First Class Drilling Cabinet Holes

Put a pencil mark on the drawer front where the middle will be.

Drilling cabinet holes. This will keep th4e drill bit from walking when you are drilling the holes. The drill bit should be the same size or slightly larger than the diameter of the hole in your pull. It is important to use enough putty to completely fill the hole without leaving extra on the cabinet or around the hole if possible.

Once you have made your marks use an awl and a hammer to create a small depression exactly on the pencil mark. One way to avoid splintering the front of the drawer is to clamp a small piece of wood on top of the area to be drilled and drill through that bit of wood into the front of the drawer. I love thrifted furniture.

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Cabinet Pull Template Hardware Jig Punch Locator Drill Guide Wood Drilling Doweling Tool for Door and Drawer Handle Knob Adjustable Pull Installation Template Tool for Drilling Holes on Wood Drill. Hold the jig in place on the cabinet door and drill the aligned holes through it. You can see that as you press the filler in and spread it around it gets a little messy.

A cabinet hardware jig is an adjustable tool designed to allow accurate repeated drilling of cabinet handle and knob holes. Fill Hole Or Holes With Wood Putty. Drill the Holes Use a nail or awl to make a pilot hole and then drill holes into the jig.

Grab your filler and cabinet door you want to fill turn over the cabinet door and start to apply the filler from the back sideof the cabinet. Depress the trigger on the drill. First measure the height of the drawer front and divide it in half.