How To Make A Template For Cabinet Door Handles

DGQ Pack of 3 Knob Handle Pull Drill Mounting Template for Cabinet Doors and Drawers.

How to make a template for cabinet door handles. Ill show you how to build a 5 minute jig in order to quickly install all the hardware for your kitchens doors and drawers. Step 2 Use the ruler and pencil to mark the 1st measurement onto a side corner of your foamboard or cardboard. No need mark the location of each knob with this template.

If you dont have a drill press just use your drill making sure to drill straight and not at an angle. First measure the width. Once youve built the cabinet hardware template you can easily use it to drill all the holes for the new cabinet hardware.

To avoid having to measure every cabinet door make a template. We used our cabinet door as a template to make our jig. I also make the jig reversible a.

The edges of the square you cut will line up with the edges of the cabinet doors. Step 1 Decide exactly where you want your hardware to go on the cabinet. The standard size drill bit that we have used for many years is 316 Open the cabinet door and place your guide on the proper edge and on the front-side of the door.

Then mark your exact hole placement on the cabinet and replicate that on your. 46 out of 5 stars. Cut a small piece of thin wood or even a piece of cardboard or cardstock would work.

Measure the distance between the two fastening screws on the cabinet handle. Use your drill to drill through the cabinet door at the hole location in your template. Its important to drill a straight hole perfectly in the jig so that the holes are drilled straight in the cabinets.