Scribing Cabinet Filler Strip

Scribing helps you fit a cabinet side paneling or molding to irregular surfaces like brick.

Scribing cabinet filler strip.

You can secure the scribe piece with either staples or screws. Or use a wood cabinet clamp to hold a cabinet filler to a frameless cabinet. A pencil iwill do but an inexpensive scribe tool works best when the gap is wider than 3 16 of an. Be careful to hold the compass perpendicular to the surface being scribed.

Of course they won t meet up exactly so there will be a gap. Learn how to close off cabinet gaps by installing filler strips and cover panels. First support the paneling or molding so its edge is plumb. The method you use for installing the cabinet fillers is totally up to you.

Cabinet scribes filler strips scribe ewcs11 from 1 74 5 16 x 1 1 4 scribe ewcs11 cherry from 2 66 5 16 x 1 1 4 scribe ewcs11 maple from 2 38 5 16 x 1 1. Available in cherry maple poplar red oak and sapele mahogany. If you have an l shaped kitchen you ll have base cabinets that meet together at the corner. It s a bit easier to install cabinet filler strips in this situation.

How should i attach the filler to the kitchen or bathroom vanity cabinet. The gap will be identical before i tacked on the wood strip since the wall is still curving away from the cabinet. Choose from our selection of cabinet scribe sticks. Removing the gap is called scribing the cabinet.

How to install cabinet filler strips between corner cabinets. After the filler strip is clamped to the cabinet use the guide bushing and a long 1 8 drill bit to drill a pilot hole into the filler. Free shipping is available. I then cut a strip of wood 5 16 wide and i glue and nail it to the side of the cabinet.

Now i have plenty of overhang on that side of the cabinet. Next i shove the cabinet back in the corner. For my projects i like to use a grk trim head screw which you can learn more about in our guide to cabinet screws. Then set the compass a little wider than the widest gap and scribe the line.

You may be tempted to caulk the gap but scribing the cabinet is much better looking and elevates the quality of your work. Cabinets without face frames use filler strips to make room for scribing.