"pltrgyst" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:49:26 -0400, "MiamiCuse"
> > wrote:
>
>>I am redoing my kitchen and looking at new cabinets. We decided on the
>>mission style with the clean lines.
>>
>>http://www.accentbuildingproducts.co...MISSION_lg.jpg
>>
>>Now the debate is, if it's a cabinet door, it will have the frame around
>>it.
>>If it's a normal drawer, it will be just a slab without the frame.
>>However
>>if it's a deep drawer, say 18" deep, should it have a frame? I said no
>>and
>>the cabinet maker says it should. But I sort of want all the drawers be
>>the
>>same. Any thoughts?
>
> I went with a simiiiar style in dark cherry for the kitchen re-do
> discussed extensively here about 18 months ago. I went with the frame
> on all the doore and drawers, and like the look very much.
>
> But there is one major problem with that style in some cabinet lines:
> the inside drawer box is screwed from behind into the drawer front.
> And on this style door, the front panel is extremely thin inside the
> frame. So I would recommend you look very closely at how your
> particular line of cabinets secures the front panel to the drawer, and
> make sure they are solidly screwed, glued, and tattooed. (OK, not
> tattooed.)
>
> -- Larry
>

Good point, I will check to see the thickness of the door panel.

MC