Design and Build Kitchen Cabinets like a PRO

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.

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

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

The color coding is a brilliant idea!

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.

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! ❤

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

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!

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!

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

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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!