I'm new to woodworking and need some advice on my first real project. I'm building some cabinets for my garage and haven't found any good plans to go by so here's what I'm thinking of doing and my questions:
I'm going to build the cabinets out of ¾ in. birch plywood. If they come out nicely I'll put a finish on them, otherwise I'll just paint them. I want to make dado cuts in the sides for the top and bottom and use 1/4 plywood for the back and set it in the width of the plywood (I forget what you call this cut). The doors will be very simple. Just
3/4 inch plywood with hidden hinges. I'm going to finish the exposed edges with iron on veneer. Here are my questions.1) How deep do you cut the dado for the top and botton and for the inset for the back panel? For that matter is it structurally sound to make dado cuts in plywood?
2) What is the best way to cut the holes to set the hidden hinges in the sides? 3) What is the best way to cover the exposed edges of the plywood. I've seen the iron on veneer used on a TV show but not sure if another solution is available.Thanks Fred
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