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CABINET TERMINOLOGY

Basic Cabinet Terms (Continued)

• Crown Molding – Elaborate moldings placed on the top or crown of Tall and High cabinets for decorative purposes.

• Deco Strip – Moldings placed on the underside of upper cabinets for decorative purposes.

• Door Profile – Refers to the edge profile in combination with the type of frame a cabinet door has. • Door Styles – A variety of cabinet door designs consumers can choose from when choosing their cabinet doors. Some common styles are: • Arched flat panel (arch can be any of several arch designs) • Arched raised panel (arch can be any of several arch designs) • Mitered flat panel • Mitered raised panel • Square flat panel • Square raised panel • Dovetail Joint – An interlocking corner joint where pins on one piece fit into sockets on a second piece and dovetail together. • Drawer Box – The primary structural container, consisting of a front, back, bottom, and two side panels, that slide in and out. • Drawer Face – The front piece that is attached to the drawer box. Can also be called the drawer front. This is where the drawer handle is attached. • Drawer Glide – The system used to support the drawer in a cabinet and provide opening/closing operation. • End Panel – The panel visible at the end of a row of cabinets finished to match the front cabinet profile. • Engineered Wood – A term used to describe several new types of construction material. Fiberboard, such as MDF and HDF, is more dimensionally stable than solid wood. • Exposed Hinge – A term used to describe a cabinet hinge that is visible from the outside. Some types are barrel hinges. • Face Frame – The structural portion of the cabinet to which doors are attached, consisting of both rails and stiles. • False Drawer – A decorative panel, or drawer front, that has the appearance of a working drawer but is not attached to a functional drawer box. • Filler Strips – Strips of panel pieces to fill in any gaps in the cabinetry installation, finished to match the doors, drawers, and trim. • Edge Profile – Shape put on the outside edge of a door or drawer front.

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