Great video! I had a cabinet above the stove that needed to be shortened by 7" because of a new fan I was installing. I must have watched your video 10 times before I dove into it. Being I don't do cabinets for a living, I had to measure 5 times and cut once. The thing I had to remeasure over and over was what side of the blade will be cutting on the finish line! I didn't want to have any gaps. It came out perfectly. My doors were way simpler than the ones you did. I had to recut the notches on the doors for the disappearing hinges that came out beautifully. Again, thank you for the awesome video!
+Joseph Naimo thank you ,there's so many different profiles ,if I had them bits I'd be changing them every 5 mins ,so it's easier to just do it by hand ,thank you for watching
I just wanted to say thank you for sharing this video. I wanted to shorten my cabinet above my stove to put a microwave there, but was not sure how to go about it. I took it to a cabinet shop and they wanted $400 to do the job. You gave me the knowledge to get it done and it looks perfect, thanks to you. I cut 4" off of it and it took less than four hours. The biggest thing was finding the correct router bits for the raised panels and the ogee for the doors. Then went to Sherwin Williams and they matched the stain very close... Thanks again... I'm very happy with the way it came out.
Thank you that's great you did that I don't even charge half that cost !! ,I get 1 email a month asking me if they mail me the doors could I cut them ,I've done it about 15 times now ,it's great you did it yourself ,thank you for watching
Thanks, Steve for accepting small cabinet job. I thought I would have to demolish my cabinet so that the new refrigerator can fit. I can't wait to see my new "shrunk cabinet doors." I'll post it here once I receive them. Regards from PA.
Loved your video, the time elapsed thing was great, yet you didn't miss any important point. I've had to cut down quite a few cabinets over the years but never had to resize raised panel doors. Thanks for the helpful tips. Most of the time, I've had to deal with site built cabinets, built as an entire wall unit and those are a real pain being as, you can't take them off the wall. Usually the doors are simple plywood, rabbited and rounded. You are an ace my friend.
I dont know who disliked the video but you my friend have a talent and it shows you like what you do, thanks for the video I'm getting ready to the same with mine.
A true craftsman, well done that man! Just by you posting this video means a lot for me, because, if i were closer to you, you would get the job, because your not,,,, it means the guy who gets the job would also know his stuff. because i now know what questions to ask them on how they would do the job. Good completion within business is a great thing. Thank you so much.
+wayne fairbrass thank you very much ,I get asked to do it alot ,usually it's too far away but one time they was close enough for me to do it and another time they just sent me the doors to cut down . I'm glad it helped,thank you for watching
I was super skeptical seeing the tops of the doors when you first hammered them in place. A little sanding and some rasp work later, and I changed my tune real quick. Beautiful work! 👌
Now that's how to make a diy video, no chatter and fast-forward. Used your technique on cabinet above fridge minus the doors as leaving cabinet box open without doors was easier. Just used open space for wine rack. Now have to shorten cabinet above microwave as 15" tall OTR microwaves are no more. Thanks for sharing your expertise!
just what I was looking for, Just got done with mine, well, have to glue and stain the doors yet, but that's tomorrow's project... I took an 18 inch high cabinet to 8 inches, with 5 1/2 doors. It was to raise our microwave to get good stove clearance, THANKS!!!
+Tealforester awesome ,most people won't attempt it ,I was sent 10 different pairs of doors from all over the states last year and they paid me to cut them down so I'm glad it helped you , thanks for watching
Nice work man. One would never know that the cabinet was cut down to a different size, and that is the trick to make it look like that was the size it was built to. It takes some skill to accomplish that, so my hats off to you on a job well done. Subscribed!
Been building cabinets for a long time but was curious how people modified older ones. I took a bit of a different approach and "cut out the middle" for the framing so I wouldn't have to refinish anything or round out any edges but you can tell mine were modified much more easily than yours. Very nice work.
Thank you , you're right matching color or stain is the hardest part so depending on the panel bevel I'll sometimes cut it off, resize it and reglue it back if I think I can't match it but it's usually easier to cut the frame . thank you for watching
Nice job, and a well-edited video with many useful tips for this beginner DIY cabinetmaker/modifier (love the scrap laminate zero clearance!). I'm about to tackle making two tall deep recessed double-door kitchen pantry cabinets about 12" narrower and 6" shallower as part of a bathroom remodel that needs to steal some of their space from the other sides of the common walls, which the builder will modify. Altering the carcases seems straightforward, but your video gives me the courage to attempt narrowing the frame-and-panel doors.
Holy crap!!! I've always wondered how/if it was possible to do this. The whole time I was watching this I was thinking, "HOW THE HELL IS HE GONNA MATCH THE ROUTED EDGE?!?!" Really? A belt sander and a file?!?! You tricked the shit outa me there! Awesome job on this project and it's a good way to "use what you have" instead of spending $50-$75 on a new complete cabinet. 👍🏻 Also thanks for the sheet laminate zero clearance tip! I have a Porter Cable Job site table saw that really doesn't allow for installing a zero insert so I guess I'll be looking for a scrap piece of laminate now. 👍🏻👍🏻 Bravo on the stain matching as well!
+Brian Schrader thank you ,they always have different profiles so it's usually easier to just use hand tools than hope you have the right cutter head and set it up ,thank you for watching
You think you good !!!! Yes you are.....wish I had your SKILLS right about now...... I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out the basic 1 2 3...... on a diy project...
Great video! I learned something in the first few seconds. I wouldn't have thought to use masking tape to prevent tearout until after I'd ruined a fine finish or two. I also didn't expect to see the shaping done by hand... I figured you would run it across a shaper. Well done!
Thank you ,it's not really worth setting up routers for that small of a job ,plus I didn't have that size radius bit so sander and file was the easiest option for me ,thank you for watching
Uh oh...I only need to trim off about 1" which is far less than the width of the edging. I think the limitation to this very clever (and wonderful) solution is to make sure the distance to be shortened needs to be equal or greater than the width of the edging. I really enjoyed this video. ..watched it a couple of times.
Thanks Mike ,the other project I'm working on is taking longer than expected so I figured I'll make some videos of my 9-5 work that might be of interest to someone ,thank you for watching
Aah this is exactly what I was looking to do above my stove to be able to have an over-the-range microwave and still plenty of cooking space. Right now I can’t make full use of the back burners because it’s so low. Thank you!!
Question - maybe this sounds dumb to a professional but I have to ask - could I just cut a strip out of the middle of each door to size them down instead of off the top to avoid having to reshape, etc? My cabinets are from the 70’s and are a bit more detailed in the middle :/
Really, your expertise and acknowledgment about this stuff impress. Great job! And by coincidence the re-size of the cabinet measures are the same like mine ones.
Nice work man. I was thinking you were going to set up a shaper to cut the stiles and thought man that is going to be a bit of a pain for 2 cuts, but the giant belt sander and rasp worked out perfectly. One of the reasons I love stained cabinets, in context of remodels, is it is much easier to modify and stain them should the need arise. Last kitchen we did was finished with some kind of epoxy paint that could not be touched up, and we ended up with several glass panel doors that were slightly too large. The glass would have worked, but we couldn't shrink the doors 1/4" so we had to wait almost 4 weeks for the replacements, in an otherwise finished kitchen.
Thank you ,there's so many edge types I'd spend a small fortune trying to buy every router bit so it's just easier to do it by hand , thanks for watching
@@sdmcustoms Yeah I hear that. Every time I need some oddball router bit i cringe at what some of them cost, knowing I likely won't ever use it again. Having that giant belt sander must be incredibly convenient for that kind of stuff. I was looking at some molding cutter heads for table saws a while back mainly to serve double duty as a dado stack and making custom profiles. Was considering buying some knife blanks and making my own profiles on a grinder but realized the setup time and price of admission wouldn't pay unless I was turning out hundreds of feet of the stuff and that's definitely not going to happen.
Wished you lived in St. Louis mate! Great job! Thanks for the share!! I need to tackle a similar project- shorten couple of doors to fit under a farmhouse sink…
I want to shorten an overhead refrigerator cabinet by 4” not because I want a bigger refrigerator, but because I cannot find any that will fit in my space. Seems like all the nicer models are 2-3” taller than they used to be. Fortunately my cabinet fronts are shaker style, but I wish I had these tools to get make the changes! Great video!
I'm convinced I need you in my life! You definitely have an impressive & creative skill set. Was actually looking to shorten a cabinet "width" by 3". Don't think I can get that on a table saw, even if I had one.
Thanks Joe ,I do this maybe once a month at my job and some can be a pain but it's definitely cheaper and you don't have to match the old color on a new cabinet which I find can be difficult,thanks for watching
That turned out great. Loved the whole process. I was wondering how you were going to get the roundover on that edge as the video progressed. Very clever solution. Love it all.
Thanks ,if they're laminated they're usually just a flat/slab type door so just cut the top off and it's not noticable,if you mean the shrink wrap routed raised panel looking type then you don't have many options ,you could try and cut a section out of the middle and glue it back together but of course that leaves a line ,or just replace the doors with a glass frame or have it as a open shelf cabinet
i want to do this for the area above my over and the fridge but my roommate says its not possible and he supposedly comes from a background of renovations experience. I knew this was possible.
Thanks for the awesome video. Im going to attempt to do the same to my pantry since we bought a big refrigerator, i need to take 2" off the width so it can fit between the frig and wall. Im no carpenter so im sure it ll take a week or two, lol.
+b20hatch thank you , cutting down width ways is a little easier ,just move in the sides and with the right hinges you might not have to cut the doors ,good luck let me know how it goes ,any questions please feel free to ask
Your craftsmanship is phenomenal, however I would like to install a under cabinet range vent hood current cabinet is 36" the hood is 30" any suggestions or methods of millwork filler techniques 3" inches both sides to fill gaps to look clean non visable. ... please help I appreciate it.
+J. Oldham thank you ,the best way is to simply fill the gaps with the same kind of wood your cabinets are ,or if your hood is stainless use some peices of stainless to fill the gaps ,I find if you try and make the fillers with designs and details it draws your eye to it so less is more,in my opinion , thanks for watching
Hello Steve! I'm in the Detroit area, and I need some kitchen cabinets resized. Some to be made smaller (narrower) and some to be widened. Any person/company that you can recommend? Thanks very much!
Thanks for the video! Is there any chance you’d take on this exact job (but only the door part) for local customers? Same story, bought a taller fridge, needed my cabinet doors shortened 5 inches to 12”. My contractor said he couldn't shorten the existing doors and built new ones instead, but the new wood pattern resembles a zebra (and my existing cabinets do not). I don’t have the skills or tools to follow these steps (and would potentially ruin my doors). I’m in MD and could drive to you. Thanks for your time!
Hi, I have a tall broom cupboard that I want to reduce the depth of. It has one fixed shelf. The plan is to take off the back first then cut down each section and reattach the back. Does this sound possible please? Any advice will be greatly appreciated!
Yes that's relatively easy to do ,you may have to re work the shelving system (redrill holes etc) but I'd just cut the back section off and nail the back back on it. Good luck
Can you comment on typically how difficult it is to knock the scrape pieces of the stiles off the rail piece that you need to re-use? I've always heard that a good glue joint is stronger than the wood itself.
+mtb54703 the glue joint is usually stronger but when you have end grain glued to straight grain you have a better chance of breaking the joint and separating with just a little cleaning up of splinters etc is sometimes needed that's why I hit the joint on the saw just to break the glue line , sometimes it breaks easy sometimes I have to pick out some splinters
Good video! I bought some cheesy modern "oak" cabinets for a basement kitchen and have to cut them down. Our upstairs cabinets were built in 1972 and are actually made of sold 3/4" and 1/2" red oak throughout. So I'm working with glued particle board! It's like assembling Ikea furniture with extra effort.
I don’t understand the zero clearance sheet thing. Would you mind elaborating a little on that. I’m in exactly that predicament at this very moment. I need to take 2 inches of that cabinet sitting over the fridge. I was going to leave it as an open shelf and make a curved valance but having the doors back might be better.
Running the saw thru a piece of laminate gives you no gaps either side of the saw blade ,so there's no gaps for scraps to fall thru into the saw because you have only cut a slot as thick as the saw blade ,and that's what zero clearance is ,some people just make a wooden table saw insert and use that but laminate is a quick and easy alternative ....good luck with the doors but the open shelf /valance is always a good plan b if the doors don't work out , thanks for watching
Really appreciate the reply, plus learned something new. Well actually several things, most importantly that I can cut the whole thing on my table saw! Totally awesome!
I'm going to attempt this on the weekend. Need to cut down a cabinet over the cook top so there's room to fit a microwave over the cook top. I'm in Fairfax, VA. Are you close just in case I run into trouble??? Great video!!!
Loved the video, but quick question: what if i dont have a table saw? Im not sure if you had this question before, but would it be the same with a skill saw and a shaky hand?
You could do the cabinet with a skill saw if you had to but I wouldn't recommend it. I'd mount the skill saw under a piece of plywood to make a homemade table saw ,that would be a safer option ,but as with any dangerous tools you have to be careful
Hello, That was impressive work. I have the same issue with my cabinet above the fridge have bought a new taller fridge. Do you do resize cabinets for other people?
Thank you . I have but people usually just mail me the doors to cut and they find someone to do the cabinet as that's the easy part and it's alot cheaper to ship just the doors
@@sdmcustoms I don't see my last post which was I have three panels to be cut from 27" to 21 ". They have the similar design and color as the ones in your above video. How much do you charge for this work?
I failed trying to cut the door. Do you have suggestions what to replace in 12" gap , it has to be 30" height. Left side is the cabinet and the range, right side is the wall. The whole kitchen is missing that cabinet and i cant get a matching one
Awesome work. Really good video for people who are trying to adjust and resize their cabinets. Especially those who got new fridge and it is big.
Thank you
Great video! I had a cabinet above the stove that needed to be shortened by 7" because of a new fan I was installing. I must have watched your video 10 times before I dove into it. Being I don't do cabinets for a living, I had to measure 5 times and cut once. The thing I had to remeasure over and over was what side of the blade will be cutting on the finish line! I didn't want to have any gaps. It came out perfectly. My doors were way simpler than the ones you did. I had to recut the notches on the doors for the disappearing hinges that came out beautifully. Again, thank you for the awesome video!
I appreciate that you didn't require a router to finish the unmatched edge. Thank you for the great video!
+Joseph Naimo thank you ,there's so many different profiles ,if I had them bits I'd be changing them every 5 mins ,so it's easier to just do it by hand ,thank you for watching
You re-sized them doors like a boss. Thumbs up.
One of the best how-to videos I've seen. You waste no time and all the steps are included. Clever solution and well documented!
+Joe Fuller thanks a lot ! Thank you for watching
I just wanted to say thank you for sharing this video. I wanted to shorten my cabinet above my stove to put a microwave there, but was not sure how to go about it. I took it to a cabinet shop and they wanted $400 to do the job. You gave me the knowledge to get it done and it looks perfect, thanks to you. I cut 4" off of it and it took less than four hours. The biggest thing was finding the correct router bits for the raised panels and the ogee for the doors. Then went to Sherwin Williams and they matched the stain very close... Thanks again... I'm very happy with the way it came out.
Thank you that's great you did that I don't even charge half that cost !! ,I get 1 email a month asking me if they mail me the doors could I cut them ,I've done it about 15 times now ,it's great you did it yourself ,thank you for watching
It may sound like &400 to do the job was a lot to ask, but it sounds just right to me, but if you want to do the job yourself, hey, why not?
Wow! Top notch work! Great job 👍
Thank you
Thanks, Steve for accepting small cabinet job. I thought I would have to demolish my cabinet so that the new refrigerator can fit. I can't wait to see my new "shrunk cabinet doors." I'll post it here once I receive them. Regards from PA.
Thank you
Loved your video, the time elapsed thing was great, yet you didn't miss any important point. I've had to cut down quite a few cabinets over the years but never had to resize raised panel doors. Thanks for the helpful tips. Most of the time, I've had to deal with site built cabinets, built as an entire wall unit and those are a real pain being as, you can't take them off the wall. Usually the doors are simple plywood, rabbited and rounded. You are an ace my friend.
+Mark Thomas thank you,
Thanks for watching
Those are some impressive skills.
Thanks
I dont know who disliked the video but you my friend have a talent and it shows you like what you do, thanks for the video I'm getting ready to the same with mine.
+Jorge duarte thank you
Wow! I feel like cabinet making encompasses so much of the specialty woodworking. That's some ingenuity, getting the cabinet shrunk.
Thanks Michael ,matching stain on old cabinets is a pain so this is by far easier to do and cheaper for the customer,thanks for watching
A true craftsman, well done that man! Just by you posting this video means a lot for me, because, if i were closer to you, you would get the job, because your not,,,, it means the guy who gets the job would also know his stuff. because i now know what questions to ask them on how they would do the job. Good completion within business is a great thing. Thank you so much.
+wayne fairbrass thank you very much ,I get asked to do it alot ,usually it's too far away but one time they was close enough for me to do it and another time they just sent me the doors to cut down .
I'm glad it helped,thank you for watching
I was super skeptical seeing the tops of the doors when you first hammered them in place. A little sanding and some rasp work later, and I changed my tune real quick. Beautiful work! 👌
Thank you
Now that's how to make a diy video, no chatter and fast-forward.
Used your technique on cabinet above fridge minus the doors as leaving cabinet box open without doors was easier. Just used open space for wine rack. Now have to shorten cabinet above microwave as 15" tall OTR microwaves are no more.
Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Thank you
Dude. This is the coolest thing. Super comforting just to watch. Ur a genius. 🎖️
Thank you
Thanks for the video. I prefer when people talk through stuff rather than have call outs.
just what I was looking for, Just got done with mine, well, have to glue and stain the doors yet, but that's tomorrow's project... I took an 18 inch high cabinet to 8 inches, with 5 1/2 doors. It was to raise our microwave to get good stove clearance, THANKS!!!
+Tealforester awesome ,most people won't attempt it ,I was sent 10 different pairs of doors from all over the states last year and they paid me to cut them down so I'm glad it helped you , thanks for watching
Woweee...This guy is lightening FAST!! I want to hire him 4 sure!!
Nice work man. One would never know that the cabinet was cut down to a different size, and that is the trick to make it look like that was the size it was built to. It takes some skill to accomplish that, so my hats off to you on a job well done. Subscribed!
+Screamin Demon thank you ! It's something I do often lately so it gets easier each time ,thank you for watching
Wow. I love watching craftsmen. This guy is great.
+Michael Young thank you, thanks for watching
sorry.but he did reverse the position of the inside panel
What do you mean?
Been building cabinets for a long time but was curious how people modified older ones. I took a bit of a different approach and "cut out the middle" for the framing so I wouldn't have to refinish anything or round out any edges but you can tell mine were modified much more easily than yours. Very nice work.
Thank you , you're right matching color or stain is the hardest part so depending on the panel bevel I'll sometimes cut it off, resize it and reglue it back if I think I can't match it but it's usually easier to cut the frame . thank you for watching
Wow...Impressive! You are both great and fearless. Very skilled!
Thank you , thanks for watching
Nice job, and a well-edited video with many useful tips for this beginner DIY cabinetmaker/modifier (love the scrap laminate zero clearance!). I'm about to tackle making two tall deep recessed double-door kitchen pantry cabinets about 12" narrower and 6" shallower as part of a bathroom remodel that needs to steal some of their space from the other sides of the common walls, which the builder will modify. Altering the carcases seems straightforward, but your video gives me the courage to attempt narrowing the frame-and-panel doors.
Thank you,I'm glad it was helpful ,let me know how it goes ,if you need any further help please ask , thanks for watching
Thank you! This was exactly what I was looking for to help me resize my cabinet!
A perfect job and the customer will be very satisfied. ciao.
Thank you ,thanks for watching
You are the best and the true master of wood works 👍🏽🤝
+Carlos Hernandez thank you very much
Holy crap!!! I've always wondered how/if it was possible to do this. The whole time I was watching this I was thinking, "HOW THE HELL IS HE GONNA MATCH THE ROUTED EDGE?!?!" Really? A belt sander and a file?!?! You tricked the shit outa me there! Awesome job on this project and it's a good way to "use what you have" instead of spending $50-$75 on a new complete cabinet. 👍🏻 Also thanks for the sheet laminate zero clearance tip! I have a Porter Cable Job site table saw that really doesn't allow for installing a zero insert so I guess I'll be looking for a scrap piece of laminate now. 👍🏻👍🏻 Bravo on the stain matching as well!
+Brian Schrader thank you ,they always have different profiles so it's usually easier to just use hand tools than hope you have the right cutter head and set it up ,thank you for watching
You think you good !!!! Yes you are.....wish I had your SKILLS right about now...... I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out the basic 1 2 3...... on a diy project...
Great video! I learned something in the first few seconds. I wouldn't have thought to use masking tape to prevent tearout until after I'd ruined a fine finish or two. I also didn't expect to see the shaping done by hand... I figured you would run it across a shaper. Well done!
Thank you ,it's not really worth setting up routers for that small of a job ,plus I didn't have that size radius bit so sander and file was the easiest option for me ,thank you for watching
Uh oh...I only need to trim off about 1" which is far less than the width of the edging. I think the limitation to this very clever (and wonderful) solution is to make sure the distance to be shortened needs to be equal or greater than the width of the edging. I really enjoyed this video. ..watched it a couple of times.
pretty slick! i really like these videos where you show how you do things in your cabinet shop job
Thanks Mike ,the other project I'm working on is taking longer than expected so I figured I'll make some videos of my 9-5 work that might be of interest to someone ,thank you for watching
Well Done! I'll be trying this soon on a kitchen remodel. Thanks again.
Awesome, thanks for watching
What a great video tutorial, Just wish I had one of those table saws, Thanks for the upload.
+Malcolm Ruffle thank you ,it can be done on a smaller saw just as easy ,but this one is real nice ,thank you for watching
You're a beast out in these cabinet reduction streets!!!!!!!
+LaDonna Washington ha! Thank you, thanks for watching
Wow, I am impressed. You ARE amazing!!
Thank you
Aah this is exactly what I was looking to do above my stove to be able to have an over-the-range microwave and still plenty of cooking space. Right now I can’t make full use of the back burners because it’s so low. Thank you!!
Thanks for watching
Question - maybe this sounds dumb to a professional but I have to ask - could I just cut a strip out of the middle of each door to size them down instead of off the top to avoid having to reshape, etc? My cabinets are from the 70’s and are a bit more detailed in the middle :/
You could but it wouldn't be as strong and you'd have a joint line across it
Way to go always good to see it fixed before thrown away
Thank you
Brilliant, that's a great job, well done,
Best wishes Harry
Thanks Harry,thanks for watching
Really, your expertise and acknowledgment about this stuff impress. Great job! And by coincidence the re-size of the cabinet measures are the same like mine ones.
Thank you
Awesome work!! Thanks for the great video
Wow made that look easy! A real craftsman!
Thank you
That is art!. I saw the entire video!!
+Rosy M thank you , thanks for watching
You know your stuff. Well done Champ
Thank you
Nice work man. I was thinking you were going to set up a shaper to cut the stiles and thought man that is going to be a bit of a pain for 2 cuts, but the giant belt sander and rasp worked out perfectly. One of the reasons I love stained cabinets, in context of remodels, is it is much easier to modify and stain them should the need arise. Last kitchen we did was finished with some kind of epoxy paint that could not be touched up, and we ended up with several glass panel doors that were slightly too large. The glass would have worked, but we couldn't shrink the doors 1/4" so we had to wait almost 4 weeks for the replacements, in an otherwise finished kitchen.
Thank you ,there's so many edge types I'd spend a small fortune trying to buy every router bit so it's just easier to do it by hand , thanks for watching
@@sdmcustoms Yeah I hear that. Every time I need some oddball router bit i cringe at what some of them cost, knowing I likely won't ever use it again. Having that giant belt sander must be incredibly convenient for that kind of stuff. I was looking at some molding cutter heads for table saws a while back mainly to serve double duty as a dado stack and making custom profiles. Was considering buying some knife blanks and making my own profiles on a grinder but realized the setup time and price of admission wouldn't pay unless I was turning out hundreds of feet of the stuff and that's definitely not going to happen.
Wished you lived in St. Louis mate! Great job! Thanks for the share!! I need to tackle a similar project- shorten couple of doors to fit under a farmhouse sink…
Outstanding video sdmcustom woodworking, doing this right now with exactly the same cabinet and measurements.
Thank you
That’s a excellent job proper craftsmanship
Thank you
Great video, you are a skilled trades man. Only wish your shop was in Ontario Canada.
+Mark Yetman thank you very much
I want to shorten an overhead refrigerator cabinet by 4” not because I want a bigger refrigerator, but because I cannot find any that will fit in my space. Seems like all the nicer models are 2-3” taller than they used to be. Fortunately my cabinet fronts are shaker style, but I wish I had these tools to get make the changes! Great video!
I'm convinced I need you in my life! You definitely have an impressive & creative skill set. Was actually looking to shorten a cabinet "width" by 3". Don't think I can get that on a table saw, even if I had one.
Thank you , the width can be done. the cabinet is easy but the door is harder because you have to cut the joint out and then dowel it back together
Amazing job! Very cool to watch.
Thank you
nice! why buy when u can diy! im gonna remember this when we go to look@/buy our new fridge. thanks for the money saving idea!!
Thanks Joe ,I do this maybe once a month at my job and some can be a pain but it's definitely cheaper and you don't have to match the old color on a new cabinet which I find can be difficult,thanks for watching
+sdmcustom woodworking hell yea color mat hing is the biggeat pain of them all..
Serious wood working skills!
Thank you
This is brilliant!! Well done 👏🏻
Thank you!! 😊
Wonderful job man. Thanks for sharing
Thank you
A very nice solution! Well done, I'll learn a lot from you, keep 'em coming! Rod
Thank you rod ,that's what I like about RUclips, we learn from each other ,thank you for watching
That's pure skill, respect!
Thank you
That turned out great. Loved the whole process. I was wondering how you were going to get the roundover on that edge as the video progressed. Very clever solution. Love it all.
Thank you ,I didn't have a router bit with that big of a radius so that seemed like a quick easy solution,thank you for watching
Great video ! You are on fire 😎 I signed up keep up the good work 😋
+Lino Trillo thank you , thanks for watching
Wow! That was very cool!
Thank you for watching
Cool! nice job. turned out very nice.
Thank you ,thanks for watching
Great job. What happens if the doors are laminated without hunting down matching colour and buying a large new sheet.
Thanks ,if they're laminated they're usually just a flat/slab type door so just cut the top off and it's not noticable,if you mean the shrink wrap routed raised panel looking type then you don't have many options ,you could try and cut a section out of the middle and glue it back together but of course that leaves a line ,or just replace the doors with a glass frame or have it as a open shelf cabinet
i want to do this for the area above my over and the fridge but my roommate says its not possible and he supposedly comes from a background of renovations experience. I knew this was possible.
WOW, beautiful job.
Thank you
Thanks for the awesome video. Im going to attempt to do the same to my pantry since we bought a big refrigerator, i need to take 2" off the width so it can fit between the frig and wall. Im no carpenter so im sure it ll take a week or two, lol.
+b20hatch thank you , cutting down width ways is a little easier ,just move in the sides and with the right hinges you might not have to cut the doors ,good luck let me know how it goes ,any questions please feel free to ask
unfortunately the doors do need to be cut down since the width of the pantry is 18", and the space between wall n frig is only 16".
+b20hatch there's no overlap on the face frame ?
no, dorr is flushed with frame
no, dorr is flushed with frame
Your craftsmanship is phenomenal, however I would like to install a under cabinet range vent hood current cabinet is 36" the hood is 30" any suggestions or methods of millwork filler techniques 3" inches both sides to fill gaps to look clean non visable. ... please help I appreciate it.
+J. Oldham thank you ,the best way is to simply fill the gaps with the same kind of wood your cabinets are ,or if your hood is stainless use some peices of stainless to fill the gaps ,I find if you try and make the fillers with designs and details it draws your eye to it so less is more,in my opinion , thanks for watching
I need to do this for a corner cabinet in my kitchen and this was perfect
Thank you
Hello Steve! I'm in the Detroit area, and I need some kitchen cabinets resized. Some to be made smaller (narrower) and some to be widened. Any person/company that you can recommend? Thanks very much!
Awesome. I need to a fridge cabinet 12" height and im stuck with 15", that is why im here
+Mat Yen that's great, I hope it helped, thank you for watching
That’s amazing! Respect
Just wow! This guy is a genious.
Thank you
Jeesh, I need this to make my new fridge fit, but looks like a ton of work and I don't have all that equipment
Thanks for the video! Is there any chance you’d take on this exact job (but only the door part) for local customers? Same story, bought a taller fridge, needed my cabinet doors shortened 5 inches to 12”. My contractor said he couldn't shorten the existing doors and built new ones instead, but the new wood pattern resembles a zebra (and my existing cabinets do not). I don’t have the skills or tools to follow these steps (and would potentially ruin my doors). I’m in MD and could drive to you. Thanks for your time!
Hi, I have a tall broom cupboard that I want to reduce the depth of. It has one fixed shelf. The plan is to take off the back first then cut down each section and reattach the back. Does this sound possible please? Any advice will be greatly appreciated!
Yes that's relatively easy to do ,you may have to re work the shelving system (redrill holes etc) but I'd just cut the back section off and nail the back back on it.
Good luck
Wish your shop was in NJ. Could use a resize myself :(
+SEEtheREPLAY thanks ,I hear that alot ,you should have a cabinet shop locally that should be able to do it? Thank you for watching
Been looking for 3 days now. All they want to do is sell me new. :-/ i'm going to keep looking
+SEEtheREPLAY good luck ,might be easier to just buy one unfinished and stain it yourself?
Can you comment on typically how difficult it is to knock the scrape pieces of the stiles off the rail piece that you need to re-use? I've always heard that a good glue joint is stronger than the wood itself.
+mtb54703 the glue joint is usually stronger but when you have end grain glued to straight grain you have a better chance of breaking the joint and separating with just a little cleaning up of splinters etc is sometimes needed that's why I hit the joint on the saw just to break the glue line , sometimes it breaks easy sometimes I have to pick out some splinters
Good video! I bought some cheesy modern "oak" cabinets for a basement kitchen and have to cut them down. Our upstairs cabinets were built in 1972 and are actually made of sold 3/4" and 1/2" red oak throughout. So I'm working with glued particle board! It's like assembling Ikea furniture with extra effort.
Nicely done! I wish you had shown what tool you used to drill the hole for the new position of the hinge that had to be moved?
+dektarium just a drill with a forstner bit
I don’t understand the zero clearance sheet thing. Would you mind elaborating a little on that. I’m in exactly that predicament at this very moment. I need to take 2 inches of that cabinet sitting over the fridge. I was going to leave it as an open shelf and make a curved valance but having the doors back might be better.
Running the saw thru a piece of laminate gives you no gaps either side of the saw blade ,so there's no gaps for scraps to fall thru into the saw because you have only cut a slot as thick as the saw blade ,and that's what zero clearance is ,some people just make a wooden table saw insert and use that but laminate is a quick and easy alternative ....good luck with the doors but the open shelf /valance is always a good plan b if the doors don't work out , thanks for watching
Really appreciate the reply, plus learned something new. Well actually several things, most importantly that I can cut the whole thing on my table saw! Totally awesome!
very helpful video thank you
Looks great!
Thank you
Well done sir!
I'm going to attempt this on the weekend. Need to cut down a cabinet over the cook top so there's room to fit a microwave over the cook top. I'm in Fairfax, VA. Are you close just in case I run into trouble??? Great video!!!
+Jay White thank you,I'm about a hour away ,good luck
Nice thanks for sharing!
Totally impressed
+David Aschenbrand thank you
Thank you. You did an awesome job!
+Cynthia Lee-Hinton thank you ,thanks for watching
Loved the video, but quick question: what if i dont have a table saw? Im not sure if you had this question before, but would it be the same with a skill saw and a shaky hand?
You could do the cabinet with a skill saw if you had to but I wouldn't recommend it.
I'd mount the skill saw under a piece of plywood to make a homemade table saw ,that would be a safer option ,but as with any dangerous tools you have to be careful
Awesome job!
Thank you
Well done.
Dude that was awesome!
+PghNGDave31 thanks,thank you for watching
Great Job!!
Thanks
very cool. awesome job.
Thanks al,thanks for watching
You are the bomb!! Great work!!
Thank you
Hello, That was impressive work. I have the same issue with my cabinet above the fridge have bought a new taller fridge. Do you do resize cabinets for other people?
Thank you .
I have but people usually just mail me the doors to cut and they find someone to do the cabinet as that's the easy part and it's alot cheaper to ship just the doors
@@sdmcustoms I'm looking for only doors to be cut. Still trying to find a local shop and if not I will ship you the doors. Where are you located?
I'm near dc
@@sdmcustoms I don't see my last post which was I have three panels to be cut from 27" to 21 ". They have the similar design and color as the ones in your above video. How much do you charge for this work?
Send me some pictures of the doors ,I need the top edge so I can see the joint to sdmcustoms@gmail.com thanks
This was awesome!
+Carlos Ortiz thank you , thanks for watching
I failed trying to cut the door. Do you have suggestions what to replace in 12" gap , it has to be 30" height. Left side is the cabinet and the range, right side is the wall. The whole kitchen is missing that cabinet and i cant get a matching one
+Mat Yen if you cant find anything close at the store you could just put a 12x30 filler in there
Great video! What kind of professional would I call to have this done so my new fridge will fit thanks!
Very very clever
Thank you
So, it can be done....impressive.
Thank you