{"id":4300,"date":"2021-02-12T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snaservices.com\/?p=4300"},"modified":"2021-05-05T14:44:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T19:44:31","slug":"sbw35-kitchen-cabinet-build-part-10-shelving-pin-holes-sanding-and-dry-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snaservices.com\/index.php\/sbw35-kitchen-cabinet-build-part-10-shelving-pin-holes-sanding-and-dry-fit\/","title":{"rendered":"SBW#35 – Kitchen Cabinet Build Part 10 – Shelving Pin Holes, Sanding and Dry-Fit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Before you do your final assembly I highly recommend you drill your shelf pin holes. The reason I say this is because it is easier to drill all those holes on the side panels prior to assembling that cabinet carcass. For starters, you do not have to worry about tight spaces and if you are using a homemade shelving pin jig or a jig like the Rockler JIG IT Shelving Jig<\/a>, there are no sides or tops and bottoms to worry about getting in the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rockler JIG IT Shelving Jig<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you decide to make your own shelving jig I’d recommend using something such as aluminum or a hardwood so holes do not wear out. I would not recommend free handing the holes by measure, drill and repeat. You are more likely to get off and being off just 1\/16 of inch on the height of one hole can send one or more shelves rocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used to use one of these homemade jigs many years back but I decided to try the Rockler JIG IT Shelving Jig<\/a> (you can read more here<\/a>) and it worked great. The one downside is it allowed me to go so fast the bit got hot and I believe this caused some damage around the holes on the acrylic template. That said, it served me well and saved me time overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Damage that was caused by the hot drill bit on the acrylic template.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To drill the holes consistently I started by throwing a piece of 3\/4 inch plywood in the bottom shelf dado<\/a>. This allowed me to reference this piece for the bottom of the template. From there it was just picking a bottom hole and working my way to the top. If my side panel was greater than the height of the jig I just used a 1\/4 inch rod to stick in a reference hole with one hole I drilled out and kept drilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n