Typical Cabinet Face Frame Dimensions

Individual face frame rails vary in width from the top of the cabinet to the bottom.

Typical cabinet face frame dimensions.

The bottom rail is almost always 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches in width. All solid face frame edging 3 4 thick mortise tenon joinery even on the 3 4 wide face frames. 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. Center or divider rails typically measure 2.

Submit a drawing with the following information to receive your quote. 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. 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. 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. Your front face frame price will be calculated based on option selections and size. I do not use edge tape because i believe it is strictly cheap junk.