Hello everyone,

I'm in the process of designing my own kitchen cabinets using Udo Schmidts'
technique. One thing that has me stumped it that when building the face
frame...It has to be the exact measurement of the cabinet itself (36" x 24"
x 3/4"). That's fine. What I noticed on page 44 of his book "Building
Kitchen Cabinets". He mentions that, "At each side of the cabinet, the face
frame extends 1/4" beyond the outside face of the side." Also, when I look
at the cut list he made(page 87), the floor panel is 23" x 34" x 3/4".
Basically, why do you need the 1/4" on each side? Doesn't that leave a 1/2"
gap when I butt up the cabinets together? Should I just disregard the 1/4"
and make the floor panel 34 1/2" wide? Or is there a purpose to this 1/4"
extension?

Thanks,

Patrick