Cabinet Face Frame Jig

Joint and plane stock for your face frame parts so the stiles and rails will be flat and square.

Cabinet face frame jig.

With a simple jig making a pocket screw joint is simple. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Drill a pair of stopped holes and drive two self tapping screws to lock the joint. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in.

Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. Frame and door components are aligned securely clamped bored for pocket holes and screwed together in one operation. Making the face frame run past all the plywood edges provides a little wiggle room and hides not so perfect saw cuts on the plywood. Fast accurate face frame assembly fast face frame assembly is great.

The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. The face framing table has four clamping cylinders that can be precisely adjusted applying great pressure to the joint line on almost any size of frame. Pocket hole screws give the frame all the strength it needs and then some. When it comes to assembling face frames for cabinets there s nothing faster than pocket hole joints each joint takes about 90 seconds apiece using a store bought jig.

The all new professional face frame jig from general tools and instruments allows you to create a professional production setup in just minutes for fast precise fabrication and assembly of cabinet face frames and doors. Here s how to dress up your next cabinet project with a pocket screwed face frame. On the outside edge. I generally always build my face frames out of 1 2 poplar when painting.

However modern pocket hole jigs allow us to create joints that are just. A face frame does a better job of this if it overlaps the box edges a bit. Fast and accurate assembly that virtually eliminates sanding is even better. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible.

If staining your piece you want to match your face frame wood as closely as possible to your carcass lumber. For nearly 85 years general tools has grown to become the recognized industry leader for specialty hand tools and instruments. Face frames cover plywood edges. The 8561 face frame jig system x1 makes it possible to assemble clamp drill and fasten professional quality face frames and cabinet doors using one simple setup.

The table itself stands at a 30 degree angle so it uses less floor space than a flat table.