Frequently Asked Questions
Face Frame Cabinetry
General Questions on Face Frame Cabinetry
Cabinotch is a ready-to-assemble face frame cabinet box system designed to save cabinet shop owners time and money. Spend your time and labor on the lucrative parts of your kitchen project like custom finishes, decorative accessories, and custom designs. Buy the custom-sized cabinet chassis from us then add the doors, drawers and finishes yourself. Our precision-cut parts make a strong and true box that goes together in minutes!
Yes we do. Read our Cabinotch Reference Guide pdf document for an overview of our Face Frame offering, as well as Cabinet Box Specifications
Cabinotch includes the Scribe in the stile width.
For example, a 30" cabinet with a 3" stile (2 1/4" Outside scribe) will finish at 30".
Below you will see the options currently offered here at Cabinotch.
1 ½” Stiles with Various Scribe and Side Panel Options
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2 1/4” Stiles (locked 1” Outside Scribe) with Both Side Panel Options
2 1/4" Flush Stiles are now Available
Please Note: The 2 1/4" Stile is only available through KCD Software.
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3” Stiles (locked 2.25” Scribe) with Both Side Panel Options
3" Flush Stiles are Now Available
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5 ½” Stiles (locked 3.75” scribe) with Both Side Panel Options
5 1/2" Flush Stiles are now available
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Our shelf pin holes are bored for 5mm shelf pins on 32mm centers.
Yes, our boxes are built using 1/2" PureBond plywood.
All Shelves are 3/4" PureBond Plywood.
Base Cabinets
Cabinet height is calculated from the bottom of the toe to the top of the face frame. Cabinet depth is calculated from the front of the face frame to the back of the side panel.
- 1.5" All rails and stiles
- 5" Top drawer opening
- 4" Toe height
- 3" Toe depth
The Cabinet Width includes the Stile as well as the Scribe.
For example, a 30" cabinet with a 3" stile (2 1/4" Outside scribe) will finish at 30".
Upper Cabinets
Cabinet height is calculated from the bottom of the face frame to the top of the face frame. Cabinet depth is calculated from the front of the face frame to the back of the side panel.
- 2.25" Top rail
- 1.5" Stiles and bottom rail
- 0.25" Outside scribe
- 1.69" Top scribe
- 0.935" Bottom scribe
The Cabinet Width includes the Stile as well as the Scribe.
For example, a 30" cabinet with a 3" stile (2 1/4" Outside scribe) will finish at 30".
Tall Cabinets
Cabinet height is calculated from the bottom of the toe to the top of the face frame. Cabinet depth is calculated from the front of the face frame to the back of the side panel.
- 2.25" Top rails
- 1.5" Bottom rail, stiles and mid-rail
- 4" Toe height (n/a refrigerator type)
- 3" Toe depth (n/a refrigerator type)
The Cabinet Width includes the Stile as well as the Scribe.
For example, a 30" cabinet with a 3" stile (2 1/4" Outside scribe) will finish at 30".
Our Faceframes are sanded through a wide-belt at 120, 150, 180 grit with a finished graphite platen.
We recommend our customers finish sand the faceframes to their specifications.
Yes, The link below will direct you to the Cabiinotch Youtube page.
Yes we do!
Check out our FAQ-Full Access Cabinetry page to learn about Full Access cabinets. Available now through our Cabinotch KCD Design Library.
Cabinotch offers both Plywood and Faceframes in the below Species.
Hard Maple
Soft Maple
Red Oak
White Oak
Walnut
Hickory
Cherry
Alder
Reach out to Customer Service (1-877-413-4299) for assistance.
Cabinotch strives to get your product to you as quick as possible. On average, Cabinotch will ship your custom kitchen within 5-7 days.
Cabinotch Webstore currently does not offer every cabinet you or your customer can dream up. However, with our partnership with KCD, Cabinotch gives you the ability to design most any custom cabinet. Reach out to Customer Service (1-877-413-4299) where they can assist you in drawing the cabinet you need, or even get you started in KCD yourself!
KCD Design Software Questions
Right now we have an extensive cabinet box library of over 40 cabinet styles available for purchase. If you do not see the box style you are looking for, contact us; we might be able to help.
Cabinotch is not only a cabinet solutions company but is also the namesake of our patented joinery and cabinet box construction method. If you are familiar with our faceframes you will note that case components interact with the frame using wood-to-wood sliding connections.
With our “Cabinotch” Construction method, theses sliding connections are also present in plywood-to-plywood joints, i.e., cabinet bottom sliding through the cabinet sides from the back of the cabinet.
If a selection for “Dado” is selected here, then those plywood-to-plywood joints will be straight cut dados in lieu of a dado with an additional keyway.
See below pictures for clarification:
Cabinet Bottom machined for "Cabinotch" carcass construction
Cabinet Bottom to Side Panel joint - "Cabinotch" Construction
Cabinet Bottom machined for "Dado" carcass construction
Cabinet Bottom to Side Panel joint - Dado Construction
Receiving Component Parts Shipments
There are three pallet sizes, one is 31" x 63", another is 46.5" x 98" and the last size is 35.5" x 95". If you have tall cabinets like a pantry, linen, or tall slab end panels, or asked us to provide your toe kick material or tall fillers for Full Access cabinetry, then we will use either the 46.5" x 98" or 34.5" x 95" pallet.
If you do not have a fork truck with long forks or fork extenders, then you might want to consider having your pallet delivered to your local FedEx terminal, and picking it up there (they will set the pallet on your trailer, or into your truck bed for you).
Ideally, you will unpack and check-in all your components as soon as they arrive to make sure nothing is damaged or missing. By doing this, you provide time to get replacements for damaged or missing parts before you are in desperate need of them.
The clear down-side to this process is the parts might be in your way if you go through this process and just stack them against a wall, so we suggest you either make or purchase carts to store your parts in that are mobile so you can move them around to get them or keep them out of your way until they are needed. Typically these carts full of parts will take up no more room than our pallet/box, so there is really no downside if you invest in the carts.
The up-side is you are not just checking the parts in, you are sorting them, and ideally you will sort them by cabinet number which will make assembly much easier and far quicker. Take a look at our Blog post on Sorting Your Cabinotch Components for a more in-depth look at this process.
