How To Make Crown Molding For Cabinets

Measure and mark the front section of crown molding to the cabinet width.

How to make crown molding for cabinets. On a typical cabinet all your crown moulding angles will be outside corners. Crown molding adds a special touch to kitchen cabinets giving even the most basic cabinets a custom crafted luxe look. The molding also comes in handy for closing the gap between the top of the cabinets and the ceiling and for creating a unified appearance and style along the sight line near the ceiling. Calibrate your miter saw to 90 degrees and cut your molding to size.

Dry fit the crown molding by holding the front piece and a side piece against the front and side of the baseboard image 1. Refer to my easy templates for cutting crown moulding or crown molding stops and cutting guide for more explanation on corners and angles and how to cut them. Cut at one mark then move the molding along to the next mark. Using a nail gun nail the crown to the baseboard.

In this video we will go over some tips and tricks that might help when. Use a pin nailer to nail into the corners of the two pieces of crown molding image 2. You can make your own architectural crown molding using standard woodworking shop tools a little ingenuity and good machine setups. A corner whether outside or inside is where two pieces of crown moulding seem together.

Place the crown molding so that it is rests upside down and at a 45 degree angle against the saw fence. Make sure the pieces are together and in place snugly. Measure and cut the crown molding front section. Check out our video review and demo of adding crown molding to your kitchen cabinets.

Then use a molding adhesive to hold the crown molding in place as you fasten it with 18 gauge finish nails. Start by using a carpenter square to make sure the cabinet and wall are straight and plum. Jeff huynh the general manager of handyman rescue team says. As you learn how to build cabinets you ll look for ways to dress up the basic wooden box one surefire upgrade is installing crown molding this video teaches you how to install crown molding on cabinets with clever tricks and tips it would take you years to learn on your own.

This is a woodworking project for the novice to an intermediate woodworker although just about any woodworker will make molding when necessary.