Step 12: Attach the Face Frame

attaching the face frame to the cocktail hutch
Photo: Ryan Benyi
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  Cut the 1x2 and 1x5 face-frame pieces to length. The 1x2 stiles will hang over to the inside, covering the shelf joints. To install them, apply glue to the front edges of the box's sides and position the 1x2s flat on the glued edge, flush with the outside face. Nail through the 1x2s and into the sides' front edges using 1½-inch nails. Glue and nail the 1x5 rails at the top and bottom so that they conceal the lip of the glass rack and bottom shelf, respectively. Toenail through the outer edges of the rails into the stiles.
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    1. 1x15 edge-glued shelving. Get four 6-foot boards and one 3-foot board to make the sides, top, bottom, shelves, and wine-rack insert.

      2. 1x3 to create support strips for the bottom board.

      3. ⅝-inch square dowels to make the glass rack. Get two 3-foot lengths.

      4. ⅜x3 lattice strips to make the glass rack. Get two 3-foot lengths.

      5. 3¼-inch baseboard molding: Get a 6-foot length.

      6. 3⅝x9/16-inch crown molding: Get a 6-foot length.  7. 2x4 to make the backing strips for the crown molding

      8. 1x2 to make the face-frame stiles: Get two 6-foot boards in clear pine.

      9. 1x5 to make the face-frame rails: Get at least 3 feet in clear pine.

      10. 5mm lauan for the backing. Get one 4x8 sheet.

      11. 1½-inch brad nails

      12. ⅝-inch brad nails

      13. 1¼-inch drywall screws