I am setting out to build a set of cabinets for our kitchen. I plan to do a frameless/Euro-style design with shaker-style doors and drawer fronts. They will be painted. I am leaning towards 3/4" Baltic Birch Plywood for the cases, but also thinking about pre-finished maple plywood. I don't think Baltic Birch, or Apple Ply, are available pre-finished. So if I used BB I would probably use a spray-on lacquer to finish the insides and outsides. The visible sides, edges, and doors/drawer fronts would all be painted white. Structurally and quality-wise I think BB is a better product than "cabinet grade" plywood, but obviously might save me a little time if it comes pre-finished. I will use either BB or solid wood for the drawer boxes.
Second question...solid edge banding or pre-glued edge banding?
Third question...I normally sketch out my furniture projects the old fashioned way - paper & pencil. Should I stick to that or is it worth it to learn SketchUp or some other such software? I suspect that would take an awfully long time...
Scott