SonomaProducts.com wrote:
Regarding the face frames, they are actually a hodge podge where the
top and bottom rails usually run full width with the vertical pieces
captured between them, the opposite of typical rail and style.

Thinking about it more, it is even more of a hodpodge because at the
ends the verts usually do die into the horiz, but it is really
optional.

Well, it may seem that way simply looking at the joints but generally
the reason for such layout is that the face frame for a given set (built
in place rather than the every-module-independent style of the
store-boughten modular approach) are built as an independent panel that
is then attached to the cabinet. That means an outline of the overall
size so the top and bottom (and perhaps drawer bottoms) are continuous
to the end verticals with the interior verticals matching inside.

At least that's the way I learned/was taught...

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