to the correct thickness and cut to the correct
size
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Students use special router bits ...
 | ..to make the finished edge of the door rails
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The cabinet door is complete!
 | Students build the drawer and add the guides (white strip)
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They install the drawer and add triangular supports for the counter top
 | Then they measure and cut laminate for counter top while the instructor watches
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Once the laminate is added it is trimmed
 | And the cabinet is finished!
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