A Complete Guide To Custom Cabinetry
with Gary Striegler
Learn a proven, basic process for building built-ins, bookcases and kitchen cabinets
ON-DEMAND FEBRUARY 2025
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Build Better Cabinets Than Stock Options
Few home projects are as demanding and expensive on a square foot basis than custom built-ins and cabinetry. Construction of these units need to be exacting, and they need to be designed and built in a way that can withstand daily use while ensuring shelves, doors and drawers stay true and functioning smoothly. While stock options are readily available, you're likely to be disappointed in the quality you get for the cost. The good news is that with some basic carpentry tools and some hard-earned wisdom, you can build true custom units that are of better quality, more affordably. In this course, veteran carpenter Gary Striegler takes you inside his own trusted process for building books cases, built-ins and custom kitchen cabinets. You don't need a cabinet shop or specialty tools, just some space, quality wood materials and the lessons bestowed by Gary. We hope you enjoy what you build.
Box Construction
Face Frames
Shelves, Drawers and Doors
What You'll Learn In This Course:
Design options for cabinets
Choosing Quality Cabinet Materials
Milling and assembling cabinet boxes
Face Frame Assembly and Installation
Designing and building twist-free cabinet doors
Selecting hinges and installing doors
Building 5-piece drawer boxes,
Tips for Installing drawer slides and installing drawer fronts
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Gary Striegler
Second-generation builder Gary Striegler owns Craftsman Builders, a Fayetteville, Ark., company specializing in millwork and interior details. A frequent Fine Homebuilding contributor, Gary also teaches at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking (marcadams.com) where he focuses on the execution of custom architectural woodworking, presents at some of the industry's most prominent trade-show seminars, and volunteers for Mercy International in Honduras.
