Originally Posted by
John TenEyck
Bit of a different direction, but you might consider buying IKEA cabinets and just making the doors and drawers yourself. IKEA makes a very nice cabinet as long as you don't mind white Melamine (which I actually prefer for a kitchen so I have no problem with it). You would save a ton, no, actually, several tons, of schlepping plywood and plywood parts around. I'm sure there are other alternatives; I think I read somewhere where some company will CNC all your parts for you and ship them in nice size packages.
I was reasonably young when I built our kitchen and I swore then I'd never build another unless I bought the boxes. There's no joy in cutting, finishing, and assembling boxes. To me, the savings didn't justify the pain. At this point in life, I would definitely buy the boxes.
John