Five-Minute Face Frames
Pocket-hole joints provide the perfect combination of speed and strength for this job
- • Pocket Hole Solution
- • How a Pocket Hole Works
- • Pocket Hole Process
- • Hiding a Pocket Hole
- • Ensuring Perfect Joints
Pocket Hole Solution
When it comes to assembling face-frames for cabinets, there's nothing faster than pocket-hole joints -- each joint takes about 90 seconds apiece using a store-bought jig. Attaching the frame to the case hides the holes.
Pocket-hole screws give the frame all the strength it needs and then some. The angled screws cut across grain rings instead of only passing straight through the weaker end grain, making the joint tougher to pull apart.
The mechanical advantage of the screws makes these joints so strong, you can skip gluing the joints for face-frames. That's a big plus if you plan to stain the frame and don't want to bother sanding away glue smears.
Buy this Kreg Pocket-Hole Jig at Amazon.com
Buy the Kreg Face Frame Clamp at Amazon.com
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coarse,coarse,coarse lol of coarse i spelled it wrong
1/28/2012 10:59:26 AM Report Abuseexcuse me for being a gramatorical idiot see i didnt spell that right either like it matters. im a woodworker not a college graduate. and i dont capitalize either
1/28/2012 10:57:35 AM Report AbuseI had to disassemble a face frame once, 2nd time around the screws didn't hold as well as the 1st, so I used 1 1/4" drywall screws...worked great, wondered why I hadn't used them before?
1/9/2012 05:29:34 PM Report AbuseIs this verbal abuse?
1/5/2012 09:29:01 PM Report AbuseYou want good price on screws go to www.sommerfeldtools.com
1/5/2012 09:20:07 PM Report AbuseOf coarse we should start spelling it correctly
1/5/2012 05:37:03 PM Report AbuseNot to be a grammatical snob, but would someone please spell "coarse" correctly--with an "a", not a "u".lol.
1/5/2012 12:23:47 PM Report AbuseI too bought the Harbor Freight jig and used it once and took it back and went next store to woodcrafters and bought a kreg master jig kit. I also use course thread for all my work dont pull out or rip up the wood. you can also glue joints that you plan on pocket holing if you really want a good tight joint.
1/5/2012 11:34:40 AM Report AbuseI agree with robbyw11, I use course screws for everything and I build faceframes all day, 5 days a week.
1/5/2012 09:56:11 AM Report AbuseKreg pretty much has a lock on nice jigs, and sales prices are controlled; however, Harbor Freight (!) has a very similar clamping jig which unusually sturdy and well made for a HF tool. HF has a generous return/exchange policy. With ubiquitous coupons, the jig is under $50. I just got one, and will post if I find problems - but simply a hobbyist, I doubt that I will. http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-pocket-hole-jig-kit-96264.html
1/5/2012 09:49:10 AM Report AbuseI have to disagree with the screw thread thing. I use the course thread screws for everything. I have had the fine thread screw just spin in the hole, pulling out when they get tight. I don't have that problem with the course thread screws. Plus I only have to stock one screw type.
9/9/2010 06:23:08 PM Report Abusenice tip , good info
8/27/2010 08:23:41 AM Report AbuseWonder if you could use the 3/8" dowels instead of screws?
8/27/2010 08:13:37 AM Report AbuseI buy my screws from McFeely's.
8/26/2010 04:00:41 PM Report AbuseI've been using these for years. Works great, but I still prefer gluing the joints. Screws are cheapest at Amazon, but Lowes has them in a pinch.
8/26/2010 02:59:47 PM Report AbuseCheck Amazon for screws. Sample packs, 500-packs, 1000-packs and 5000 packs. Free shipping on a lot of them.
8/26/2010 01:26:26 PM Report AbuseScrews are "special order". Min order 5000. Overnight air delivery only.
8/26/2010 01:19:39 PM Report AbuseI use it and a likeit
8/26/2010 12:26:49 PM Report Abuse