terminology - What part of a cabinet is the carcass? - Woodworking . . . The carcass is the main framework, or body, of the object It is what remains after you strip all coverings, doors, front-face panels, frames for these panels, and (non-structural) shelves It is the framework of a structure, and is generally not seen
carcass - How to build wardrobe with top shelf? Actual shelf, or two . . . The long rail along the back of the carcass then gives you support for the long dimension of the shelf, which at 1600mm will be quite valuable If you're using a composite material like particle board or mdf for the shelf, or if the shelf is more than 20cm or so wide, you should also screw a rail to the front of the shelf, to stiffen it
joinery - What are some best practices and techniques for building . . . In all cases, you should usually also glue the joints for improved strength; if using a nailgun the nails only serve to hold the carcass (cabinet box) together while the glue dries You can hide your fasteners by strategically positioning them
Correctly spacing drawer runners (with soft close mechanism) My carcass is 710mm tall with 18mm base and spacer, so the height for drawer runners is 710 - (2 x 18) = 674mm I have bought some of the Hafele metal drawer system drawers I have 2 x 150mm tall drawers and 2 x 86mm drawers , they didn't come with any instructions
Understanding how to fit euro style half overlay hinges Carcass is 3 4" and I would like to get roughly half of it covered (9 or 10mm) I am reading about half-overlay hinges but it seems that they have a specific application (namely side-to-side cabinets with single panel)
Flush fitting to an uneven surface - Woodworking Stack Exchange The basic thing you're asking about requires what is called scribing It's a common technique, employed every day in fitting things to walls for a tight fit and there are numerous tricks on how to do it, and tools sold for the purpose (but don't buy any of them!), as you'll see if you Google it now that you know what the technique is called
Newest carcass Questions - Woodworking Stack Exchange Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
How to mitigate a crooked banquette bench structure At this point, I have finished building the carcass for the bench and, as I feared, it is not perfectly flat and is rocking along the diagonal while on flat surface I kind of expected that and initially thought that I could mitigate that by installing adjustable legs at the bottom but now I realize that I won't be able to fit the top plywood
Load Bearing of Legs and Wood Movement on TV Console Last question: Excessive to use finger box joints on the carcass? I've noticed for this kind of project most people seem to use double rabbets because there doesn't seem to be much lateral force on a piece like this--mostly vertical –