When I built cabinets and fancy containers, I avoided measuring (with a measuring tape) at all. I laid out “nice” dimensions on sticks and used the sticks to set the tools to do the work. The set of sticks was then drilled at one end and hung together with a picture or description. Then sometimes even years later, I could pretty easily make another one. Of course, I’ve since moved away from my shop and tools… and all the measuring sticks.
Yeah. If you ordered cabinets to fit in your existing kitchen, I did in fact use a tape measure to get initial dimensions. But I still used my cabinet sticks to make the drawers, doors, etc.
When I built cabinets and fancy containers, I avoided measuring (with a measuring tape) at all. I laid out “nice” dimensions on sticks and used the sticks to set the tools to do the work. The set of sticks was then drilled at one end and hung together with a picture or description. Then sometimes even years later, I could pretty easily make another one. Of course, I’ve since moved away from my shop and tools… and all the measuring sticks.
Yeah. If you ordered cabinets to fit in your existing kitchen, I did in fact use a tape measure to get initial dimensions. But I still used my cabinet sticks to make the drawers, doors, etc.