Making Modern Flat Panel Cabinet Doors - Woodworking
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- I love the simple, clean look of these doors and think they are a perfect complement to the more complex frame and panel doors I used on the upper cabinets.
While these doors and drawer fronts are considerably less complex than the frame and panel doors, getting them lined up perfectly for the correct look does take time. I spent much of a full day getting these drawer fronts installed and tweaking the fit.
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I love the simple, clean look of these doors and think they are a perfect complement to the more complex frame and panel doors I used on the upper cabinets.
While these doors and drawer fronts are considerably less complex than the frame and panel doors, getting them lined up perfectly for the correct look does take time. I spent much of a full day getting these drawer fronts installed and tweaking the fit.
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Nice and elegant, thanks for posting this.
I really like them too John. Having done a few, can agree that any gap differences will be obvious from across the room. They just don't hide any 1/32" difference like the raised panel fronts do. Have you ever tried using drawer front adjusters, and then install handles after the fronts are on the drawers?
The fact that the fake drawer is a different height to both the drawer on the left and right is triggering me.
I can't help but think that John is the kinda guy that did that on purpose though for comments like this!
Perhaps he didn't film the installation...because it was photoshopped!
Nice, I love this look. In our new house I asked the cabinet maker to do our kitchen like this and he said it would be impossible and that all cabinets had to have face frames for strength. So I built all my new shop cabinets like this and showed it too him. They came out perfectly and looked awesome. His face went completely red seeing that his customer was a better cabinet maker than he was! He then agreed to do the kitchen in frameless cabinets like these. The first cabinets he did had a 3/8" gap between drawers - unacceptable!!@!@ Finally, they came out the way I wanted them. He now advertises himself as an expert in modern frameless cabinets! BTW, the little edge band trimming tool takes a bit of practice to master, but when you do it really works great.
Nothing is impossible. Improbable, never impossible.
What a disgrace he probably never built a cabinet before.. I’m surprised he show up so u can embarrass him. I’ve starting out with faceframe until I realize how much space it take up and cost of hardwood and making installing doors more tricky than no face frame.
John, the tip about lining up the handle with the edge of the drawer then measuring the remaining portion of the drawer to get the handle spacing is one that may get overlooked by most, but it is gold! I have built so many cabinets over the years, worked in cabinet shops and installed 100's of kitchens, and that one never crossed my mind. I wish I would have known it when I was still doing it for a living!
Did tons of installed too and for the residential kitchens they always sent them out without the handles installed or the holes drilled. It only took one mistake and the need for a replacement door (that I had to then go back and install) to teach me. Always use a guide if practical, and always double check before drilling :)
Would like to second this. I've been an engineer for for nearly 10 years and had never come across this measurement trick. Thank you for sharing it!
Can you explain that in more detail about measuring from edge of drawer to get position of placement of handle.. thank you
Christopher Ortiz for example if the door is 26” and the distance between centres for the handle is 8”, when you measure like he did from one end minus the handle you’d get 26 - 8 = 18”, then do 18/2 = 9” and that’s the distance from each edge of the door to the centre of each hole for the handle. (Clear as mud? 😬 )
@@christopherortiz8713 think of it like this. If the drawer width is 20 and the handle is 5, you want the perfect placement of the handle which when centered would be 7.5 on either side plus 5 in the middle for the handle (7.5+5+7.5 =20). The measuring trick does this by rearranging the numbers to 5 + 15 = 20 and you do this by placing the handle (5) on the edge and measuring the rest (15). Them split the 15 to get the 7.5 on the end without thinking about it and put the end of the handle (5) there for the perfect placement you want to achieve.
Beautiful work John! Yours just might be the only woodworking channel where I never skip a video. No CNC, no super expensive equipment, just a wealth of actual woodworking knowledge (I don't have a problem with CNC/expensive equipment, it just makes the content less relatable to me and reduced my interest in watching it btw incase your wondering. I'm definitely gonna use that tip on measuring for the handle the next time I need to mount a drawer handle. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us, take care!
@7:30 I am confused. the drawer fronts are "wrong side out"?
could they not be turned around? I guess I am not understanding why not.
oh, are they screwed on from inside the drawer & now there are screw holes in what would have been the good side?
Or the countersink for the handle?
I guess I am confused because you mentioned it before you got to those steps.
and w/ edge banding on 3 sides you could still turn them.
Your kitchen looks great, John. You have a very clean design style. My kitchen could use a remodel. You don't plan on driving through central Mississippi USA any time soon, do ya?
:)
Thanks Jay!
I concur on the nice, clean design of the kitchen! I did a similar approach for the kitchen at our old house and it looked amazing. Sadly we moved out of state, but who ever bought the house got one hell of a nice kitchen and house.
I've watched your channel for years and never realized you were also in Central Mississippi as well. Small world!
Looks great. A handle on that faux drawer might look good too.
While it looks good, they're typically left off to keep people from yanking on them. Last thing you want is someone yanking the false drawer front off or breaking the handle.
@@JasonACadder Are (would they be) the two handles and fronts fixed differently to the drawer body? I'd have thought not.
Or is it distance to sliders/bottom making more torque that's the issue?
Edit -please ignore, didn't note the 1st time that the upper/bigger drawer body didn't go all the way up.
Small detail you didn't mention, but placing that block to back up the end of your cut as you're running it through........hopefully people caught that. Ten cent tricks add up to real money. All hail the B Side. Worked for The Beatles with 'Revolution'.
Edge band everything. Love it.
Thanks for continuing to put out content. For me, you are the modern, Norm Abram, and I enjoy your informative and entertaining videos.
Hey John, nice video as always. Do you plan on making a house tour after your remodel? Would be nice since i followed every step from the beginning.
Hey John I've always wondered what tooth saw blades you use in your circular and table saw to avoid chip out? Do you use a specific brand?
you should do an MTV cribs style walk through of all the stuff you made in your house. That would be an awesome video
Beautiful work John. I still love the idea of drawers under the sink. Makes me want to change mine.
Love the look of these - great job! My wife wants me to make a new set of cabinet door fronts for our kitchen.
One question though - you cut off the ends of the plywood because of 'compression grain'. I haven't worked with a lot of plywood so am unfamiliar with what you are refering to. Have you covered this in another video that I can go and look at?
Thanks and keep up the good work!
It doesn’t have anything to do with the actual plywood. Sounds like he just didn’t like the look of the grain pattern (compression grain) of the veneer on those parts of the plywood.
there's something to be said for that nice smooth look, no nooks and crannies to catch dirt food spills etc great job.Plus im not sure but maybe it's something i can do.
Your cabs look great! I just finished my kitchen lowers and built European frameless cabinets with 33 doors! I’m starting on the uppers this week... never built cabinets before so it was a challenge for me ...
I love this build. I finished a basement entertainment unit for some neighbours a few months back, and had to do a LOT of birch banding ironing. The only problem was explaining to my wife what happened to her good iron.....
Does the edge of the plywood need to be sanded to a certain grit for the edge banding to properly adhere?
Did you notice the awesome home made table saw? This guy must know his craft very well
Beautifull result John , great job.👌
Great job! As usual. It would be great to watch a video of your spraying equipment.
I am always impressed by how well your table saw works💯. Super engineering
Did he build that table saw from scratch?
@@jeanginomiele7690 yes, he has a series on that
No fancy tools here, just wood working talent. 👍
Love how u were kinda sticking it to the soft as putty brigade for murdering that fly.. haha! LMAO right now John.. Brilliant.. I saw another video where u put that red arrow on the fly walking on the floor of ur shop.. U shoulda stood on him just to piss them off again man.. haha!
Great job John. Well done. Wich type of plywood you use here?
I had the same question. I'm just guessing - Maple.
Apologies for so many questions John but I wanted to assdk about the Patreon videos? Are they a more indepth set of videos if u know what I mean? I guess I'm hoping for a real learning experience bcos these shorter video formats are hard to follow for me anyways.. I think I need to do some proper carpentry school or night classes with somebody who knows this stuff. Maybe it's time to look for a good night class.
John, This is absolutely great. I'm curious, what is the spacing you have between the drawer fronts?
Looked awesome to me, appreciate the simplicity of that design
John u mentioned ur small block plane but does it have a specific number on this plane or is that even important. I'm new to this game so any tips anybody can give me would be greatly appreciated.. That goes out to all in the comments too btw if u have a minute to help a newnbie.. Thanks in advance john and comment section/ Good ppl.. Brilliant video again John mate..
Good Videos
you look Like William STRYKER -X-men
( Brian Cox - Actor )
Woww... Like this job,
I don’t understand compression grain and why you are avoiding that ( I’m new and just use the whole sheet). Is it just esthetics, or something else?
Don't know why but those dark spots tickle my mental disorder 🤣
Am I missing something here? Is this a video about drawer plates/fronts but the title says "cab doors"? I guess this could be because theyre made the same way but just wanted to be sure there wasn't a part 2
There’s an overwhelming sense of satisfaction in creating something beautiful with your hands. I wish everyone could experience the level of pride and accomplishment that comes from doing your best!
If I never sold another one of my pieces, I’d still continue woodworking for that feeling alone.
👍
if you were to make flat panel painte doors what type of material would you use? ive been struggling to pick because of the edging and warping.
Your title says "cabinet doors," but you made only drawer fronts in this video. Would you also use plywood for hinged doors?
Didn't u build ur own drawer runners for the shop cabinest before John? Is there a name for that video bro? I am looking for it but I cannot see it..
That looks great. It's essential that people know they won't get a result like that without putting the work in and you showed just how much work was involved which is important in our have-it-now society.
I think if most of the viewers knew how much time this kind of work actually takes, they'd quickly click away and go back to playing video games :)
@@JohnHeisz John I just finished building a cabinet of 6 drawers for under my workbench in my garage and probably spent 3-4 hours tweaking the drawer fronts and glides to get the alignment right. Man was there a lot of cussing and screaming!!! Great looking kitchen, by the way.
@@JohnHeisz 👍 Well said!
Beautiful cabinets! How thick is your plywood? 3/4", I assume
Hey John. Where did you get the track clip thing for the skill saw?
Hello, May I ask what kind of plywood did you use?
What kind of wood and what size?
Love the clean look of the doors. Love the color. What type of wood was it that you used? ❤
Bro I hate to be the one to tell you ,but framing square are not square there close but not near good enough for joinery
Is the kitchen complete now? It might just look so after how many years of building? I guess it's time to move to a new house so you can start all over again...
What kind of plywood is this? Maple or Birch?
Congrats John!
Suggestion: It would be interesting see you making pipe clamps and bessey-style parallel bar clamps
He's made lots of clamps, go search thru his videos
Can I ask what plywood you used and how thick is it??? Thank you 😊
Those look great!
Hey John pal.. Love the look of these drawer fronts man.. The darker coloured wood under the damaged veneer looks awesome. I will remember that one day when I become proficient enough to build my own cabinets. I would love to be able to build my own cabinets one day in my own kitchen. Plywood is expensive enough but I got 8x4 sheets for 63 Euros per sheet. MDF the same size 18mm was 53 per sheet and OSB was 42/3 I think per 8x4 18mm sheets here in Ireland and that was from one of those Big Box stores as u call them.. B&Q is the name of the stores we have here. They rip us off somth rotten bro but It's very hard to find good quality timber merchants here anymore bcos our Forests have been decimated. W ehave hardly anything left anymore John.. It's a sjhame bcos I wanted to be able to get some Walnut, Ash, Oak and the likes but it's tough to get a decent price on any of that stuff today.. DICK TURPIN would be ashamed of the robbery that goes on here in Ireland and he wass English and they used to love robbing us here.. LMAO.. Just a joke mate..
I see ur table saw is holding up great pal.. I can't get my head round the fact u built it from scratch..
Why aren't u designing those saws from scratch and selling them online??
How much would one of those saws' cost John if ur were to make them and sell them? I'm serious bro..
What grade of plywood do you use for cabinet?
👍Очень хорошо 👍! Надо тоже попробовать сделать мебель из фанеры.
Looks great! I love the clean look and the large handles. I had similar sized handles installed myself. They save a whole lot of scraped knuckles and also can double as towel holders. :)
Do you thin the water poly when you spray it or just use it straight from the can?
Straight from the can with a 1.8mm tip on the gun.
Superb practical in Plywood, I really like it. Many tricks and skill are useful for my next DIY project. Cheer up from Thailand. 👍
I love your videos John! You're from Ontario? if so, where abouts? I am also
Nice work.. what type of ply did you use ?
Wow, that looks great. Congrats on getting the cabinets finished.
This look absolutely amazing John. Well done once again.
My memory is probably worse than yours.. Tell us, how long has it been since you made the draws to putting on the fronts LOL . AND of course, Great job
I have has some failure with fastedge peel and stick white pvc edgebanding. It was on some curved parts, not a small tight radius either. Good thing it was on my own desk where I was pretty much testing it.
I tried to use tape and glue like in the fastcap video to repair it, but no luck. I ended up replacing it with iron on melamine edgebanding.
These drawers are the look I'm going for in my kitchen - all of it, including cabinets. One concern I have is that the cabinet doors will warp. Drawer-fronts are supported by the drawer, is there anything I can do to keep my cabinet doors "true"? I'll trawl your other vids in case you have already posted.
Is it regular plywood or birch wood?
OK, that clamp-on cutting fence at 1:30, need to build one or 2 of them, 4 foot and 8 foot. Got plans or build video?
I know you aren't big on repeat comments, and I know it's been said before, but I'm saying it again. You do great work my friend, keep it up.
I really like your table saw. If you built it again, would you choose different materials? Is this addressed somewhere on your website?
Simple, beautiful, elegant. Thank you for taking the time to film & edit this!
Kitchen is looking great John!
looks simple and clean exactly what you said. I like it as well
I had a guy tell solid door will work Warp
Great video. I like jig you used for the circular saw. Do you have video on that?
Hello sir . I'm Vishnou King and I am 14 years now and I got the inspiration to start woodworking next year from you 💖💖💖💖. Thank you a ton for all the inspirations and for giving me the inspiration to make really cool woodworking projects 🌲🌲🌲. Hope to hear positive from you
This is what I had in mind too. I would love solid wood drawer fronts. I also love having food on the table and spending time with my wife. I wouldn’t want to compromise those things, especially the first by spending arms and legs in soildwood. Great video.
I am deliberately not showing your kitchen to my wife.
I cannot think of a higher praise than that!
You make plywood look Gucci. What brand/model table saw do you use?
What is your table saw surface made out of, also the table saw fence? Do you have a video about the saw and fence fabrication?
You had me going there...had to do a double take and check the calendar....no it’s not Sunday. But all of the sudden it feels like it’s Sunday! Why?! Because I’m treated to a new John Heisz Ibuildit video in my queue! What a life! Thanks for sharing your methods for making plywood drawer fronts. They look amazing!
Hi, What's the dust collector that you're using on your orbital sander?
Great video, and I appreciate the instructions on making sure the edge banding stays. It’s a simple thing but is important.
Glad to see that you went back and addressed the split drawer front. When you mentioned doing that I immediately thought about the edge banding. But, you seem to be very meticulous about your work and I knew that you couldn't let it rest. The drawers look really good. Will you do a walk through after you get the kitchen all finished?
Years of edge banding without a machine I always used a file to trim the overhang.
What's the black mat thing you rest the piece on when sanding, please?
Ciao John, ti seguo sempre, vivo in Italia, adoro le tue creazioni....ti ammiro....mi piacerebbe molto avere una sega da banco come la tua, chissà se tu puoi realizzarla per me....ti abbraccio forte, Antonio.
The iron must be kept spotless ! And use Blum click on hinges on any doors you have.
I loved it!! John, I watched you just applied polyurethane , it is not necessarily apply first wood sealer? Thanks.
Beautifull!!!
Love ur Videos🤪
These aren't flat panel, they are slab. Looks decent for a cheap fix
You might as well put a handle in that blank section in front of the sink.
What’s the best edge banding to use ?
Following your recent advice and rewatching some older content.
the brown stripes in the big draws , distract me of the overall look .
strange choice 😅
Fantástico com pouquíssimo espaço e belo trabalho vejo seus vídeos muito mim espira manda um abraço para Ervalia Minas Gerais Brasil
Nice work, looks great. I'm going to build similar slab fronts for my cabinets and was wondering how the edge-banding has stood up over time? The other option is to make my own solid-wood edge banding and glue it on, but that's more work and would change the look.
Wow! Fantastic! What do you have for a spray gun?
that table saw is very satisfying to watch. That thing is a masterpiece.
Great video and beautiful cabinet fronts. You must have the cleanest garage shop I've seen and I love the size of your table saw enclosure. Thanks!
Looks great John! I'm looking forward to seeing your channel reach 1 million subs. You deserve it. I've learned so much from your channel over the years.
Thank Kyle. It's been a lot of work :)
The kitchen has turned out to be art! It is very good looking. The part I like most.... "Drawers not Doors"