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Best Cabinet Door Damper for Soft Closing Door

Best Cabinet Door Dampers for Soft Close Cabinet Doors [2021]

January 10, 2021January 5, 2021 by Eric T

With cabinet door dampers costing just a few dollars a door there’s no reason you shouldn’t have soft close cabinet doors. Better yet, a damper will install in just seconds a door and the best dampers are completely adjustable to your size door. In this article learn what the best cabinet door dampers are and how to install them. When I built my cherry cabinets in 2005 soft close cabinet hinges were just becoming mainstream. So, while I should have …

How to Make Face Frames: Step-by-Step Construction Guide

October 25, 2020November 3, 2019 by Eric T

My journey with woodworking started back in high school when I did miscellaneous summer jobs for a cabinet shop splitting wood and stacking lumber. When my junior year came around I had a chance to work in the cabinet shop and started learning many tricks of the trade, including how to make face frames. What is a face frame? A face frame is the cabinet component that supports the cabinet doors and drawer hardware. While not all cabinets have frames, …

Guide to kitchen cabinet drawer slides

October 25, 2020October 19, 2019 by Eric T

The best drawer slides for kitchen cabinets are a mix of operating and design features. For example, soft close operation is standard in cabinets. But some kitchens are designed to have no hardware – and require push to open to function. Finding the best drawer slides for kitchen cabinets is a challenge. While the standard is the easy-to-use soft close slides, there are other options if those slides don’t fit your budget. Drawer slide features like soft close, self close, full …

Best LED Under Cabinet Lighting Direct Wire

December 26, 2020August 3, 2019 by Eric T

There have never been as many options for under cabinet lighting. With LED mainstream and offering “warm lights” the best LED under cabinet lighting direct wire can be customized to whatever your needs and preferences are. Direct wire LED lights can be found in three styles: Puck-style lights like LED pucks. Traditional bulb-style lights like the ASOKO dimmable. Light tape strips like this Wobane light tape. One last thing before we get started, LED’s are notorious for being bright white. …

Best Cabinet Door Stopper: Pro Picks for Durability

October 25, 2020February 16, 2019 by Eric T

Not everyone is a cabinet maker and knows what a cabinet door stopper is. So if you’re here looking for a way to make cabinet doors open partially or close slowly then you are in the right place. Or maybe both… With that in mind, if a cabinet door stopper means you want to either LIMIT how far a door opens or you want it to CLOSE smoother (like soft closing). So, with that in mind, in this article we’ll …