How do you all make face frames for cabinets? What order of milling do you use? I recently made my first set and was wondering what the most efficient method was. Here are my steps starting with skip planed maple lumber.
1. Crosscut stock to finished length + 1"
2. Plane boards to finished thickness (they were all flat to start with)
3. Edge joint boards
4. Rip rails to finished width (some burning on the TS due to wood movement)
5. Rip stiles to finished with (also some burning on the TS due to wood movement)
6. Crosscut rails to finished length such that overall frame is width of cabinet carcass +1/8"
7. Crosscut stiles to finished length such that overall frame is width of cabinet carcass +1/8"
8. Sand burn marks off all the edges to 150grit
9. Assemble face frames with glue and pocket screws
10. Finish sand face of cabinet to 180 grit.
Any better way?