Greg Caputo
03-12-2007, 11:15 AM
Hello everyone.
I'm building a base cabinet for a new laundry sink. And since I've never built anything like this, I'm stumped on one of the details. The cabinet has plywood sides, with a face-frame. The face-frame is built with a six inch opening for the "drawer" and a large opening beneath for doors. I need to apply a false drawer front, similar to what you see on most kitchen sink cabinets, to complement the overlay doors. Here's my problem: how do I fasten the false drawer front? I'm using maple for this, and since this false front will be 3/4" x 7" x 24", with the grain running in the 24" direction, I'm concerned about wood movement across the 7" height. Is this an unnecessary concern? Once attached, this front will likely never need to be removed. This feels like it should be a simple issue and maybe I'm over-thinking it. Wouldn't be the first time!
Thanks to all for any advice.
Greg
I'm building a base cabinet for a new laundry sink. And since I've never built anything like this, I'm stumped on one of the details. The cabinet has plywood sides, with a face-frame. The face-frame is built with a six inch opening for the "drawer" and a large opening beneath for doors. I need to apply a false drawer front, similar to what you see on most kitchen sink cabinets, to complement the overlay doors. Here's my problem: how do I fasten the false drawer front? I'm using maple for this, and since this false front will be 3/4" x 7" x 24", with the grain running in the 24" direction, I'm concerned about wood movement across the 7" height. Is this an unnecessary concern? Once attached, this front will likely never need to be removed. This feels like it should be a simple issue and maybe I'm over-thinking it. Wouldn't be the first time!
Thanks to all for any advice.
Greg