To answer your question. I have been building cabinets for 35 years and am watching your video because I am helping a neighbor build his own garage cabinets. I am going to employ pocket screws & glue for simplicity and strength. He does not have a shop full of tools, limited experience and loads of apprehension. We started at the "big box" store (just like you) and picked out a sheet of sanded radiata pine plywood. I will send him the link to your video so he can mentally prepare. Great timing and great explanation of the beginner's process. Thx.

This may be the most comprehensive, yet straightforward, cabinet building tutorial on UKposts. I've seen so many of these videos over the years, but this one offered a mix of building options, tool use tips and plywood transport solutions for DIYers. Kudos!

"I know all about procrastination, I basically wrote the book on it." I must cry foul kind Sir, for if you are in fact a bonafide procrastinator, you would NOT have finished writing a book on the subject. Great video! Thanks for sharing your process.

I'm just amazed you got a Home Depot employee to actually help you. Nicely done.

I enjoyed the video. Great job on advertising your sponsor while still constructing your cabinet. This is the first time I enjoyed someone advertising their sponsor. Others should follow your technique.

I`m from Norway. When I heard you say, " Save it metric people, we know;" I immediately subscribed. We all know Imperial is, ehh, hard, but it is great to hear USA beginning to use more of the metric system. I love your channel! My favorite so far!

Building your own cabinets is like gardening. You don't do it to save money, you do it to have a superior product and simply for the joy of doing it. If it costs you twice as much and takes you 2 years, so what? You now have cabinets YOU built and installed. I love this video for it's practicality. Subed!

Segway whilst actually proceeding with the project is effective. Couldn't skip the segment because you were actually doing something interesting while talking. Seal of approval. 👍🏼

I watch your videos very often, you look like and are a smartass, I love it. Your no nonsense talk is refreshing.

Just wanted to say thank you for this video. Not only is it easy to follow, but you did it with hand held saws for cuts versus expensive or elaborate table saws and jigs. You made it so simple and showed new woodworkers they can do it with just a few tools. Live your videos

I wish to thank you for your instructional videos, I joined the Marines in 1976 and became a COMBAT ENGINEER. Many of my jobs back then involved wood working when building up a NEW Camp I have forgotten many of the tricks to good wood working your videos bring back so many memories... I am finally retired now and plan on setting up my own wood working shop just for some fun and extra income building whatever I am able to make... planters, cutting boards, some wall decorations and such small items... I do love your sense of humor.

Great video. You asked that if we have been building cabinets for 30 years why are you watching this video? Well I've built a lot of cabinets over the years and I am watching your video because it is so good. The quality of production and the quality of information makes it great entertainment. Thank you!

Great video, love the snarky commentary, making me laugh my ass off and learning at the same time. About to undertake my first cabinet build in my garage so the timing couldn't be better!!

love your pragmatic approach, it is evident in almost every step of this build. Little stuff like the 2 pieces of offal instead of "doing the math" wind up giving the best fit. Using simple methods and tools, eyeballing stuff, using a drill bit for a depth gauge, etc... Good work!

Honestly, I bought that Kreg circular saw guide and it made me feel so much better with cutting plywood. It is so quick and easy, and adjusting the measurements to be accurate is super simple. Highly recommend it. It changed my woodworking for the better.

Love the format. I Enjoy your sense of humor.

I actually broke down three sheets of plywood for a project in the parking lot of Home Depot so I can stack everything in my Chevy Impala. 😂

How dare you to give me knowledge with me thinking it was entertainment 😂 Fantastic video

This is great! I’ve been struggling to find good advice for breaking down sheets and how to get a straight reference line. This is a portion of cabinet building tutorials that is often overlooked. Thank you!

Man you're videos are great. I'm still very new to woodworking, so the way you explain things and give small tips here and there is always greatly appreciated. Looking forward to using your tips as I attempt to build some cabinets for my garage shop in the new few weeks!

"Or am I?" Too true. You were the first to tell me woodworking was a money pit and I still haven't forgotten. Still, it's also pretty rewarding.

Glad to see that after your deliberation, you went forward on making the cabinet tutorial using, your own sensitivity, a simple set of tools, and enjoyable instructional style. You've made a contribution on this topic. Thank you! Two other simple DIY ideas that I use are 1) to sand and cut wood in the driveway outside my shop in order to lessen the DUST problem, and 2) for an inexpensive, flat, light-duty work table (cutting, sanding, assembling), I use two cheap collapsible but sturdy Stanley saw horses with an old hollow core door on top (look around the neighborhood on garbage day.) Those three parts can tuck neatly away in even a small storage locker.

I love your commentary. All the techniques you demostrated are what every 'beginner' DIY'er should know. Also, as you have pointed out, "Haste makes waste" As far as your thumbnail, the straight in method is stronger that the direction the pocket holes are drilled for entry into the mating piece of wood. If the pocket holes were drilled to enter the wood in the opposite direction then the choice would be reveal of the fastner. Love your videos and keep up the good work.

I appreciate the multiple options format while addressing pros and cons of each. Very frustrating to find videos that say "just do it like this" with no alternate options. Exposed cabinet sides is a good example.

I love how he "seamlessly" did his AD w/o "pausing" the video! Many creators need to practice this!

Great video tutorial for those without all the professional tools. Well done!

I enjoy your sense of humor while being true to that expected responses. You do a great job at showing options, providing useful tips, and keeping us entertained! Thank you!

Always happy to see a LSW upload on my feed...good stuff John

Great job covering multiple construction approaches 👊

You don’t know anything about procrastination. I’ll be writing a book on it soon.

Loved this style of video. I love all your videos really. I come back to many of them time and time again for knowledge. Thanks for continuing to make quality videos!

Another great review of the basics, presented by a teacher worth watching. Thank you! I remain grateful for your presentation style (you asked how we like your presentation style). I enjoy your dry humor, and calling out haters & “smarter than everyone else” makers. IMHO, you should use whatever style feels most natural to you. Your loyal subscribers will keep coming back regardless. So will folks that want to learn at an “absorbable” pace, without distracting music & lightning fast edits thru key steps. Please keep rocking it.

Really well done and digestible for the new comers. I actually sold a track saw at the parking lot of HD. A lady walked up and asked what I was using (dewalt tracksaw). I told her what it was and she said "Oh, I'm going to get that for my husband" Lucky guy!

Very smart with the Ad by continuing to build while pitching, no fast forwarding here.

So yeah, I’ve built a few cabinets…but your video came up after the one I was watching. I think you did an outstanding job for the homeowner/casual cabinet novice. Great video, great job, nice cabinet.

This is one of the best video I’ve seen on making cabinets, dude. It’s a sweet spot between detailed enough yet simple enough. I’m a beginner woodworker and have been watching hundreds of hours of YT, your channel among others, this one is getting a precious bookmark

I've worked in different professional cabinet shops for 19 years now and you never know what tips and tricks you learn from videos, plus your videos are fun to watch. Those shims are great for installing drawer fronts and a supper accurate but a good alternative and something almost everyone has kicking around the house is playing cards. Just put the on either side of your front till you have equal number of cards on either side and the fit snugly and you'll have your part centered.

A quick tip for bringing home intact 4’x8’ sheets of Pink Panther: An ‘03 Subaru station wagon and a 10-foot length of whatever rope or strap you have handy is all you need! Make sure to use this as an excuse to purchase corresponding 4’x8’ sheets of plywood for the “other” projects. The foam board acts as perfect Subaru-scratch-protection when weighed down by sheets of ply - the more, the better! Remember, NEVER match-stack multiple sheets of Pink Panther - it’s super slippery. Ask me how I know. Instead, alternate strawberry-chocolate-strawberry-chocolate. Use that strap draped over the top and held by your left hand through open windows and pray for no gusts of sideswiping wind. Knee-steer with manual transmission (also helps with praying) and drive home as fast as the zephyr gods will allow. Pull over to let tailgaters pass but make sure to smile as they gawk and point. They probably think delivery is free and they certainly don’t understand UKposts content creation. Suckers. #thatguyinthehomedepotparkinglot #slippery

Nice pragmatic approach. Much appreciated. Great tip regarding using the rabbeting bit in a trim router on the assembled box and just rounding the corners of the panel. I never thought of that.

Loved this video. To be honest I was doing something else and just listening but that alone is enough for me. The humor is right up my alley and approachable in every sense from my viewpoint. Great video !

Whoa?! Did you get a new camera? I can finally see the gaps in your woodworking now.

Math teacher here. That board might not necessarily be a parallelogram. Both pairs of opposite sides have to be parallel to meet the requirements of a parallelogram. If only one pair are parallel you have something like a trapezoid. Either way, great video as always!

Great job man. I know you put a lot of effort into your video planning, production, and presentation style. It’s definitely noticed. This video was very reminiscent of some “new yankee workshop” videos. Very pleasant presentation and extremely informative. I appreciate your approach from the perspective of a novice, not making assumptions about your viewers skills and abilities. Thank you for your hard work and for inviting us into your shop.

One of the best how-to vids on youtube. Well scripted, seamless audio with uniform levels. And solid good advice. Well done!

2:13 could also be a trapezoid if the shorter edges are not parallel. Math geek FTW!

Practice with the box store plywood, finish with baltic birch. It is just easier. And your project will look much better. Nice video.

I came across this channel several months back, but I wanted to hop on and say how much I appreciate your approach to woodworking, your humor you throw in every now and then, and your concise way that you explain things. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!

I have been building cabinets for 55 years and I watched your video for entertainment. My first table saw was a circular saw mounted on a piece of plywood and turned over. I made six eight foot cabinets for my garage with that table saw and these weren't even my first cabinets. I then bought an antique porcelain top table and convinced my wife I needed a table saw to make the chairs, that was in 1984, over the years I did a few upgrades to the saw but just realized it's 40 years old this year and looks and runs like new. I have used it to remodel two homes. it has been used to make dozens of cabinets a few inside doors and two oak and two cherry entry doors, coffee tables, end tables, headboards, well the list is endless. By the way I think y wife has been able to park her car in the garage for about two months, that's one month for each house. and the second house is a three car garage or should I say workshop. The other reason I watch you is, even an old dog like me can learn a new trick.

"Which bear is best." False. Black bear.

False, kids don't cost $311K each before college, they're much cheaper than that if you don't spoil them or send them to daycare - or in other words, proper parenting. My 5 kids cost about $11K per year, so that's $2,200 per kid for 20 years = $44K each.

Thank you for what you do and how you present the information. Always enjoy your videos!

This may be the best video containing sponsor promotion I’ve ever seen. I really liked the conversational way you talked about insurance. Parent to parent. Very cool, but what rocked it for me was you didn’t stop working on the project. That right there. This! Also appreciate the stats and coverage of alternative methods, particularly the trade-offs in cost, strength, aesthetics, and difficulty to pull off. Of course you did all the other stuff right too. No super fancy tools, addressing metric people, pointing of the extra gap, using the tools well, you even had two wide shots so we could see both ends of your shop. Solid. A really solid video with an awesome innovation in pitching for your sponsor!

Thank you. Very useful information. I enjoy your humor and style. Keep being you.❤

Seriously appreciated how you worked in the sponsor as you kept working. Wish more folks would do that

Thanks Mr. Lincoln! I enjoy all of your videos as always. Please keep them coming!

Jon, your videos never cease to entertain, all the while offering simple, practical and achievable instruction. Albeit with an awesome sense of humour. Love it man, keep up the great content. Oh and its always good having a couple of different options 👍

Love how you present, and your witty inserts really make the video fun and enjoyable. I just moved into my new house with a 14'x32' woodworking shop. I've got zero cabinets and desperately need them to get all my stuff organized. Thank you for demonstrating both methods, I'm sure I'll be using your shop method for my shop cabinets, and unlike you I'll be putting my new SawStop to good use making my cuts :-)

Great video! Good info and perspective! Love the snarky humor, keep it up.

Your videos never disappoint. I always learn something. It never occurred to me to use brad nails to keep the pieces from walking when using pocket holes. My life has been changed.

One of the best videos I've seen about cabinet building. You perfectly showed why and how less measuring brings more accuracy 👌 thank you so much

Really enjoy your video. Thank very much to do this DIY version of builds with DIY tools for us who do not have those fancy table saw and unlimited worshop space and budget.

Thank you! Planning a radiator enclosure and some cabinets, so this is really useful.

When making the frame, it can be helpful to oversize the width by a half inch. This makes it easier to line up the faces of neighboring cabinets if your wall isn't perfect. It also let's you apply a quarter inch skin/panel on the side of the end cabinet scribed to the wall. This will minimize gaps between the cabinet and wall and hide any fasteners on the side of the cabinet. Or cover the unsanded/rough side of the plywood.

I really enjoy your "game show" approach with as many options as are available. I am just starting and don't know a whole lot so giving me all of the options is great. I learn more that way. And your videos become a "quick reference " for a given topic. Thanks for all of your videos and clear and humourous delivery.

Not everyone does that and might not be the video style for everyones taste. But i really appreciate you giving and explaining options, and whats better in different cases. Thank you for your time and sharing!

A very good video. Very informative, easy to follow. I’ve been cobbling cabinets together for a very long time now. I started in construction when I was 15, I’m 70 now, broken down and tired, but so busy, with three daughters living within 5 blocks ether way from our house, they always need something built or fixed, and I love it! Every single thing in this video I completely agree with, except, I can’t imagine a drawer bottom simply glued and pin nailed. I was taught, and have always used a loose panel, in a dato groove. Here’s a tip for a great looking drawer. Blow the dollars on 5/8” Baltic birch, but save it for your drawer boxes. For the top edge use a round-over, then clear coat the box. For the finishing touch, I use white melamine coated Masonite for the slide-in bottom. It makes a very sharp, east to clean drawer. Anyway, I really enjoyed this video. As I’m new to your channel, I get to binge watch all the others! For those that enjoy fine woodworking on a larger scale, I suggest watching the Tally Ho, or Acorn to Arabella channels. Both are 30+ foot sailing boats built from the keel up. They’re both well worthy of your time, you won’t be sorry. Cheers!

Great video. Shows you can make some very decent cupboards with basic tools and a bit of patience. I once made shaker doors for a wardrobe using an old hand plane to cut the grooves and hammer and chisel for mortise and tenons. All done on a very wobbly kitchen table. After a lot of bodging they were just about square enough to use. Think I’ll be using your methods next time!

Great video John. Thanks for sharing great tips for a new woodworker

Hi, I really enjoyed this vlog. I’m old and have decided it’s time to learn the basics of cabinet making so thank you for this,love your style

One of those Fantastic videos where I did NOT skip the nicely thought out and neatly produced ad Thanks for the wood advice and for the life advice :)

Glad to see you again. Been a bit. Wish I could get your quirky style of videos more often. But understand distance and family whatevers that I know nothing about. Awesome video.

Well done, as always. Love your content.

Great overview. I'm a huge fan of the crown staple and then screw the parts together. No need for glue, dados/rabbits, etc., unless you are building a tank (and I have no issue if you do). It works just fine, is plenty strong, saves time and mess. I like to buy the pre-finished plywood since you don't really have to touch the inside at all after construction. Worth the extra upfront $ IMHO.

That was flawless execution cutting out those notches for the toe kick. Nice work :-)

I love your format. Great video and a great learning experience for new DIYers.. Thank you

one of your best videos for sure! very helpful and entertaining.

As always, appreciate the Humor, the information, The Choices/Options, and especially continuing the build while doing the sponsor portion. I really enjoy your videos and straightforward commentary. I am very happy I found your UKposts Page.

Well explained, well lit, helpful closeups! Thanks for the video

Just came upon your channel. Excellent stuff. This might get me back into woodworking. I have been using that radiata pine plywood for years now. The last time I looked in my area it was 50 a sheet. I have several projects that need finishing off. Thank you

I really enjoyed this video. Learned a lot. You sir are entertaining to watch. Also, I appreciate that there was no cheap background music to distract from the topic..

Ive been a finish carpenter for 35 years. I think your great.

Truly fun to watch and very informative. Thanks.

Great video as usual. I'm about to build an entire wall of garage cabinets and this makes me a bit more confident 👏👏👏

This looks like so much fun. I’m doing a kitchen renovation and have limited woodworking experience (not none, but not a ton either) I have access to most of these tools in this video, but it comes with a parent that means well, BUT takes all of the fun out of the project.

As usual - fantastic info and great explanation and instructions!!!!!! Thank you!

I built a bunch of shop cabinets years ago with pocket screws and a circular saw using pretty much exactly this same method. They are still holding strong and survived two moves in that time. Pretty easy and holds up better than I thought they would.

Tip for those that dont have much room like living in apartment building. I designed the custom table, made cut list and then went to local store that had both cutting service and the plywood. I talked to guy first asking to be accurate as possible and asked for the simplest parts being cut and this was specially good since the charged by the area of plywood you bought, not the whole sheet. After confirming the size was what i ordered by fraction of a millimeter, witch i have to give the guy, excellent work, i gave him the rest of the cut list and told him that he would get good tip if it was same quality as before (note we dont usually tip around here. Normal service quality is required, but you might get tip for superb service). After those were cut, i went home and build the table in small ish two room apartment mostly using just hand drill, chisel and hammer, hand saws and in few cases router. The finishing work was done in buddys shop to finish coat everything. So its possible to make very large projects even if you dont have the tools or room for them... though gf at the time did take month vacation on my parents place while the most crunch to build it was going on as kitchen had peaces on glue up, living room floor(with plastic matt floor) was the workshop and ready made peaces were in the bedroom. Having enough room to do things is just self inflicted restriction. All it takes is understanding gf and lots more cleaning and dust prevention/collection. Neighbors.. since i made it mostly on day time didnt mind the hammering and some even were curious enough to come and check the progress, but that is why we had rather tight community in the house. If you dont know your neighbors, least go talk to them and if there is noise tell them to come and talk to you instead of calling cops or complaining to other places, so you can build up the relationship and come up rules.

Well done. I love the snarky humor!

Congrats on a great video. Clear and easy to fallow along. Saved your video for a future project.

always a pleasure - to watch your videos, even though I already slightly beyond of this level cabinetry, I still enjoy watching handymen working

I really appreciate videos like this and guys like you. Thank you sir!

I really like this format, my friend. It feels like I'm just hanging out with you in your shop, talking shop and life insurance while you make stuff. Very intimate.

Format is great. Would watch again. Greetings from the Netherlands :-)

Your videos are like a refreshing oasis! Thanks!

A good straight edge and a cordless saw, and you too can build a cabinet base. Ripping up plywood with a cordless saw is also safer than using a table saw. The one thing I really took away from this is building the toe kick separate from the rest of the base. That is a good idea. No doubt I will do that in the future. Great video!

I've never felt confident enough to build cabinets in my (very) hobby shop until now. This made me eager to build them. Thanks! Well done!

Excellent video tutorial. One of the most direct , starightforward and educational videos I have watched. Great job.

Bro. That's the best format possible. This shows everyone how the building process happens. For those of you who pay us to build these things for you. This process is exactly what your running through in your head during that pause after you ask your handyman can you build that for me & how much will it cost. Keep up the good work! That earns a sub. With me

Some excellent tips in this video. great job!

Thankyou, A no bull guide and very enjoyable watch. Hello from New Zealand.