Learn how to build custom cabinets alongside professional woodworker Jonathan Brower. In this class, you’ll start with a lesson on essential cabinet anatomy and tips for balancing function and design to suit your particular application. With the basics under your belt, Jonathan will help you measure for a simple cabinet, sketch out your design and create a parts list and cut list that set you up for a fuss-free build. Begin building your basic design as Jonathan guides you through laying out your hardware and assembling your cabinet. Then, see how to install your hardware and attach the toe-kick. Jonathan will even guide you step by step through designing and assembling a freestanding hardwood cabinet with three customized bays.
Class Sessions
Cabinet Anatomy & Joinery
10:10
Meet woodworking expert Jonathan Brower and begin learning about cabinet case anatomy. You'll consider the use and placement of the cabinet you'd like to make as well as the joinery you'll use: butted joins, pocket screws, dominos, miters and dovetails.
Dimensions, Design, Layout
28:27
Jonathan breaks down the components of a standard cabinet with drawer and toe kick, and shows how to calculate its measurements. From there, you can move into designing your own pieces with the dimensions you desire. Learn about hardware options and how to draw up parts and cut lists.
Installing Hardware & Assembly
25:21
Learn Jonathan's tricks for keeping track of the parts you've cut out, then attach and smooth the edge bands. Jonathan shows how to drill holes for adjustable shelves and attach hardware such as hinges and drawer slides. Finally, assemble your cabinet with Jonathan's guidance!
Drawer, Door & Toe Kick
14:42
You can order pre-finished, hardwood drawer boxes to exact specifications. See how to mount the clips and fine-tune the drawer's fit, then install a door with fully adjustable European-style cup hinges. Finish your cabinet with a toe kick assembly and drawer front and it's ready to install!
Customized Bays
27:41
Turn the basic cabinet case into a freestanding, multi-bay unit with a variety of custom options. Jonathan discusses woodgrain considerations for aesthetics and seasonal expansion, then builds a bay with shelves to hold wine and glasses, a bay with three drawers, and another with adjustable shelves.
Multi-Bay Unit Assembly
18:38
Finish up your cabinet with domino joinery, with floating tenons perfect for wood that might expand and contract. Learn how to add partitions and use a story stick to plan your hardware and domino placement. Finally, assemble, clamp and adjust your cabinet and consider design variations for your project!
Your Instructor
Jonathan Brower
Jonathan Brower is a furniture maker based in Rhode Island. He began as an artist and college instructor at Syracuse University before following his passion for woodworking. After completing the 12-week intensive program at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, Jonathan began his own woodworking business. He continues to create custom furniture, cabinetry and woodwork for clients throughout the United States.
Bonus Material
Cabinet Case Construction - Supplies and Instructions
Bonus Materials available for download after purchase.
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