Many people face the dilemma; modify and rework the cabinets you have or wipe the slate clean and make new cabinets. Regardless, you must have a good set of plans for cabinets laid out. We usually at the beginning ponder with the tradeoff of spending money vs. accepting a less then new look of modified cabinets. Reworking old cabinets just does not carry the same appeal and satisfaction as does the appearance of brand new cabinets. Recently I decided to build new kitchen cabinets, a daunting challenge if there ever was one. Trying to determine how everything ought to be organized and laid out turned out to be much more difficult than I expected. I came to the early conclusion that I needed a solid foundation to start in the planning stage by creating a detailed set of plans for cabinets before I did anything else. Without a good cabinets plan this project would become very frustrating indeed. Is it not usually so? You start a project with great gusto and over time, the obstacles and mistakes often cause you mental anguish and you often put the job aside for a while. I needed help with my plans for the cabinets, identifying the total material list as well as the cost of all the materials. Without a detailed material list, there was no way I could accurately estimate the total cost of this project. I found a great resource on the internet that offered the following great elements that I needed for my cabinetry project. Over 16,000 woodworking projects, with all kinds of cabinetry designs to choose from. Over 150+ "How To" videos, step by step woodworking guides, every project has a comprehensive list of materials needed for the project, and even CAD software to make my own custom drawings if I wish. Everything I needed in one source. Now I am all set to start, but there is even more. I decided to build a new cabinet system that would not be time consuming once I got started. I really needed to find a solution that permitted me to build fantastic cabinets, be reasonably priced, looked great and did not have me trying to turn out to be an professional cabinet builder. So I went to a brand new plan that utilizes a cabinet corner post system. These corner posts are shaped on a shaper, created of ash and take all of the guesswork out of building cabinets. They use rounded corners with angles constructed in to allow you to add square pieces of wood to come up with the perfect corner. The outside is appealing with a small reveal, its rounded and greatest of all, there is no math. Many of the pieces are self-aligning. Adding a top or bottom is simple because the posts have a 3/4" dado on each end that make this a snap. If I wish to add shelves, all I have to do is cut a simple dado on the sides of my project before I place it together. If you are a woodworker and if you are on a spending budget you will agree that these corner posts are an excellent solution at a fair cost. So to summarize, I found that the first step to any cabinetry project, is to take your time and create or find a good set of plans for cabinets. Second, I found a very important resource on the internet that met all my needs and more. Bottom line, my cabinetry project is moving forward and I know I will eventually have a beautiful set of cabinets in my kitchen very soon.
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