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| Toe Kick Plate | A long covering plate at the bottom of the cabinet on the toe kick area, usually eight feet long that covers the joints between cabinets. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Butcher Block | A cutting or carving board, block or table used for food preparation and to prevent counter damage. Butcher blocks come in two grains edge and end; edge grain butcher blocks are made of lumber planks while end grain blocks are made of shorter pieces of wood. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Filler Strip | A finished strip of wood usually three or six inches wide used to fill spaces between cabinets or between cabinets and walls. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Pull-Out Shelves | These shelves are commonly used in pantries and kitchen base cabinets that pull-out so that stored items can be properly seen and put back. Pull-out shelves aide people to reach stored items in the backs of cabinets and prevent the need to bend down or crawl. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Sink Tilt-Out Tray | Most panels underneath the sink are fake drawers. Sink tip-out trays make use of the space, tilting out for extra storage. They are often used to hide sponges, scouring pads and other small items from view. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Roll-Out Trays | See Pull-Out Shelves. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Sink Tip-Out Tray | See Sink TIlt-Out Tray. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Skin | Skins are ¼ inch panels that are used to cover unfinished backs and sides. They can also be applied to the side panels of cabinets to cover scratches or cuts. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Full-Inset | When the cabinet door sits inside the cabinet and is flush with the face frame. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Adjustable Shelves | Shelves whose heights are adjustable to make room for tall and short objects. They are supported by shelf holders, such as pegs and dowel pins, set one inch apart. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Fixed Shelves | Shelves whose heights cannot be moved or adjusted. They can be supported by metal or wood brackets in order to provide better support to hold more weight. These types of shelves are often used for closets, basements and attics. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Pie Cut Shelves | Round spinning trays that contain a cut out for easy turning. They are called pie cut because the cut out piece is similar to a pie slice. They are used in lazy Susans. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Centerpiece | See Center Stile. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Stile | See Center Stile. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Center Stile | Vertical strips of wood that divide cabinets for extra support and durability, but prevent the storage of large objects. Center stiles are an old-fashioned look but can be modernly used, usually for cabinets made of lesser quality materials such as particle board or MDF. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Face Frame | A frame for the front of the cabinet to provide a fixing point for doors, hinges and other attachments. Face frames are also known to add to style to a cabinets and drawers. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Butt Door | Two doors on adjacent cabinets that open toward one another instead of away. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Carcass | The body of a cabinet. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Grid | A generic term for muntin or mullion refering to the dividers inside a glass door. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Ball Bearing Guides | Smooth gliding guides that are usually sidemounted. These guides slide on small metallic balls that bear the weight of the drawer. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Drawer Glides | See Drawer Guides. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Drawer Guides | Drawer guides are the hardware that holds the drawer. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Drawer Stoppers | Pads that protect the drawer from slamming against the face frame. See Bumper Pads. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Epoxy Coated Guides | A fast drying white protective coating that is baked into hardware metal guides. It is low VOC and can be used for sidemount and undermount hardware. Epoxy coated metal is lesser in quality than stainless steel and usually used for drawers that are not full-extension. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Full-Extension Guides | Drawer hardware that extends full-access drawers and allow the drawer to pass the face frame. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Glides | See Drawer Guides. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Soft-Close Mechanism | Drawers that have magnets that guide the drawer closed. These are not self-closing. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Self-Close Mechanism | Drawers containing a piston that respond to various levels of pressure and weight, absorbing the impact and closing the door slowly and safely. Good self-close drawers will stop about one inch before and slowly bring the drawer to a close in order to prevent doors from smashing fingers. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Undermount Guides | Drawer hardware that is mounted underneath the drawer. Undermount guides can usually carry more weight than sidemount guides | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Sidemount Guides | Drawer hardware that is mounted on the side of the drawer. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Bumper Pads | Peel and stick pads used to protect cabinet wood from banging and noise. They are most often made of cork, plastic or felt. | 6/26/2008 1:57:00 PM |
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| Cam Locks | A cylindrical lock or fastener commonly used for cabinets that has a tongue at the plug which serves as a bolt. Cam locks are considered to be an easy and secure way to connect cabinet panels. They are commonly found in ready-to-assemble cabinets | 6/26/2008 2:44:00 PM |
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| Door Stoppers | Pads that protect the door from slamming against the face frame | 6/26/2008 2:47:00 PM |
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| Handle | Lever used to open a cabinet. These can be plain or elaborately decorated. | 6/26/2008 2:48:00 PM |
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| Knob | Round device used to open a cabinet. These can be plain or elaborately decorated. | 6/26/2008 2:49:00 PM |
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| Hinge | A type of bearing that is made of two objects for a specific angle rotation. | 6/26/2008 2:51:00 PM |
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| Concealed Hinge | Concealed hinges have two parts a mounting plate and a hinge cup and arm. They are the most modern type of hinge since that are concealed within the cabinets and cannot be seen from the front of the cabinets when the doors are closed. | 6/26/2008 2:51:00 PM |
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| Exposed Hinge | Hinges that show on the outside of the cabinet. These are a more old-fashioned style. | 6/26/2008 2:54:00 PM |
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| Butt Hinge | Butt hinges are types of exposed hinges usually used in closets or old-fashioned kitchen cabinets. They consist of two plates adjoined by a pin to attached cabinet and door. | 6/26/2008 2:55:00 PM |
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| European Hinge | See Concealed Hinge. | 6/26/2008 2:57:00 PM |
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| Hinge Cup | Part of a concealed hinge, the cup is the part inserted into the mounting plate. | 6/26/2008 2:58:00 PM |
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| Mounting Plate | The part of a hinge that mounts to the cabinet. | 6/26/2008 2:59:00 PM |
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| Free Swinging | When a hinge can move freely and there is no catch mechanism to keep the door open or closed. | 6/26/2008 3:00:00 PM |
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| Knife Hinge | A scissor-shaped hinge where one half mounts to the door while the other mounts to the horizontal part of the cabinet. | 6/26/2008 3:01:00 PM |
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| Degree Hinge | A type of hinge that allows doors to open up to 270 degrees. These hinges are only for frameless full-overlay cabinet | 6/26/2008 3:02:00 PM |
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| Pin Hinge | A type of hinge that pivots on one point. | 6/26/2008 3:07:00 PM |
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| Pivot Hinge | A concealed pin hinge for inset doors. | 6/26/2008 3:08:00 PM |
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| Soss Hinge | A concealed hinge that requires mortises to be carved in the door and cabinet. | 6/26/2008 3:09:00 PM |
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| Cabinet Clamps | A device used to secure wood for cabinet making. They are also used to hold two cabinets together during installation. | 6/26/2008 3:11:00 PM |
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| Carpenter’s Glue | A type of yellowish glue that bonds wood together. It is commonly made of an aliphatic resin emulsion and mainly used to ensure support for cabinets connected by staples. Carpenter’s glue usually has a longer set time, allowing objects to be placed and adjusted before bonded. | 6/26/2008 3:13:00 PM |
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