Just guessing here, but I suspect that it's a little easier to line up & fit
the edge of a face frame than to line up & fit the entire side of a cabinet.



"Patrick Bitton" wrote in message
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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