Any good cabinet box-building plans?

[txruby98]

hi

i was going to start making some cabinets and i was wondering if anybody had found a good source with some detailed plans on how to "make a box"? i was thinking that something with at least tongue-&-groove or better strength would be useful. i'm just starting out so the more detailed the better. Money is an issue, the free'er the better as well. I have to eventually make cabinets to fit 12-foot walls, so i was thinking of stacked cabinets, maybe.

any help or suggestions appreciated.

louis

[jhart]

Danny Proulx has an excellent book "build your own Kitchen Cabinets" which shows/discusses building cabinets to basically any size you want/need. I bought it on Amazon for around $20.00. It's well written and good examples. After going through it, you can make cabinets/plans any size, etc., you want.

[venkatbo]

This is also a good book.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156...Fencoding=UTF8
Recommended by our woodworking teach.

/venkat

[jbalders]

I have the book Venkat mentions. It covers a lot of different methods and materials of making cabinets, face-frames, drawers and whatnot -- a cabinet for every occasion. I've read most of it, and like it, although new cabinets are still a ways off for me.

I have too many other unfinished projects to complete first before I can start on the kitchen cabinets. We moved into a single-owner, 50 year old house that was barely maintained. It still had the original kitchen and appliances, as well as the original bathroom fixtures (one of them has pink tiles, and green lav/toilet/tub, the other was yellow/blue). So much to do...

Jeff

[guycox]

The Kreg Pockethool Jig folks have an excellent booklet on building cabinets using pocket hole joinery...

http://www.kregtool.com/education_center/index.php

[vaking]

I want to add another book by Danny Praulx "Building Workshop Workstations". Also - at the beginning frameless cabinets are easier to make than framed. The easiest joinery for cabinets is bisquits. It is not considered fancy or high end but it is strong and functional. If you need some cabinets fast I suggest invest in a plate joiner.
For some reason I don't see Tongue and Grove joint in furniture much. People use Mortice and Tenon for frames or Rail and Stile for doors. T&G is what holds together hardwood floor. All of these joints will require you to get a good router and table and some fancy bits. Plate joiner is cheaper.