How Do You Build Kitchen Cabinet Drawer Fronts?
Building your own kitchen cabinet drawer fronts is an inexpensive way to spruce up the kitchen, even for a novice woodworker with basic skills. Drawer fronts may be attached to a four-sided box drawer or serve as the front of a three-sided box. Measure the outside of each drawer opening and add ½ inch on each side to overlap the edges. Cut the hardwood to size using a table saw. Use a router with a coping bit to create a recessed area for the molding trim if desired. Glue the mitered trim into the recessed edges and clamp in place until dry. Alternately, you may want to route out decorative grooves about 2 inches in around the edges of each drawer front. Use a sander block or a mini sander to sand all drawer fronts and edges smooth. Wipe off dust. Stain or paint drawer fronts. Allow to dry completely. Add a coat of polyurethane clear coat finish (optional) and allow to dry. For a durable finish with a high shine, sand lightly, wipe away dust and repeat for three to four total coats of
