So Just How Do You Make a Corner Cabinet?

OK, we have the wood. We've even ordered the hardware. So just how do you take that pile of wood & make a corner cabinet out of it?

The answer is that you have to figure out an order for cutting out the parts & performing all of the operations necessary to join & shape the parts.

Here's the list that I've come up with.

1. Make pattern for Top / Bottom Shelves
2. Cross-cut blanks for Top / Bottom Shelves to rough length
3. Cross-cut blanks for Wide Backs to rough width
4. Rip blanks for Top / Bottom shelves to rough width
5. Rip blanks for Wide Backs to rough width
6. Lay out over-sized shape of Top / Bottom shelf on each blank
7. Cut Top / Bottom shelves to rough size & shape
8. Use router with pattern bit to cut Top / Bottom shelves to final size & shape.
9. Plane stock for Base Cabinet Sides to thickness
10. Rip Sides for both cabinets to rough width
11. Rip Face Frame Stiles to rough width
12. Rip Face Frame Rails to final width
13. Cross cut Base Cabinet Sides and Face Frame Stiles to final length
14. Cross cut Upper Cabinet Sides and Face Frame Stiles to final length
15. Cut all rabbets (Top / Bottom Shelves. Base Cabinet Sides, Upper Cabinet Sides)
16. Cut all dadoes (Base Cabinet Sides, Upper Cabinet Sides)
17. Fit Sides to Base Cabinet
18. Fit Sides to Upper Cabinet
19. Set bevel angle on table saw to 22.5° using Wixey & scraps to fine tune
20. Rip Sides to final width
21. Rip Face Frame Stiles to final width
22. Reset blade to 90°
23. Lay out Face Frame Rails
24. Cut all Face Frame Rails to final length
25. Fit Wide Backs to Base Cabinet
26. Fit Wide Backs to Upper Cabinet
27. Set blade to 45° using Wixey & scraps to fine tune
28. Rip Wide Backs to final width (beveled cut)
29. Rip Base Cabinet Narrow Back & Upper Cabinet Narrow Back to width (blade still set to 45°)
30. Dry fit Base Cabinet
31. Fine tune joints
32. Dry fit Upper Cabinet
33. Fine tune joints
34. Reset blade to 90°
35. Cut Foot Blanks to rough width & length
36. Glue up Feet from the Foot Blanks, 4 blanks to a foot.
37. Rip Feet to final dimensions
38. Drill hole for leg levelers in all blanks for the Base Cabinet
39. Glue Feet to the Bottom Shelves
40. Extend leg leveler hole through the Base Cabinet Bottom Shelf
41. Install leg levelers
42. Drill shelf pin holes in Sides & Wide Backs
43. Glue up Base Cabinet
44. Glue up Upper Cabinet
45. Cut the three Base Cabinet Top pieces to final width & rough length (best if I can get them from one piece)
46. Route all molding profiles
47. Cut arc in bottom of Base Board
48. Set bevel angle on table saw to 22.5° using Wixey & scraps to fine tune
49. Fit & miter moldings to Base Cabinet
50. Glue & brad moldings to Base Cabinet
51. Fit & miter Base Cabinet Top pieces
52. Glue & brad Base Cabinet Top pieces to Base Cabinet
53. Fit & miter moldings to Upper Cabinet
54. Rip blanks for Adjustable Shelves to rough width
55. Make pattern for Adjustable Shelves
56. Cross cut blanks for Adjustable Shelves to rough length
57. Lay out shape of Adjustable Shelf on each blank
58. Cut Adjustable Shelves to rough size & shape
59. Use router with pattern bit to cut Adjustable Shelves to final size & shape.
60. Cut Adjustable Shelf Edging to final width & rough length
61. Cut rabbet on front edge of Adjustable Shelves
62. Cut rabbet on Adjustable Shelf Edging
63. Fit Adjustable Shelf Edging to Adjustable Shelves (ends have 45° miters)
64. Finish Base Cabinet, Upper Cabinet and Adjustable Shelves
65. Install Base & Upper Cabinets in dining room
66. Cut blanks for Lower Door Panel to rough width & length
67. Glue up blanks for Lower Door Panel
68. Cut blanks for Upper Door Panel to rough width & length
69. Glue up blanks for Upper Door Panel
70. Cut Lower Door Stiles to final width & rough length
71. Cut Upper Door Stiles to final width & rough length
72. Cut all Door Rails to final width & length
73. Cut curve in Upper Door Top Rail
74. Cut grooves in all Lower Door Rail & Stiles
75. Cut grooves in both Upper Door Stiles & the Upper Door Bottom Rail
76. Cut deeper groove in Upper Door Top Rail
77. Cut arch in Upper Door Top Rail & sand smooth
78. Cut stub tenons on the ends of all Door Rails
79. Cut decorative grooves in Upper & Lower Door Panels
80. Dry fit Lower Door
81. Fine tune joints
82. Dry fit Upper Door
83. Fine tune joints
84. Glue up Lower Door
85. Glue up Upper Door
86. Cut Lower Door Stiles to finish length
87. Cut Upper Door Stiles to finish length
88. Make Door Bead Edge Molding
89. Set blade to 45° using Wixey & scraps to fine tune
90. Fit & miter Door Bead Edge Molding to Lower Door
91. Glue & brad Door Bead Edge Molding to Lower Door
92. Fit & miter Door Bead Edge Molding to Upper Door
93. Glue & brad Door Bead Edge Molding to Upper Door
94. Finish doors
95. Mount hinges to doors
96. Mount doors to cabinets
97. Mount Knobs to doors
98. Mount doors to Cabinets
99. Mount door catches

As you can see, there's a lot to do. Most of these steps actually only take a couple of minutes to perform, but some of them (like finishing) can take days. Especially at the rate that I work. Since this is a hobby, I refuse to feel obligated to rush. However, I would like to have everything up to step 65 done before Christmas. I think I can make it, but there's also a few chores around the house that will eat up a few weekends. Wish me luck!

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