In various (but by no means all) examples I see of sizing the face frame for attachment to the caracas, I see there is some overlap: the face frame stiles overlap the caracas sides by 1/8-1/4" on both sides, like https://s3.amazonaws.com/vs-lumberjocks.com/nd3ue3v.jpg, https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...1hNng&usqp=CAU, https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...RywnU&usqp=CAU, and https://sawdustgirl.com/wp-content/u...h-overhang.jpg. What I have never, ever, ever, ever, ever seen is a reason for doing so, not even in Bob Lands The Complete Kitchen Cabinet Maker. I also see many examples without....
What is the purpose of having the face frame OVERLAY the caracas sides, as opposed to being FLUSH with the caracas sides (assuming the caracas is plywood)? Aesthetic? Structural? Assist with leveling cabinets at installation? Someone did it 100 years ago, no one know why, but everyone does it? To be clear, I am NOT asking about cabinet door overlaying the face frame. I understand that pretty well, and have hung a few overlay doors with great results. Every cabinet I've made up to this point is a single piece (e.g vanity). I'm just trying to wrap my head around the purpose of the overlay. I have no preference either way, but I'm half-way through my sketchup design for some cabinets I'm about to attempt. I can predict, with great confidence, I will have alignment problems at installation, and wonder if the "overlap" will help compensate? Or would a better way to approach this would be: Novice cabinet maker, better do the overlay; got a few hundred cabinets under your belt and don't even need a cut list, skip the overlay?
Edit: I have (mostly) full control over the squareness and evenness of the walls where these will be going. This is a to-the-studs reno. I suspect the overlap is to allow for "skewing" installation on out of square/true walls?
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