Typical Cabinet Face Frame Dimensions

All solid face frame edging 3 4 thick mortise tenon joinery even on the 3 4 wide face frames.

Typical cabinet face frame dimensions.

Individual face frame rails vary in width from the top of the cabinet to the bottom. For the overlay doors i have been making all perimeter rails and stiles 1 3 4 inches and all middle stile and rails at 2 1 4 inches so i end up with 1 1 4 inch of all of the stiles and rails exposed with my 1 2 inch overlay doors. You may submit any layout with 1 to 8 openings not limited to the configurations shown below. I might use a 1 1 2 stile where the cabinet butts up to the wall then 3 4 stiles where i have a single vertical stile in the center of a cabinet and perhaps 1 or 1 1 4 rails.

The illustrations below represent typical cabinet layouts for the number of openings. The bottom rail is almost always 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches in width. Typical vertical stiles for face frames are all 3 inches wide. Submit a drawing with the following information to receive your quote.

Your front face frame price will be calculated based on option selections and size. Typical horizontal rails are 1 4 inch wide at the bottom of the face frame with 2 inch wide rails between drawers and door openings. The basic structure of shaker cabinets is no different than any other cabinet using hardwood face frames which is almost always 3 4 inch thick.