umac71•17d ago

I've been cutting my drawer fronts wrong for years and only noticed because of a customer photo

I always cut my drawer fronts with a 1/8 inch reveal on all sides, thinking it looked clean. Then a client sent me a picture of their new kitchen, and in the bright light, every single drawer looked slightly crooked. The tiny gap was magnifying any imperfection in the cabinet box. My boss in our Tacoma shop took one look and said, 'You're fighting the box. Go to a 3/32 reveal, it hides more.' I switched on my next job and the difference was night and day. Has anyone else found that a smaller reveal actually works better for hiding box flaws?

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rosed3217d ago

That "fighting the box" line is spot on. In my experience, the smaller gap can definitely hide a lot, but if the box itself is way out of square, even a 3/32 reveal will show it. Sometimes you just have to fix the box first.

the_oliver17d ago

Exactly, @rosed32. No amount of trim can fix a bad box.