As a Carpenter, I have removed/replaces many kitchen cabinets over the years. I hung them in my shop. Bottom cabinets I turned into workbenches.. I Enjoyed your craftsmanship, and tips.
John, I am really enjoying your videos these days, you have developed a great conversational tone and easy going patter. Your ending shot where you were putting on the poly and then stopped and looked at the camera while explaining yourself makes one almost feel like they are there in the shop with you.
A quick tip to position the doors is to fasten a strip to the bottom of the cabinets and let the doors rest on the strip while you fasten the hinges to the face frame. The doors are perfectly even that way. Great video!
That is an awesome way to make cabinet doors for those of us who don't have the tools for routing and dadoing. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
I don't know why so many people gave you a thumbs down I thought you did a good job. If you edited the video you did a good job with that as well. I understood everything that you said. I think you did a good job. Again I don't know why so many thumbs down.
I've got 6 cabinets that need doors - I'm saving this for later when I have time to do something about that problem. I like that you edgeband first and then put on the surface mounted pieces. Good tip on the clamping while the glue dries - I would not have thought about that Scott
I really like your channel. You sound like an IT admin that has seen pretty much everything in life and does woodworking to relief stress. Anyways, awesome videos with practical advice.
I went on a drawer building binge in my last shop, got everything out of sight and tidy. Out of sight, out of mind, I forgot about tools I own and bought them again :( So in my current shop I put everything in open cabinets and hanging on the walls. They get a little dusty but at least I can see and find everything I own now. Better luck to you in your organizing and tidying efforts.
For the simplicity of those doors, they look really nice. I agree that keeping things hidden from view makes it look less cluttered. I need to do something in my shop at some point cause it's such a mess
Stone and Sons Workshop- although I was too lazy to read all the comments, you might note that the cap on that mustard jar fits exactly on a 16 oz bottle of Titebond glue. I just stold the cap off the mustard for mine. Somebody got a really Hot dog.
I made some shop cabinets and used 1/4" plywood for the panels. So far, they have held up pretty well. From what I've seen, the 1/4" ply is about 1/3 the cost, so you may want to give it a try sometime. Yours look great though. Thanks for the vid.
Trent Wainwright When I've bought 1/4" plywood, it has always been as much or more than the 1/2". These doors rely on the 1/2" thick panel for strength and stiffness, where ones with a 1/4" panel (I've made many) would rely on the frame for strength.
Nicely done. I'm looking at changing the look of the 8foot tall slab bi-fold doors to match the shaker style cabinets and bedroom doors. Definitely a nice alternative.
Amazing, I'm in the middle of doing the same thing, same hinges, same 1/2" plywood. I'll be making 8. My faceplate is a little on the rough/ uneven side. I didn't build the cabinets in the traditional way, so I will probably have to use a plane to get them in order here and there.
We made doors just like that but we used 3/4" stock for style and rails and 1/4" for panels and than you back cut a angle on the plywood and 1/4" of the solid front so you didn't see the plywood very well. Of course that was 35 years ago and it still work well.
Doors look great man, I caught myself more staring at your tool wall through the vid though haha. I am about to start making the tool holders and I'm looking through various videos for ideas!
John Hi from Argentine, I wanted to ask what is the product that you applied to the doors, it appears with aqueous base? and what is the type of oil that apply to wood instead of varnish ?? Thanks and very good channel.
I use UA-cam frequently to learn how to do various things. Every now and then one like this comes along that just seems to fit well. Oddly I learned as much about shop made things as how to make simple doors. The drill stop and the French's mustard container repurposed as a glue applicator were in that category. (just be carefull eating hot dogs in the shop I guess) My shop is never this neat and if it were I wouldn't want to do anything for fear of messing it up.
im going to be building a wall cabinit to go over a counter top in my trailer to camper conversion. will that wall cabinet hold a marine battery? or should i go with a 2x2 frame?
damn they are simple to make like that. just an idea I had but you could have done the faces with the white board looking paneling. and then you could write on it with a dry erase marker. Like notes or lists or reminders. I have made several dry erase boards this way as well as some easels. It works very well.
great video and cabinets. I look for deals on Craigslist and also yard sales when it comes to buying tools. I've found great tools for a few dollars. makita impact driils for 20 dollars, jigsaws for 5 dollars. hope this helps for the starter like me
Sorry for the question on the old video, but what brand of pencil are you using? I bought a pack of children's Ticonderoga oversize pencils, but I really wanted a round one with no eraser and haven't been able to find one like that anywhere. (I have the beginnings of arthritis in my hands and have trouble picking up a regular pencil)
I noticed you put the edging on first and then you put the inside frame on. Would it have been better to put the inside frame first and then put the (wider) edging on so that no seam shows? (2:25)
This is extremely amateur... every woodworker worth his/her weight is using Guldens spicy brown for any glue up. I'd be surprised if your doors are still holding up with that French's yellow crap! :-) Great video, as usual!!
This is a great idea, and the cheap and easy got my attention. However once you start seeing, there must be hundreds of dollars in equipment to make the cheap and easy cabinet doors. 🙄
Gluing a tiny piece of rubber or soft clear plastic to the inside of the doors would stop that slamming noise made by self-closing hinges. A tiny detail maybe but that's what people call "refined".
OMGosh. If only I could saw that fast and straight! You make it look so EASY!
As a Carpenter, I have removed/replaces many kitchen cabinets over the years. I hung them in my shop. Bottom cabinets I turned into workbenches.. I Enjoyed your craftsmanship, and tips.
John,
I am really enjoying your videos these days, you have developed a great conversational tone and easy going patter. Your ending shot where you were putting on the poly and then stopped and looked at the camera while explaining yourself makes one almost feel like they are there in the shop with you.
Your work is second to none may God continue to bless you and your family outstanding job great attitude great idea astounding work.
Great straight forward cabinet doors John! I have those hinges on my cabinets from 1979. Just another project to build new cabinets.
A quick tip to position the doors is to fasten a strip to the bottom of the cabinets and let the doors rest on the strip while you fasten the hinges to the face frame. The doors are perfectly even that way. Great video!
The shop is certainly coming along nicely! Thanks for the tip about making the doors..
Very nice John. Great idea for doors.Shop is looking great .
That is an awesome way to make cabinet doors for those of us who don't have the tools for routing and dadoing. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Nice job. Pretty simple yet great addition to your shop.
I don't know why so many people gave you a thumbs down I thought you did a good job. If you edited the video you did a good job with that as well. I understood everything that you said. I think you did a good job. Again I don't know why so many thumbs down.
I've got 6 cabinets that need doors - I'm saving this for later when I have time to do something about that problem. I like that you edgeband first and then put on the surface mounted pieces. Good tip on the clamping while the glue dries - I would not have thought about that
Scott
I really like your channel. You sound like an IT admin that has seen pretty much everything in life and does woodworking to relief stress. Anyways, awesome videos with practical advice.
Great video, I love your clever approach to building and solving problems.
Nice editing, I appreciate the time you take do do this.... so few people do!
I went on a drawer building binge in my last shop, got everything out of sight and tidy. Out of sight, out of mind, I forgot about tools I own and bought them again :( So in my current shop I put everything in open cabinets and hanging on the walls. They get a little dusty but at least I can see and find everything I own now. Better luck to you in your organizing and tidying efforts.
For the simplicity of those doors, they look really nice. I agree that keeping things hidden from view makes it look less cluttered. I need to do something in my shop at some point cause it's such a mess
The shop is coming along nicely John. I like these cabinet doors you just made.
I've got a lifes worth of work ahead of me in a "Fixer Upper" and I needed a simple solution for kitchen cabinets. This is it!
Looks great, John. Love the simple approach you have to your projects.
Slowvannah Farms Thanks :)
With the white walls and clean, wooden furniture & cabinets, your shop is looking better than most of ours!
Very knowledgable gentleman. Thank you for your video.
Quick and simple!
I'm totally with you on getting rid of open shelves in the shop -- dusty and messy looking.
i need to look at simple hinges on doors as building a storage cabinet with left over box wood. This is perfect. Thank you!
John, I like this approach to shop cabinet doors. I definitely need doors in my shop. Everything is open and looks messy. Thanks!
Stone and Sons Workshop- although I was too lazy to read all the comments, you might note that the cap on that mustard jar fits exactly on a 16 oz bottle of Titebond glue. I just stold the cap off the mustard for mine. Somebody got a really Hot dog.
Cool doors, John. Thanks for the tip about tweaking the hinge with a chisel. I hadn't seen that before.
Dan
Great tip to get the door to seat properly using a chisel, I can think of a number of times I wish I'd known that. Good video.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Good idea John, I may make some of those for the outside shelving unit. Thanks!
Not really into woodwork. But I am thinking about getting into it. It’s kinda relaxing or maybe it’s just the videos. Great work
Ive never seen someone make doors that Easy.
I made some shop cabinets and used 1/4" plywood for the panels. So far, they have held up pretty well. From what I've seen, the 1/4" ply is about 1/3 the cost, so you may want to give it a try sometime. Yours look great though. Thanks for the vid.
Trent Wainwright When I've bought 1/4" plywood, it has always been as much or more than the 1/2". These doors rely on the 1/2" thick panel for strength and stiffness, where ones with a 1/4" panel (I've made many) would rely on the frame for strength.
I tried this project, but I used Hellman's instead of French's because I didn't want to deal with the hassle of the yellow stain.
Great work.
Great idea, got to give it a try, I normally use oil and vinegar !
Excellent job. !!
Good job, he is a real carpenter.
Nicely done. I'm looking at changing the look of the 8foot tall slab bi-fold doors to match the shaker style cabinets and bedroom doors. Definitely a nice alternative.
First time on your channel, love the mustard glue. Picked up a ton of great tips. Thanks for making this great video!
I like this channel a lot. Its nice to hear your thoughts and explanations and Im glad you do these videos for us with a little more attention span :)
Ohhhh, what a great idea for easy cabinet doors!
That was super helpful for a beginner like me trying to save money and make some storage cabinets for my art studio! Thanks!
That is a great simple way to make door frames!!
Nice cabinets and doors!
What a great video, showing how you really handle issues we all face.... Not just perfect displays missing out all the challenges you had. Subbed.
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Great job fast easy construction, practical & good looking.
wow!! u are good. and u have every tool in the world.
Nice doors, easy to achieve construction method that still looks good.
Amazing, I'm in the middle of doing the same thing, same hinges, same 1/2" plywood. I'll be making 8. My faceplate is a little on the rough/ uneven side. I didn't build the cabinets in the traditional way, so I will probably have to use a plane to get them in order here and there.
We made doors just like that but we used 3/4" stock for style and rails and 1/4" for panels and than you back cut a angle on the plywood and 1/4" of the solid front so you didn't see the plywood very well. Of course that was 35 years ago and it still work well.
this is awesome! I was looking for a quick and simple way to make a cabinet and doors to hide my washer and dryer. Thank you!
Nice simple doors, like it.
Neat looking doors, thanks for sharing. I would like to thread a broom handle; have you ever made a wooded die?
Nice set of door's. Great job on using 2x4's I thought I was the only one. I even use pallet wood some time's.
Great vedio. Could alone 1/2" plywood be the door itself? Is it possible?
Very nice, how do you think they would hold up if I scaled them up to 8 feet tall doors? Think the face trim would keep them from warping?
I learned something today. Mustard makes a great wood adhesive.
Great video, made it simple, thank you for posting
They look great!
Two thumbs up, I love your shop set up wish you can share plans of the tool cabinets and jigs...Please
Sincerely
Carlos
Orlando Florida
Great video !
I really like those doors!
Great tutorial, what do you call those hinges
The mustard bottle really threw me lol
Doors look great man, I caught myself more staring at your tool wall through the vid though haha. I am about to start making the tool holders and I'm looking through various videos for ideas!
Lane Bros WoodShop Just sent you a picture with more details. Good luck with it :)
That was awesome. Thanks so much for posting it!!!
Hi from Mexico 👍🏻
Nice job.
Love. Your work shop😍😍😍😍
John Hi from Argentine, I wanted to ask what is the product that you applied to the doors, it appears with aqueous base? and what is the type of oil that apply to wood instead of varnish ?? Thanks and very good channel.
Great video as usual!
I use UA-cam frequently to learn how to do various things. Every now and then one like this comes along that just seems to fit well. Oddly I learned as much about shop made things as how to make simple doors. The drill stop and the French's mustard container repurposed as a glue applicator were in that category. (just be carefull eating hot dogs in the shop I guess) My shop is never this neat and if it were I wouldn't want to do anything for fear of messing it up.
😎 looks good!
That glue looks a lot like mustard. Great idea for using the right amount of glue.
Great job. your videos is very good. All great. Do you use formic?
I truly enjoyed watching your video. I wish I had seen it before. do you make cabinet for other . I may have a job for you to make me some cabinet
great style on the video editing. kudos - hope I can borrow some techniques
great video. very helpful.
I've used that wood glue at barbecues before
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nice work Sir..
I like this a lot!
you are an hard working lady; claps for you that's wonderfull, thanks a lot im going to try 2:26
I like the chisel tips you suggested. They don't teach that sort of knowledge. Thank you.
Good way to make doors. , Melamine works well also,very stable and you don't have to paint it.
nice work
wish I had a nice shop like that
nice idea thanks for sharing....
im going to be building a wall cabinit to go over a counter top in my trailer to camper conversion. will that wall cabinet hold a marine battery? or should i go with a 2x2 frame?
I don’t even have the tools for this but this is awesome 1:27
Great video! Thanks👍🏻
Who knew mustard was so good at holding wood together?
great job!
How do I fix a slight warp in one of the corners?
Why did you put an edgeband on the doors? Is that necessary?
Great idea for simple doors!
damn they are simple to make like that. just an idea I had but you could have done the faces with the white board looking paneling. and then you could write on it with a dry erase marker. Like notes or lists or reminders. I have made several dry erase boards this way as well as some easels. It works very well.
great video and cabinets. I look for deals on Craigslist and also yard sales when it comes to buying tools. I've found great tools for a few dollars. makita impact driils for 20 dollars, jigsaws for 5 dollars. hope this helps for the starter like me
Sorry for the question on the old video, but what brand of pencil are you using? I bought a pack of children's Ticonderoga oversize pencils, but I really wanted a round one with no eraser and haven't been able to find one like that anywhere. (I have the beginnings of arthritis in my hands and have trouble picking up a regular pencil)
Called "Primary Printers" and you can find them at Staples.
Thank you sir!
I noticed you put the edging on first and then you put the inside frame on. Would it have been better to put the inside frame first and then put the (wider) edging on so that no seam shows? (2:25)
Would not the seam be visible from the front of the doors then?
what kind of hinges are they ?
I like drill bit pilot set up
like over lay flush?
This is extremely amateur... every woodworker worth his/her weight is using Guldens spicy brown for any glue up. I'd be surprised if your doors are still holding up with that French's yellow crap!
:-) Great video, as usual!!
This is a great idea, and the cheap and easy got my attention. However once you start seeing, there must be hundreds of dollars in equipment to make the cheap and easy cabinet doors. 🙄
Gluing a tiny piece of rubber or soft clear plastic to the inside of the doors would stop that slamming noise made by self-closing hinges. A tiny detail maybe but that's what people call "refined".
Those are called door bumpers. Great for the kitchen, but not needed in the shop.
I Build It Like I said, it's not about "needed".