How To Make A Jig For Installing Cabinet Handles

Repeat the process for the doors of the remaining cabinets.

How to make a jig for installing cabinet handles. Using an IKEA FIXA drill template to install handles. Start with ½ plywood cut at 4x7 then glue stops that align along the bottom and the top. The wood is glued and nailed together.

Drill one door and test installing a knob or handle. The beauty of this jig is that it can be turned sideways and used for the cabinet doors as well. We took the cabinet door off and set our cabinet door up at the drill press and drilled straight holes.

We locate the center point of our drawer front lay the slot in the jig right on the mark and just hold it in place as we drill the holes for the drawer handle. Since the cabinets dont have any holes drilled for door pulls yet I whipped up a simple homemade jig for installing cabinet door pulls. KEEP the cabinet handle jig setup and drill all similar doors.

To use the jig you just put a. These are a cinch to make can be done with just about any thickness of wood and are a perfect project to use up scrap wood. Convert the jig to drawers and repeat steps 3-6.

The jig is made from three small pieces of 12 thick plywood. Tighten the screws with a Phillips screwdriver until the handle is flush with the surface of the door. You can make your own jig with a thin piece of plywood to speed up your workflow and help you get everything.

Place the handle on the face of the cabinet door by aligning the ends of the screws with the mounting holes on the handle. Then mark your exact hole placement on the cabinet and replicate that on your jig. Cabinetmakers fabricate several cabinet drawer jigs for different sizes of drawers.