Mr Wadsworth I would like to thank both you, and Nate for all the effort that has gone into your channel over the years. I began watching your channel in high school while taking a carpentry class and used it as an after work school of sorts when I got my first job framing. From the bottom of my heart thank you both so much. May good fortune and great weather follow the Wadsworth family for all of their days.

@kitchenandwardrobe

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@abdoabdo-rk7iv

2 жыл бұрын

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I love building cabinets. Nice to see all the gables are plywood and not pressboard. I always talked clients into custom because all the major producers here use pressboard, and 10-20% of the cabinets end up with edges and corners blown out of them before they're even delivered.

@scotmetcalf2745

2 жыл бұрын

My buddy is a individual one man custom cabinet maker and everything he does is 3/4 oak,ash top grade materials. He recently moved back to his old stomping grounds where he and his father built and installed their cabinets and he’s gone back to folks that their cabinets were installed 20 years ago and he says they look like new. He takes allot of pride in his work! Have a fantastic day

@KristopherChambers

2 жыл бұрын

The only place I've found MDF to be a reasonable replacement for solid/plywood in cabinet making is in the raised panel for a paint-grade cabinet door. It's not ideal IMO but can help with more budget-oriented projects. With most lowers being drawer bases these days the amount of wear and tear, water, etc on the panels is reduced. Though I still suggest using a solid panel for the sink bases.

@bondpit8750

2 жыл бұрын

Not too mention wasting good money on premium countertops over cabinets made from substandard materials. IKEA being the most glaring example, lol.

@MrSurrealKarma

2 жыл бұрын

@@bondpit8750 Nothing wrong with IKEA's pressboard. Especially at its pricepoint.

@jeffshackleford3152

Жыл бұрын

@@KristopherChambers Pretty much how I do it. Hardwood rails and stiles, MDF panel.

As a lifelong cabinet man, I find there is still new stuff to be discovered and learned. Just when you think you have seen it all, something new comes along. Like that jacking system which is stackable. Great idea. I hope they get a patent on that. Everybody will have their favorite way to work and I always installed my base cabinets first. Then cover them with cardboard or blankets to protect them. I like having a ready made work bench. But everybody will have a different opinion and that's OK. Variety is the spice of life. Whatever works best for you is the best way to go.

@knightclan4

2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to make two asap. Brilliant idea

@hadibidi8505

Жыл бұрын

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of all the things I've built, installed and rehabbed in my life, installing kitchen cabinets and trimming out a kitchen is right up there with being the most fun and challenging.

There are two things that give me peace and joy: Essential Craftsman and Jacques Pepin videos.

its always satisfying to watch these videos, i myself am a journeyman carpenter with local 431 in Pennsylvania and i have some commercial cabinetry installation experience but these guys really know everything from a to z ,great job gentlemen, JOB WELL DONE!!

Loved this one. Takes me back to my cabinet installing days! Great little tool, that "upper jack". Nicely done, fellas! Beautiful kitchen. And a plumb-bob off the light to center?! Come on, excellent attention to details!

Using a pumpjack with the plywood box jig is friggin genius... ingenuity. Taking that idea

When ever I get a notification you have posted a new video I stop what I am doing and watch. One of the best KZread channels out there.

I love how EC uses sponsorships to make this whole endeavor profitable for him, but also uses his army of local contractors to put it all together. Much respect, love the series.

When you said if you don't make mistakes you don't get much done do you. That really struck home for me. As an equipment operator, I've been told if you never break down or break a part, you aren't working hard enough.

I'm an apprentice cabinetmaker. I learnt some tricks watching this guy

@chrismullin8304

2 жыл бұрын

In all building, once you have an understanding of the steps, from concrete to cabinets, you realize the importance of attention to detail in the beginning affects the difficulty/ easiness of the next step. If the Framers cared about installing the trim, the trim work would be easier and better.

Watching EC’s videos feels like I am learning something from my grandfather I honestly cherish these videos with all my heart … THANK YOU

Straight to the point and clear!! I can catch most of the explanation, thanks for your clear and slow pronunciation.

Offsite in this day and age is the best solution. Fella comes in, takes a LiDar "sketch" of the room, and later shows up with cabinetry/furniture that fits down to the mm. Doesn't get better than this.

In 40 years of carpentry, probably several hundred kitchens, I’ve never installed base cabinets first. For a couple reasons, 1) way too easy to damage the base cabinets while working above them either by tool belts, belt buckles, dropping a drill or driver or level ( because you’re working above and gravity does happen), 2) it’s hard on the back to be leaning over and pushing up on a larger unit. Layout isn’t anymore difficult, but the chance of the problems described above is way less imho

@wrobelmike

2 жыл бұрын

I've been installing kitchens for a shorter time than you but I do uppers first as well. I find it faster and it's much easier on the body and the products.

@stevebengel1346

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, 40 years installing cabinets and always start with the uppers

@knightclan4

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been a cabinet installer for 16 years; both factory and custom. I have installed them both ways. If I’m by myself, I install the bases first. It saves my back. You need half sheet of plywood for your temporary countertop. If you forget the plywood then set the tops first. I do like his upper jack box he has.

@HardHeadMilitary

2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense

@gregoryvschmidt

2 жыл бұрын

@@knightclan4 not sure how doing cabinets solo in any way saves your back.

I'm continually impressed with the quality of your editing and backing music selection - really professional video. Great works guys!

Great video, I use to do this work in my early 20s, brings back alot on memories. I left the field as a journeyman level, sometimes I wish I was still doing it.

Quote of the day: "If you never make a mistake you're not getting much done!"

@JamesBrown-mt5ru

2 жыл бұрын

An old boss of mine used to say, "The man who has never made a mistake, has never made anything,"

@BillB23

2 жыл бұрын

My dad used to tell me "If you don't make any mistakes it means you're not doing anything." Of course by that criterion there are days when I'm exceedingly busy, lol.

@wallboi7

2 жыл бұрын

Remind me of my favorite Proverbs in chapter 14 when working: "Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox." and "In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty."

@Tjousk

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@csn583

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesBrown-mt5ru My friend's boss said that, at Holman-Moody, and they certainly made some things there!

przy tej klasie materiałów zastosować prowadnice kulkowe i zawiasy bez cichego domyku to profanacja! :)

Speaking of drill/ drivers, I started out using them only for mounting cabinets to the wall. Everything else my dad and I used braces with hole saws for plumbing penetrations, yankee drills for hardware installation. This was early and mid 90’s. We’ve since got with the times but I got a lot of satisfaction using the old tools. Great video!

Love the hardwares jig! Few years ago actually started using one. Before made a jig for every install, not a big deal but eventually had a huge collection of them and hardly ever used them twice.

I love Emtek hardware

I'm a cabinet maker and installer of 16+ years. I usually install the uppers first but will admit that cabinet jack is genius and will probably build one myself. I'm surprised to see plywood drawer boxes and side mount guides. No dovetails? no soft close? This is pretty standard in my area (eastern oregon). In all great work by these guys! Its always interesting to see how others do it. Thanks for all the great video!! I've been watching since episode #1

@ianterrellbrown

2 жыл бұрын

My jaw dropped when I saw how it worked

@xblindfolded

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like cheap cabinets even though they are ply. Especially considering the hardware was all sponsored. They couldn't sponsor a soft close?

As I have taken on more advanced DIY work around my homes and rentals, I have come to appreciate the skills, knowledge and “soup-to-nuts” understanding of how both the art of design and the science of building must holistically integrate, within the scope of a complex wood-working project. Thank you for the process overview and insightful and wisdom-filled commentary.

"If you never make a mistake...you're not getting much done" wow! Just wow that's all I can say

The “upper Jack” should DEFINITELY be called a “Jack in the box”!

@jacobplank

2 жыл бұрын

A good one!

@maximus7727

2 жыл бұрын

🤣👍👌

@marioalvarado3284

2 жыл бұрын

Real Jack in the Box!

@kitchenandwardrobe

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@ginoguerrero7788

2 жыл бұрын

I agree ....!!

As a cabinet guy I was hoping for a crown molding or top trim to be place on the tops of the uppers. It may have been to in the weeds but I would've also loved an explanation on faceframe vs frameless boxes, inset vs full overlay vs partial overlay, and some details on the drawer box construction, and hardware options.

Quality craftsmanship is truly an art. Nice job!

Another job well done. I liked the soundtrack to this one guys.

Thank you for this beautiful video, just what I needed right now. Loved the jack box and installation of lower cabinets first creating the lower work surface. Also the tool for installation of pulls. Please make a video about how you use these two tools. I love all your videos and I learn so much each time.

I love the countertop jack, great idea.

Thanks for posting this today, in the middle of my first custom cab job out of my garage shop. This was just what I needed to watch for some morning motivation!

@m0rallyb4nkrupt

2 жыл бұрын

Great! Hope it is going well for You, all the best!

That upper jack just blew my mind and I need it

Nice to see real care being taken to achieve a great finish. 👍🏼👍🏼😀

One of my favorite channels. I really appreciate your videos 👍🏿

Good morning EC. Wow this seem like ages thanks for the update. Love it 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

3rd leg or hand is what my cab jacks are. Love them , got off Amazon about 10yrs ago and only replaced one so far. Great when solo.

They sound exactly like the cabinet company I worked for here in florida. It was such a privilege working there for the few years I did and learn the things I learned. I’m third generation door specialist but have had many different jobs along my path to figuring out I wanted to go into the family trade. I’ve done loads of new construction and retro work which gives you knowledge from both ends and has helped me TONS doing doors and even in my every day life. I’ve watched so many of your videos and love every minute of all of them. Knowledge really is power and goodness do you have an abundance of raw construction knowledge, some of which has helped me since watching your videos. Thank you for sharing

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2 жыл бұрын

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Cabinet crew did a great job! Nice video Nate and Scott

This was a really nicely edited and narrated video. Well done and thank you.

I'd love to see more on that cabnet Jack. What a neat idea

I remember dad's mate would churn out his own cabinetry in his garage at night after building the houses during the day. That guy (now long gone) did everything himself and did it well. The jack is better than me holding the cabinet in place while dad fixes them.

@mrtopcat2

2 жыл бұрын

The jack is a pretty neat idea. I wish I was thinking about it when I installed our 4x above-our-car's-hood-reaching garage cabinets. They were around 100 pounds each. I installed a temporary 2x4 under them (and ended up with holes later to be filled), but even lifting them onto the 2x4 was a quite challenge.

Beautiful! I sort of preferred the first stain for the island, but I can appreciate the need to stick to your vision.

I like your narration that states that sometimes you can get both production and good work. I've always told people that we do Good Work, Fast Work and Cheap Work - pick any two that you like.

The "jack in a box" homemade tool is an awesome solution for installing the upper cabinets! Probably can't call it that though as that name is taken!

Great timing having this released at lunchtime. Did I miss episode 120?

Top quality cabinets. Looking forward to seeing the bench tops put in.

@Trandinhkhoi1209

2 жыл бұрын

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i wish i could have tools like those. I love the Jack in the box. Lessens the burden of carrying while installing a hanging cabinet.

That Jack is brilliant. These guys know their stuff

I thourhly enjoyed this video. As a leather smith precision is very important. Thanx so much for sharing. Blessings on you all and keep on keeping on. As ever just Tom 🤠

Nice installation. I'm in Eugene. I've seen a couple of the places you've done. Great Work. I install bases first too and jack the uppers off a temp deck on the bases. I use Fastcap's short jacks "Little Hand" 3rd hand jacks. They work awesome. Two of them and you can place an upper PERFECTLY. I also use my PLS 4 laser with a level line to set bases instead of levels. My bases come out within a 16th around the whole room, front to back this way, just use your tape or a story stick with the laser line. Thanks for the great videos.

Looks Great !

Love that upper jack !! Great idea 💡

9:13 - If I may? That corner cabinet door handle's back screw head should be inset into the door to make the wood surface smooth (without the screw head protruding). My cabinets have a gouge in them from hundreds of times that round screw head has been dragged across the adjacent drawer face (before I bought the house and inset the screw head).

@rgdavis2483

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!

@jacobplank

2 жыл бұрын

Very true! I updated my kitchen a year ago and that screw leaves a big ugly mark.

Another great video. Thanks again and again and again.

I'm stoked on the new content!

I am a upper cabinet guy first, but I am definitely considering this approach with the jack box. 👍

@Realism91

Жыл бұрын

You could actually make a 18 x 16 box 4' long that just sits across the leveled lower cabinets and keeps everything parallel with the leveled lowers, no jacking required no secondary leveling required. If you make a leveling base you don't even need to level individual cabinets... Just something to think about... IKEA has a steel bar that you level that connects all the cabinets to it is another idea.

Excellent video as always. I'd just like to suggest to anyone learning from this video that you should get a small piece of hardwood when you are drilling out the door handles to hold behind the door. It'll really help any potential blowout. I know many hardware handles will cover it but many don't.

Such a great channel. Always something to learn here. You ever notice it’s the little tricks and tips you you learn here? Those ones when you say, “well duh, that would’ve made my job alot easier!” 🤣

I’m 64 years old and every time I watch one of your videos I learn something new. Thank you and God Bless.

Major step-up lately in the music selection! Thanks for the great videos.

Hey Scott, do you think there will be another video about the design and use of space for the cabinets? Really enjoying this series.

Very good video love it keep up the good work

Upper Jack, working smarter and not harder. Thanks for all your posts.

Excellent explanation.

We have been using the hardware jig for about a year now. It has easily paid for itself in accuracy and time saving. Going to have to make one of those jack in the box. I do believe your guys would benefit from a laser to install.

That’s a really nice size good looking kitchen 👍🏽👍🏽

I like the design of that jack. Looks easy enough to make one.

i love your channel, your a great teacher. i actually recommend you videos to people i learned from

@aarongreenlee7867

2 жыл бұрын

I do the same and work in the trades!

Woa! The backsplash just appeared like magic in the middle of the installation! That I like. ;-)

@kevinsaunby982

2 жыл бұрын

And then disappeared by end 😺

@Hoaxer51

2 жыл бұрын

The same with the countertop, it’s magic! I hope they show the installation of the countertops.

Very impressive guys 👊🏻

All great content!

Very good work ❤

Yes! Use your impactor to install hardware!

The pulls and handle jig is awesome

Love all the drawers in the island. We decided on drawers in all the lower cabinets for our new house, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

In the UK that kind of sink is called a 'Belfast sink'.

@jackmo1988

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard them called butlers sinks aswell

@christianscustoms6429

2 жыл бұрын

They’re very trendy right now in America. In nearly every new kitchen. Mark my word, they will be out of style in 5 years

I love your channel! you're like the bob ross of the carpentry world. Could listen to you all day long.

Such a great channel

Damn nice house!! Well done Scott!!!

Curious why you didn't go with soft-close hardware? Surely the premium isn't too much to overcome considering all the materials that were donated.

@azpcox

2 жыл бұрын

Was going to ask the same question as the doors were going on. Soft close changes the entire sound of the kitchen by eliminating the bangs.

@CrazyCalandMrMiles

2 жыл бұрын

I believe there is actually an additional piece of hardware thats snaps on the hinges that makes them soft close, probably just hasnt been added yet.

@danistador

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not a fan of the soft close hinges. But I do think Crazy Cal is right where it's an addition to the hinge itself.

@RobertBarth1

2 жыл бұрын

It depends on the hinge. Soft close on doors isn't super useful (though I do like them better than not), but on drawers, they're super useful because drawers tend to be pretty heavy loaded down with silverware and what-not.

@barryomahony4983

2 жыл бұрын

@@danistador I'm with you. I always thought they were kind of gimmicky and never really saw the point.

Wow! when I built the floor to ceiling cabinets in our kitchen remodel my first attempt I encountered the unforeseen issue of the diagonal height from corner to opposite corner coming into play when actually tipping the dang thing up to vertical, i had to remake it shorter just to be able to tip it up in place. I was immediately impressed with the beginning of this video and these guys having their tolerances down !

Keep up the good work!

The perfect video !

I wish my company did your kitchen. No disrespect to these fellas. Their kitchen looks solid and that's what matters most.

Cabinetmaking and installing was my only experience in the home building trade, started sweeping floors in a scrappy small 5 man shop, mostly building kitchens and bookcases for high end residences in downtown Chicago. Eventually they lost their install contractors who they had been working with, I got roped into doing installs, which I didn;t like, fighting traffic, parking, dealing with the security of high rise buildings, homeowners etc. A combination of not being properly trained for installs and not even being paid enough to buy my own personal tools I was not happy, then the economic turn down of 2006 happened and I was laid off for about a year and I found a job as apprentice Moldmaker/Toolmaker and its been good to me.

Looking good

Wow. NICE!!!

Thank you very much!

keep up the good work!

Quality cabinets cannot be understated.

Installing upper or lower first mainly personal preference. The hardware and cabinet is 1990 lol, doors are the only update. Softclose hinges and softclose steel powder coated draws, plastic adjustable feet will save your cabinet from floods. I mainly use laser level these days and no pencil marks lol Kitchen install have change since I started in 1989, but the work mentality is still the same. Nice kitchen thou. Thank you.

Good video thanks for sharing.

Installing kitchens is my favorite thing to do at work

@micarnxl

2 жыл бұрын

What's your best advice for someone installing for the first time?

@jasonswoger410

2 жыл бұрын

@@micarnxl purchase bessy cabinet clamps. Those clamps are so fast and easy to attach the face frame together. Also tripcheck your measurements and remember the face of the cabinet is wider then the back so don't forget to take that into account when doing math also don't forget about required minimal height if you have a microwave range hood combo

Wow, Rico Ramos actually working and doing a good JOB!!!!!!

I bought the full jig and will never look back and say it was a bad alignment tool to buy. Because when I drill now I am fast/accurate. End results are perfect every time.

I set some uppers in a utility room with a automotive floor jack and a 2x4 T-ee, not pretty but it got the job done. That little cabinet jack is one of those "why didn't I think of that?" moments.

Thank's for sharing this video idol,.

Great video as always! I miss seeing Scott work, and I miss the bluegrass. Hope all is well with the Wadsworths!