"Don Wiss" > wrote in message
>
> Some are inset, but not very many. All the built-in cabinetry in my 1891
> house has inset doors. When I redo my kitchen I'd like inset doors. For
> one
> they keep out the dust better. Here's a page of doors that has some that
> are inset, but they are very much in the minority:
>
> http://www.pennvillecabinetry.com/Doors/Doors1.htm
>


A variation of the typical face frame cabinet construction. It is not inset
as much as added on tot he outside of the carcase. That face frame cost
money and requires precise alignment, thus the newer styles.