FACE FRAME METHOD - This can be identified by the distinct use of a separate frame that is applied to the "case" part of any cabinet that is first constructed with the normal ends, top, deck or bottom and back. This frame is normally part of the overall depth of the fully assembled cabinet and generally overhangs both the inside and outside (on unfinished ends as scribe) left and right ends as well as the top and deck or bottom.
This method has been used exclusively through-out the United States for many years and comes from past times when cabinets were built on-site by cabinetmakers. This Face Frame method has two major drawbacks.
First, it makes the access from the front of the cabinet smaller by the width of frame and the inside storage depth less by the thickness of the frame. Second, it requires three separate fabrication processes, one process for the case a second and separate process for the frame, then the two must be assembled together to complete the cabinet.
