The color coding is a brilliant idea!

@moehoward01

8 ай бұрын

Jay Bates does that, too.

Congrats on the Festool sponsorship! That is a dream sponsor, but I can’t think of anyone I follow who is more deserving of it. Everything you do is done with quality, care, and artistry. Love the organization for the cabinets, def using something like that for my next set of cabinets. Garage/shop needs a make over, so it’ll be a chance to use there.

@MichaelAlm

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

I would absolutely LOVE to see a SketchUp tutorial/workflow video from you!

Perfect timing on this video my friend!! We are kicking over building our own cabinets too. Hope y’all are living in wedding bliss right now and taking a much needed break! ❤

Every time I hear toe kick, in my head I’m singing “toe pick!” LOL😂 Also that divide and measure for the bay was genius!

@triciac.5078

8 ай бұрын

Also congrats on your wedding!!

Congrats on the Festool Sponsorship and the wedding! Festool tools are an absolute joy to work with. Cuts through solid hardwood like a warm knife through butter

@MichaelAlm

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 🙌

I really appreciate your thoughtful approach, and the colour coding and that tiny little blade on the Festool. What a great idea. Thank you.

I love everything you did here with kitchen cabinets

Fantastic work, Michael! You can easily see the kitchen now! 😃 Congrats for the sponsorship!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Dividing a bay/room/etc= Brilliant!! Thanks so much for sharing that tip. Much better than me eyeballing it!

I'm living for these videos right now. Can't wait for the next one!

I wish I had watched this BEFORE figuring out the spacing between my shelves this evening. That’s a genius tip! Thank you!!

Love the separated toe kicks technique - remove the dynamic component and keep the other variables constant. Brilliant!

Quick note on putting the cabinents in before your flooring, it's important to account for the final flooring thickness or your dishwasher wont fit or will be floored into the cavity

Now that you’ve shown it, the bay division trick is so obvious, but through years of woodworking, it has never occurred to me! Genius! Thank you so much!

Finally! A Festool-sponsored video!

@tommyapocalypse6096

8 ай бұрын

Did we need one..? 🤔

I just want to say I enjoy your videos. My dad is a carpenter/ cabinet builder. I worked with him growing up installing kitchens, and we made our own cabinets. He is 60 and still doing so to this day. Keep up the good work, your videos are motivating me to keep moving on with my own home projects…that keep stacking up, lol.

Enjoying this series very much! Thank you.

When I do kitchens I get a shop to cnc cut all of the panels and joinery. Saves so much time!

Great video! Very similar process to mine. I started doing the color coding recently when I started using sketch up and it's a lifesaver when putting the cutlists together, so easy to see at a glance what everything is. I haven't tried edge banding before cutting everything down, that might be worth trying sometime. But often for me the fronts of the panels are on interior cuts so that wouldn't be possible anyway.

Fellow Seattle woodworker here. I'm considering doing the cabinetry in my kitchen remodel. This is inspiring me. My wife will probably be hunting you down in the new few months. lol

great video thanks, I appreciate you including the obvious tips and tricks, theyre new to me and a big help

sketchup does have a cutlist maker, you have to make every part a component and then it can extract the exact sizes and put them onto sheets for the most optimal cutlist

@haphazard1342

7 ай бұрын

Heck, it can even export images with dimensions to PDF. None of this screenshot business.

Nice job on those carcasses, Michael. Good choice on the wood.

Great video cool to see your process on making the cabinets .can’t wait to see it finished. Congratulations to you and Ashley 🎉🍾🎈

@MichaelAlm

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 🙌

Clever trick about measuring to evenly space picture frames.

I get to watch something cool while I eat lunch! 😊

Thanks for the link to the book. it's very informative. Keep up the great work 👍

Great video Michael! Love the layout and cut sheet concepts. Time savers for sure! Just a tip, and forgive me if you are already aware of this feature - but you can adjust the depth of the domino mortise on the joiner to allow for a deeper slot which will eliminate the need to custom cut each domino. You can also adjust the width of the mortise which allows a little wiggle room when you assemble. Took me a while to realize the benifit but it helps if your cuts are off even a hair, which is the case sometimes in my assembly process. Cheers!

Thanks for the tour at Kerf Design, that was interesting! This series is also awesome, Michael, love tagging along and follow you in all the stages of this huge remodel project! And wow - festool as a sponsor.... dream come true!

@MichaelAlm

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

I don't find dominos to be strong at all for cabinet carcasses, but they are slow and expensive. I can't think of any fastener where a plywood butt joint can't be easily racked and collapsed. The back and the nailers take care of this issue. I build cabinets like you build toe kicks, quick and dirty, plus staples, but I usually skin exposed sides or begrudgingly use pocket holes and never build euro cabinets. I don't know if you own a 700 but through dominos are a neat trick that can save you from trimming them on a bandsaw and this works really well when you need to have shelves line up across multiple boxes on a built in or something. Separate toe kicks are the way to go but next time I do it I'd like to try using a ledger board on the wall with adjustable feet on the front.

The color coding is a brilliant idea!. The color coding is a brilliant idea!.

Silly question, at around 17 minutes you’re cutting the grooves for the back panels and you mentioned the depth of various cabinets might be different. Wouldn’t it have been easier to set the fence so that your groove starts at 1/2 or 3/4 from the back side, so you didn’t have to keep moving the fence? Or maybe I’m misunderstanding the groove’s purpose.

DUDE you have me over here like "THIS is what's separating me from taking my [completely unusable] 1930's shotgun house's kitchen and making it functional?" You make everything look SO EASY. Loving this series-- keep up the good work! Also, congrats on the wedding!

Would love more detail on that “kerf wall” with the mortises, looked like those were modular components that could get moved around… very interesting

Beautiful cabinetry! The design is so original.

I just finished my kitchen that's slightly smaller than yours. I did everything (demo'd down to the framing) except the drawers, slide out shelves and countertops. I now know much, much more about plumbing, electrical, drywall, gas, cabinets, floors, tile, painting and appliances. I made the cabinets with inset doors, which added a lot of work to the project, especially with my sloppiness with square carcasses. It turned out pretty well but it was a lot of work. Good luck!

The little blade is so cute.

Congratulations, to you and Ashley!

@MichaelAlm

8 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤️

Thanks for introducing Kerf, perfect timing im looking for a wall system and the kerf wall fits the bill.

I'm going to be designing and building my kitchen cabinets. BUT FIRSTS... I'm practicing on making cabinets for my shop. So far I have one set of cabinets that I built for my Glowforge. But I hurt my back as I was doing them so I ended up just getting the carcasses done. I still need to go back and add the shelves and doors. LOL. But I needed it to be put in place so I could get my Glowforge up and running again. I learned a lot just making those two cabinets. Thanks for sharing.

Minute 28- not obvious! The first time I did a panel wall, I could not wrap my mind around the math of even spacing, it took me so long! Such a helpful tip!!!!

Okay, that "slot & hook" wall in the office is awesome and brilliant. I had to pause the video for 10 minutes thinking about the possibilities of using that setup in different ways.

Great video...really enjoyed this one.

That bottle of Sriracha in that one kitchen is worth as much as the kitchen itself.

Love your work bro❤️❤️❤️

Put domino's in the endgrain first so you don't risk hammering them trough a panel. I learned this the hard way... I think you might save some plywood by using a cutlist optimizer. I never saw the prefin plywood here in Europe. Don't know why, looks very convenient. Cabinets are looking great! I can't wait to see the finished result.

When you cut the dado for the back panels, you cut on the side away from the fence. Is there a benefit to doing it that way? In the few times I have done back panel dados, I set the side close to the fence and did all my cuts at the same measurement.

I'm an architect who has used Autocad (2D) and Revit (3D) for many years to design and document buildings. I wouldn't say either of them is the best for designing /modelling joinery, but they are the software progams that I know. One thing about using a 3D program, is that when figuring out how to model something, you are also figuring out how to build it. I would add that something that is difficult to model is probably going to be expensive to build ~ I've worked on many projects where the design has been over-complicated as well as no thought being put into how to build it.

@lolaharwood619

2 ай бұрын

About to start my architecture degree (sep 2024) and I'm learning Revit but struggling with it- do you have any tips that you'd be willing to share? Thanks!

30:00 Such a great idea to make the entire thing in cardboard beforehand !

felicidades!!! pedazo de video, y te felicito por tu proyecto

Can you make a sketch up video talking through how you use it and the design process? It was fascinating how quick you were and how you did stuff.

That track saw is nice! I think I need one!

Great job! One tip I would relay, is that instead of trimming down those dominos, you could have just plunged further into the one side, and more shallow in the other to make up the differences.

Great job Michael!

Congrats on the sponsorship Michael! Well earned and deserved. 🙂 I'm with you on building the toe kicks separate. Much easier to install cabinets that way. Also, genius trick to color code the parts for each component; stealing that and adding to the bag of tricks. 🙂

Ladies...get you a man that will marry you on Saturday, and build you a kitchen on Sunday. Congratulations!

Tremendous high quality video showing some interesting methods of work.Please ignore the comments from some of these ' no hopers'.

Incredible Tips Here I'm impressed.

Fusion 360 is excellent and worth learning. So much more functionality and the killer feature for this kind of work I parametric modeling. For example, you design your entire kitchen but decide on a 36” stove instead of 30”. Or want to change one cabinet width. With parametric modeling you. An make that change and all of the other parts of the project automatically adjust to accommodate it. Literally change one number and everything else changes.

@richardhaas1989

8 ай бұрын

The problem with "automatic" adjustments is there is no thinking involved. Maybe only one cabinet needs to be adjusted as per client discussions.

@johndoe6032

8 ай бұрын

@@richardhaas1989 if that’s what you have in mind then you have it all wrong. Setting up the parameters takes proper planning so it only causes change the way you want, and doesn’t actually cause problems elsewhere. But it’s not hard to figure out, and once you do the time saving benefits are huge.

Great work! Quick question - on that peninsula cabinet, would it have worked to use longer dominos and go all the way through the center board, instead of making shorter ones that go part way? Seem like there wouldn't be much "meat" between the mortises?

Am liking the monitor stand booster 😂😂

Hey Michael, Excellent video. I am a cabinet maker located in the Seattle area and really appreciate your insights on cabinet making. I've been doing this for many years now and I am always excited to learn new techniques. Such as the color coding...brilliant. Also, I don't use integrated toe kicks either, much better to build separately then level them out. Awesome video my friend, it would be great to meet you sometime. Be well....stay blessed.

@DanCasey810

6 ай бұрын

Hi! How do you typically connect the Cabinet to the Toe Kick? Screw through the base or is there another method I'm not aware of? Currently building out my first shop so have very little experience! 😅

@davidlynch7666

6 ай бұрын

I’m on my 3rd kitchen and I had to do a 2 piece system like that to accommodate the flooring guys schedule. I put pocket holes on the base and screwed them in with a right angle drill attachment vertically. I also put pocket holes with Tapcons going down into the floor so I can level and secure the base 100% to the floor and carcass. I’m sure more experienced guys have better ways, but that’s mine. Separate 1/4” toe kick across the entire base to hide the pocket holes.

Congrats on getting married and all the best for you two 🥂

Congrats on the Festool sponsorship! Curious on your impressions of purchasing hardwood online vs. at a local source such as Cross Cut Hardwoods (for those of us in the Puget Sound area).

Omg this is a dream come true Michael!!! Lol for you and me, I’m so excited to see your version of a bespoke kitchen and your house just offers that history and I don’t know it’s beautiful and I love that you’re renovating it yourself and especially building your own kitchen! This house deserves a bespoke, well thought out kitchen! You’re the one to do it and I’m so thrilled to watch along the way. Like what wood choices are you going with? I’m building a solid hickory vanity and love the grain details but I can see white oak or walnut or something entirely different maybe pecan? Either way look forward to what you go with and any surprises like if you decide on using patterned ply or patterned hardwood for the edges or somewhere in your kitchen or bathrooms? So exciting

Great video. Keep them coming please. 👌🏻👍

Building a kitchen made easy, plus getting married. Congratulations to Ashley and yourself!!

So, no surprise - you are beating me on the cabinet installation!

@MichaelAlm

7 ай бұрын

They're not installed quite yet 😉

I am very emotionally invested in the Michael Alm cinematic universe

Great, Great video! Thanks.

Dude! Sponsored bij Festool! Thats huge!

Nice @Michael! So when you domino the cabinets together do you use glue at the domino joints?

@watchman1982

7 ай бұрын

That's what I would have done and at least glued both ends of the domino.

@catskillmattskill

6 ай бұрын

Also confused/surprised by this!

Congrats dude, welcome to the married life!

I think using 1/2" plywood for the back of the cabinets and putting it on without any grooves makes for a strong cabinet. For joining the panels a biscuit joiner together with some screws could do the job very well.

I never understand the thinking of tiling to the cabinets and not to the wall. It costs a little more, but have some pride in your work.

You need a TSO guide rail square for those cross cuts! 😁 Nice work!

New to woodworking but want to make frameless cabinets. This is such a great tutorial. I’ll have a lot of tools to buy but will still save money. I can’t wait to learn to use the app.

Was that hard oak and can you tell me the sizes you ordered. Looks like 4/4 and 6 ft long? How many board feet is that order. I am new to all this wood except plywood and don't want to order the wrong sizes. I just stumbled on your video's and now want to go back and watch more and learn more.TY

love the video and your process, do you have a video on the sled in the background with the square? miter sled looks like

When using dominos to assemble the cabinets it looks like you didn’t glue them, right?

Great vid! And a Big fan of Kerf! What’s the reasoning behind dry assembling with clamps to mark the domino locations? Why not just mark them set dimensions on each piece?

You are a very organised gent by labelling with measurements and colour- coding the cabinet panels.

What kind of joints was used for the drawers? Half and half?

Laughed about cardboard. Literally but an island this week with - inch thick cardboard. Great video.

When designing in Sketchup, I love using grid lines (tape measure tool), because the cursor will snap to the intersection of the grid lines. I know you can click on a starting point and type in the desired size. I created a short cut key (Ctrl+G) to delete any and all grid lines from the work area. What I would do is measure out the space (height, width and length), regardless of the size of the project. I then use the rectangle tool to draw out the width and length. Push-pull tool to to raise it to the height. I then delete all the faces, leaving the outline of the space. Make it a group so nothing else drawn will stick to it. This outline is the parameter or boundary of limits to work within. Meaning, anything I build has to fit within the limits of the boundary/boarder. When designing large projects, I will use/place one of the characters/people in Sketchup as a visual scale reference to a large project. I like using Sketchup when designing a project. From a small box to a large shed. Sketchup allows me to have a visual representation of my idea. It also allows me to see any design flaws in my thinking process, what will work and what will not work. I have also imported house floor plans and build all the walls from the floor plane to get a good visual of what the interior will look like.

Uk kitchen maker here. Kitchen cabinets, typically, are installed and screwed tightly together, so it is perfectly acceptable to end drill and the screw the cabinets together. However crude and simplistic that may seem, it is easy and strong, a covering end panel on open ends conceals any screwheads. No Domino ? No problem.

Quick question about when you cut the dado for the back panel. Is the dado a set distance from the back? I see you cut the dado with the front-facing edge against the fence, and that required a fence adjustment when switching to different depth cabinets. Why not reference the back edge and use the same setting for all carcass sides?

So what were the changes that Kerf recommended?

The colour coding is clever - I feel like a colour printer might help tho!!

@MichaelAlm

8 ай бұрын

For real 😂

At last someone who agrees with me and that crabby old German cabinet maker from 50+ years ago, separate toe kicks!

The Triangle Kitchen was originally an idea from the three Beecher Sisters. I think they were from Brooklyn, NY and their Dad was a famous preacher. One of the daughters, correct me if I am wrong, was Harriot Beecher Stow who grew up to be a famous author.

Micheal could you get away with using half inch ply?? Great video! I’m inspired!

Do you just screw cabinets to base? Do you try to hide the exposed screws on floor of cabinets?

Love the video, as always, and the instrumental wannabe copycat versión of "Goodbye horses". Nice taste music for a woodworking video

Hi festool. The reason I continue buying Festool? The Plug-it cord, which is missing on this tool. I've heard this saw consumes too much power for a removable cord. Does this mean it has too much power to be plugged into a Ct26 too?

slick hint on the toe kicks

any reason for the straight cut flush bit versus a spiral bit, or is it just a "what I have" bit?

Thanks for the video! What’s the material on the table you used to make plunge cuts? Is that just wood?

Great video. For me, your labeling system was of interest. I especially liked your color scheme and the labeling with the dimensions at the edge. I use MaxCut myself for the automatic distribution of the individual parts on the sheets. It can happen that I cut a large piece and have to split it into 3 or more different parts. I then label the parts with tape and structure my parts like the structure in a book. So for example 1, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2. Further I give the parts names (side left..). Question to the community: How do you do that? 🙂

@chipsterb4946

7 ай бұрын

Lol I like the Dewey Decimal System for keeping parts organized.