From 18'' to 12'' : cutting down a kitchen cabinet and doors

[@AppleTechPro870]

Awesome work. Really good video for people who are trying to adjust and resize their cabinets. Especially those who got new fridge and it is big.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@JonnyDIY]

Wow! Top notch work! Great job 👍

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@sue2611]

Those are some impressive skills.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thanks

[@powderfreak5659]

Great video! I had a cabinet above the stove that needed to be shortened by 7" because of a new fan I was installing. I must have watched your video 10 times before I dove into it. Being I don't do cabinets for a living, I had to measure 5 times and cut once. The thing I had to remeasure over and over was what side of the blade will be cutting on the finish line! I didn't want to have any gaps. It came out perfectly. My doors were way simpler than the ones you did. I had to recut the notches on the doors for the disappearing hinges that came out beautifully. Again, thank you for the awesome video!

[@orelygarcia]

You re-sized them doors like a boss. Thumbs up.

[@josephnaimo561]

I appreciate that you didn't require a router to finish the unmatched edge. Thank you for the great video!

[@sdmcustoms]

+Joseph Naimo thank you ,there's so many different profiles ,if I had them bits I'd be changing them every 5 mins ,so it's easier to just do it by hand ,thank you for watching

[@wendyjames6481]

I’m in this situation and I wish I had someone who could do this. Great work

[@arcar1029]

Thanks, Steve for accepting small cabinet job. I thought I would have to demolish my cabinet so that the new refrigerator can fit. I can't wait to see my new "shrunk cabinet doors." I'll post it here once I receive them. Regards from PA.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@jlyndre218]

Dude. This is the coolest thing. Super comforting just to watch. Ur a genius. 🎖️

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@johnhubert339]

Thanks for the video. I prefer when people talk through stuff rather than have call outs.

[@johnbannister501]

Woweee...This guy is lightening FAST!! I want to hire him 4 sure!!

[@JoeFuller757]

One of the best how-to videos I've seen. You waste no time and all the steps are included. Clever solution and well documented!

[@sdmcustoms]

+Joe Fuller thanks a lot ! Thank you for watching

[@terryjones8360]

I just wanted to say thank you for sharing this video. I wanted to shorten my cabinet above my stove to put a microwave there, but was not sure how to go about it. I took it to a cabinet shop and they wanted $400 to do the job. You gave me the knowledge to get it done and it looks perfect, thanks to you. I cut 4" off of it and it took less than four hours. The biggest thing was finding the correct router bits for the raised panels and the ogee for the doors. Then went to Sherwin Williams and they matched the stain very close... Thanks again... I'm very happy with the way it came out.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you that's great you did that I don't even charge half that cost !! ,I get 1 email a month asking me if they mail me the doors could I cut them ,I've done it about 15 times now ,it's great you did it yourself ,thank you for watching

[@giggles8458]

It may sound like &400 to do the job was a lot to ask, but it sounds just right to me, but if you want to do the job yourself, hey, why not?

[@ladonnawashington1643]

You're a beast out in these cabinet reduction streets!!!!!!!

[@sdmcustoms]

+LaDonna Washington ha! Thank you, thanks for watching

[@markthomas4977]

Loved your video, the time elapsed thing was great, yet you didn't miss any important point. I've had to cut down quite a few cabinets over the years but never had to resize raised panel doors. Thanks for the helpful tips. Most of the time, I've had to deal with site built cabinets, built as an entire wall unit and those are a real pain being as, you can't take them off the wall. Usually the doors are simple plywood, rabbited and rounded. You are an ace my friend.

[@sdmcustoms]

+Mark Thomas thank you, Thanks for watching

[@52iomega]

Wow. I love watching craftsmen. This guy is great.

[@sdmcustoms]

+Michael Young thank you, thanks for watching

[@marcosmoreira2088]

sorry.but he did reverse the position of the inside panel

[@sdmcustoms]

What do you mean?

[@davidmontijo]

Wow...Impressive! You are both great and fearless. Very skilled!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you , thanks for watching

[@waynefairbrass]

A true craftsman, well done that man! Just by you posting this video means a lot for me, because, if i were closer to you, you would get the job, because your not,,,, it means the guy who gets the job would also know his stuff. because i now know what questions to ask them on how they would do the job. Good completion within business is a great thing. Thank you so much.

[@sdmcustoms]

+wayne fairbrass thank you very much ,I get asked to do it alot ,usually it's too far away but one time they was close enough for me to do it and another time they just sent me the doors to cut down . I'm glad it helped,thank you for watching

[@duartepaintinghandymanservices]

I dont know who disliked the video but you my friend have a talent and it shows you like what you do, thanks for the video I'm getting ready to the same with mine.

[@sdmcustoms]

+Jorge duarte thank you

[@josephdefelice3149]

Wow made that look easy! A real craftsman!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@chriscopeland441]

Now that's how to make a diy video, no chatter and fast-forward. Used your technique on cabinet above fridge minus the doors as leaving cabinet box open without doors was easier. Just used open space for wine rack. Now have to shorten cabinet above microwave as 15" tall OTR microwaves are no more. Thanks for sharing your expertise!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@briandiadem]

I was super skeptical seeing the tops of the doors when you first hammered them in place. A little sanding and some rasp work later, and I changed my tune real quick. Beautiful work! 👌

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@mikef.9238]

Awesome work!! Thanks for the great video

[@bells1969]

That’s a excellent job proper craftsmanship

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@rom8794]

That is art!. I saw the entire video!!

[@sdmcustoms]

+Rosy M thank you , thanks for watching

[@arthurharrison2972]

You know your stuff. Well done Champ

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@MichaelLawing]

Wow! I feel like cabinet making encompasses so much of the specialty woodworking. That's some ingenuity, getting the cabinet shrunk.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thanks Michael ,matching stain on old cabinets is a pain so this is by far easier to do and cheaper for the customer,thanks for watching

[@CarlosHernandez-ji7uq]

You are the best and the true master of wood works 👍🏽🤝

[@sdmcustoms]

+Carlos Hernandez thank you very much

[@colbean732]

Amazing job! Very cool to watch.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@icart83]

Wished you lived in St. Louis mate! Great job! Thanks for the share!! I need to tackle a similar project- shorten couple of doors to fit under a farmhouse sink…

[@screamindemon811]

Nice work man. One would never know that the cabinet was cut down to a different size, and that is the trick to make it look like that was the size it was built to. It takes some skill to accomplish that, so my hats off to you on a job well done. Subscribed!

[@sdmcustoms]

+Screamin Demon thank you ! It's something I do often lately so it gets easier each time ,thank you for watching

[@lisaw942]

Wow, I am impressed. You ARE amazing!!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@mikem75]

Thank you! This was exactly what I was looking for to help me resize my cabinet!

[@kebvr25]

This is brilliant!! Well done 👏🏻

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you!! 😊

[@LiveLNXgaming]

Been building cabinets for a long time but was curious how people modified older ones. I took a bit of a different approach and "cut out the middle" for the framing so I wouldn't have to refinish anything or round out any edges but you can tell mine were modified much more easily than yours. Very nice work.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you , you're right matching color or stain is the hardest part so depending on the panel bevel I'll sometimes cut it off, resize it and reglue it back if I think I can't match it but it's usually easier to cut the frame . thank you for watching

[@hastingb]

Serious wood working skills!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@vinnyp2490]

WOW, beautiful job.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@jciccare2453]

Nice job, and a well-edited video with many useful tips for this beginner DIY cabinetmaker/modifier (love the scrap laminate zero clearance!). I'm about to tackle making two tall deep recessed double-door kitchen pantry cabinets about 12" narrower and 6" shallower as part of a bathroom remodel that needs to steal some of their space from the other sides of the common walls, which the builder will modify. Altering the carcases seems straightforward, but your video gives me the courage to attempt narrowing the frame-and-panel doors.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you,I'm glad it was helpful ,let me know how it goes ,if you need any further help please ask , thanks for watching

[@maruffle]

What a great video tutorial, Just wish I had one of those table saws, Thanks for the upload.

[@sdmcustoms]

+Malcolm Ruffle thank you ,it can be done on a smaller saw just as easy ,but this one is real nice ,thank you for watching

[@johnsantamaria9630]

Well Done! I'll be trying this soon on a kitchen remodel. Thanks again.

[@sdmcustoms]

Awesome, thanks for watching

[@michaelballinger6419]

That's pure skill, respect!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@myetman]

Great video, you are a skilled trades man. Only wish your shop was in Ontario Canada.

[@sdmcustoms]

+Mark Yetman thank you very much

[@timaldrich4750]

Outstanding video sdmcustom woodworking, doing this right now with exactly the same cabinet and measurements.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@TheLittleGardenShedWorkshop]

Brilliant, that's a great job, well done, Best wishes Harry

[@sdmcustoms]

Thanks Harry,thanks for watching

[@marierogers6567]

Well done sir!

[@Irwin-Aviation]

Way to go always good to see it fixed before thrown away

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@hnorrie8424]

Wonderful job man. Thanks for sharing

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@gregoryball9504]

Well done.

[@StefanoilFalegname]

A perfect job and the customer will be very satisfied. ciao.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you ,thanks for watching

[@greglovern4160]

Looks great!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@StudioExit13]

Cool! nice job. turned out very nice.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you ,thanks for watching

[@anoldladi]

Uh oh...I only need to trim off about 1" which is far less than the width of the edging. I think the limitation to this very clever (and wonderful) solution is to make sure the distance to be shortened needs to be equal or greater than the width of the edging. I really enjoyed this video. ..watched it a couple of times.

[@tealforester4826]

just what I was looking for, Just got done with mine, well, have to glue and stain the doors yet, but that's tomorrow's project... I took an 18 inch high cabinet to 8 inches, with 5 1/2 doors. It was to raise our microwave to get good stove clearance, THANKS!!!

[@sdmcustoms]

+Tealforester awesome ,most people won't attempt it ,I was sent 10 different pairs of doors from all over the states last year and they paid me to cut them down so I'm glad it helped you , thanks for watching

[@rosy1586]

Nice thanks for sharing!

[@eduardotan5564]

Really, your expertise and acknowledgment about this stuff impress. Great job! And by coincidence the re-size of the cabinet measures are the same like mine ones.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@model-man7802]

Great Job!!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thanks

[@oscarch8]

Awesome job!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@mikegager]

pretty slick! i really like these videos where you show how you do things in your cabinet shop job

[@sdmcustoms]

Thanks Mike ,the other project I'm working on is taking longer than expected so I figured I'll make some videos of my 9-5 work that might be of interest to someone ,thank you for watching

[@Woodtoolsworkshop]

Great video! I learned something in the first few seconds. I wouldn't have thought to use masking tape to prevent tearout until after I'd ruined a fine finish or two. I also didn't expect to see the shaping done by hand... I figured you would run it across a shaper. Well done!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you ,it's not really worth setting up routers for that small of a job ,plus I didn't have that size radius bit so sander and file was the easiest option for me ,thank you for watching

[@mehwishkhan9671]

Aah this is exactly what I was looking to do above my stove to be able to have an over-the-range microwave and still plenty of cooking space. Right now I can’t make full use of the back burners because it’s so low. Thank you!!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@mehwishkhan9671]

Question - maybe this sounds dumb to a professional but I have to ask - could I just cut a strip out of the middle of each door to size them down instead of off the top to avoid having to reshape, etc? My cabinets are from the 70’s and are a bit more detailed in the middle :/

[@sdmcustoms]

You could but it wouldn't be as strong and you'd have a joint line across it

[@kosta2177]

That’s amazing! Respect

[@brianps73]

Holy crap!!! I've always wondered how/if it was possible to do this. The whole time I was watching this I was thinking, "HOW THE HELL IS HE GONNA MATCH THE ROUTED EDGE?!?!" Really? A belt sander and a file?!?! You tricked the shit outa me there! Awesome job on this project and it's a good way to "use what you have" instead of spending $50-$75 on a new complete cabinet. 👍🏻 Also thanks for the sheet laminate zero clearance tip! I have a Porter Cable Job site table saw that really doesn't allow for installing a zero insert so I guess I'll be looking for a scrap piece of laminate now. 👍🏻👍🏻 Bravo on the stain matching as well!

[@sdmcustoms]

+Brian Schrader thank you ,they always have different profiles so it's usually easier to just use hand tools than hope you have the right cutter head and set it up ,thank you for watching

[@alsmith1025]

very cool. awesome job.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thanks al,thanks for watching

[@terrydewdney207]

Very very clever

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@Mixdplate]

I'm convinced I need you in my life! You definitely have an impressive & creative skill set. Was actually looking to shorten a cabinet "width" by 3". Don't think I can get that on a table saw, even if I had one.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you , the width can be done. the cabinet is easy but the door is harder because you have to cut the joint out and then dowel it back together

[@hungryarch7319]

Totally impressed

[@sdmcustoms]

+David Aschenbrand thank you

[@tooljunkie555]

nice! why buy when u can diy! im gonna remember this when we go to look@/buy our new fridge. thanks for the money saving idea!!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thanks Joe ,I do this maybe once a month at my job and some can be a pain but it's definitely cheaper and you don't have to match the old color on a new cabinet which I find can be difficult,thanks for watching

[@tooljunkie555]

+sdmcustom woodworking hell yea color mat hing is the biggeat pain of them all..

[@essinem4130]

Nice work man. I was thinking you were going to set up a shaper to cut the stiles and thought man that is going to be a bit of a pain for 2 cuts, but the giant belt sander and rasp worked out perfectly. One of the reasons I love stained cabinets, in context of remodels, is it is much easier to modify and stain them should the need arise. Last kitchen we did was finished with some kind of epoxy paint that could not be touched up, and we ended up with several glass panel doors that were slightly too large. The glass would have worked, but we couldn't shrink the doors 1/4" so we had to wait almost 4 weeks for the replacements, in an otherwise finished kitchen.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you ,there's so many edge types I'd spend a small fortune trying to buy every router bit so it's just easier to do it by hand , thanks for watching

[@essinem4130]

@@sdmcustoms Yeah I hear that. Every time I need some oddball router bit i cringe at what some of them cost, knowing I likely won't ever use it again. Having that giant belt sander must be incredibly convenient for that kind of stuff. I was looking at some molding cutter heads for table saws a while back mainly to serve double duty as a dado stack and making custom profiles. Was considering buying some knife blanks and making my own profiles on a grinder but realized the setup time and price of admission wouldn't pay unless I was turning out hundreds of feet of the stuff and that's definitely not going to happen.

[@atrusfive]

Impressive!

[@dappi65]

Just wow! This guy is a genious.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@ositoperrito]

You guys are BADASS!

[@boonedeshano4114]

Highly impressed

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@rjahsir]

I need to do this for a corner cabinet in my kitchen and this was perfect

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@DiannaAtherton]

You are amazing!!!!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@daCubanaqt]

I want to shorten an overhead refrigerator cabinet by 4” not because I want a bigger refrigerator, but because I cannot find any that will fit in my space. Seems like all the nicer models are 2-3” taller than they used to be. Fortunately my cabinet fronts are shaker style, but I wish I had these tools to get make the changes! Great video!

[@christianbluesman]

very helpful video thank you

[@jds1vette]

So, it can be done....impressive.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@tabathastaples7884]

You think you good !!!! Yes you are.....wish I had your SKILLS right about now...... I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out the basic 1 2 3...... on a diy project...

[@LosFPV]

This was awesome!

[@sdmcustoms]

+Carlos Ortiz thank you , thanks for watching

[@44cmtaylor]

You are the bomb!! Great work!!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@cynthialee-hinton3617]

Thank you. You did an awesome job!

[@sdmcustoms]

+Cynthia Lee-Hinton thank you ,thanks for watching

[@WoodenCreationz]

Wow! That was very cool!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you for watching

[@Shameling]

That turned out great. Loved the whole process. I was wondering how you were going to get the roundover on that edge as the video progressed. Very clever solution. Love it all.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you ,I didn't have a router bit with that big of a radius so that seemed like a quick easy solution,thank you for watching

[@9873459872134234]

Fantastic video. Thanks man.

[@billcard2439]

Nice job guy

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@PghNGDave]

Dude that was awesome!

[@sdmcustoms]

+PghNGDave31 thanks,thank you for watching

[@King_Julio_Cesar]

Thanks for the awesome video. Im going to attempt to do the same to my pantry since we bought a big refrigerator, i need to take 2" off the width so it can fit between the frig and wall. Im no carpenter so im sure it ll take a week or two, lol.

[@sdmcustoms]

+b20hatch thank you , cutting down width ways is a little easier ,just move in the sides and with the right hinges you might not have to cut the doors ,good luck let me know how it goes ,any questions please feel free to ask

[@King_Julio_Cesar]

unfortunately the doors do need to be cut down since the width of the pantry is 18", and the space between wall n frig is only 16".

[@sdmcustoms]

+b20hatch there's no overlap on the face frame ?

[@King_Julio_Cesar]

no, dorr is flushed with frame

[@King_Julio_Cesar]

no, dorr is flushed with frame

[@derekseeto2628]

Great job. What happens if the doors are laminated without hunting down matching colour and buying a large new sheet.

[@sdmcustoms]

Thanks ,if they're laminated they're usually just a flat/slab type door so just cut the top off and it's not noticable,if you mean the shrink wrap routed raised panel looking type then you don't have many options ,you could try and cut a section out of the middle and glue it back together but of course that leaves a line ,or just replace the doors with a glass frame or have it as a open shelf cabinet

[@linotrillo9297]

Great video ! You are on fire 😎 I signed up keep up the good work 😋

[@sdmcustoms]

+Lino Trillo thank you , thanks for watching

[@Cactusworkshopchannel]

Good job!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you ,thanks for watching

[@octorsep]

Nice job

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you

[@cynthialee-hinton3617]

Thank you!

[@RHumphrey]

A very nice solution! Well done, I'll learn a lot from you, keep 'em coming! Rod

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you rod ,that's what I like about KZbin, we learn from each other ,thank you for watching

[@janicealtamirano359]

Fantastic 😊

[@a.k.9457]

He is the genious.

[@SEEtheREPLAY]

Wish your shop was in NJ. Could use a resize myself :(

[@sdmcustoms]

+SEEtheREPLAY thanks ,I hear that alot ,you should have a cabinet shop locally that should be able to do it? Thank you for watching

[@SEEtheREPLAY]

Been looking for 3 days now. All they want to do is sell me new. :-/ i'm going to keep looking

[@sdmcustoms]

+SEEtheREPLAY good luck ,might be easier to just buy one unfinished and stain it yourself?

[@joek.8401]

flawless!

[@sdmcustoms]

Thank you Joe ,thanks for watching

[@wandaf2955]

so awesome! I need to find someone in the area that can do this!

[@sdmcustoms]

+wanda f thank you, any good cabinet shop should be able to help you, thank you for watching

[@eldnah2]

Skills!

[@sdmcustoms]

+Jay P thank you, thanks for watching

[@Akramer12]

OMG GENIOUS!!!!!!!