Cabinet building and woodworking are learnable skills. This course teaches both!
If you've ever wanted to build your own book shelves, built-ins, or even your own kitchen cabinets, then you know there's a lot to learn before you can get started.
Cabinets from Scratch will teach you everything you need to know to succeed in building that cabinet project you've been dreaming about.
Meet the Instructor
John Viercinski has been renovating homes and building cabinets since 2003. An engineer by day, in his free time he launched a home improvement blog, and grew his YouTube channel to more than 20k subscribers. John's videos on cabinet building and home improvement have more than 4 million views. John lives in South Jersey with his wife and four daughters.
Power Tools
What power tools do you need to start building cabinets? This course will lay out not only the absolute essential tools, but also which ones can be bought new or used.
Joinery Basics
Joinery is the foundation of woodworking. This course will cover the most essential cabinet joints you need to know so you can design and build your cabinets.
Cabinet Construction
We'll apply all of the foundational elements in the course into building two completely different styles of cabinets. You'll complete the course with the knowledge and skills to tackle any cabinet project.
Course Curriculum
- Frameless Cabinet Overview (2:02)
- Cabinet Dimensions (19:09)
- Drawers (14:20)
- Free Cut List Program (14:46)
- Selecting Cabinet Material (27:40)
- Cutting Plywood (14:21)
- Hardwood Preparation (11:00)
- Adding Grooves (6:39)
- Plywood Edge Veneer (3:19)
- Pocket Screws (6:48)
- First Cabinet Assembly (19:39)
- Adding Stretchers (4:51)
- Shaker Doors (16:31)
- Shaker Door Center Panels (11:14)
- Shaker Door Assembly (10:45)
- Installing Hidden Hinges (16:43)
- Drawer Boxes (19:19)
- Installing Hidden Drawer Slides (6:10)
- Adding Shelf Pins (4:59)
- Cherry Cabinet Overview (2:33)
- Face Frame Build (31:51)
- Add a Divider (6:34)
- Integrated Toe Kicks (2:35)
- Cutting Grooves with a Router (13:26)
- Cabinet Box Assembly (14:22)
- Fitting Inset Doors (16:39)
- Installing Decorate Hinges (8:50)
- Dovetail Joints (17:28)
- Face Frame Grooves (10:49)
- Attaching the Face Frame to the Box (9:49)
- Installing Drawer Runners (10:04)
Apply your Knowledge
The skills you'll learn in this course will enable you to build beautiful, professional-grade cabinetry like these custom built-ins. You won't need to buy a single piece of cabinetry in your home.
Transform Your Home
Cabinets from Scratch will unlock the tools you need to transform and elevate the spaces in your home to achieve the look and function you want.