option.
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2.12.1.1
Cabinet Components
Frame members shall be glued-together, kiln-dried hardwood lumber. Top
corners, bottom corners, and cabinet bottoms shall be braced with either
hardwood blocks or water-resistant glue and nailed in place metal or
plastic corner braces. Cabinet components shall be constructed from the
following materials and thicknesses:
a. Body Members (Ends, Divisions, Bottoms, and Tops): 19 mm 3/4 inch
[particleboard] [medium density fiberboard 9MDF)] [veneer core plywood]
panel product.
b. Face Frames and Rails:
19 mm 3/4 inch [hardwood lumber] [panel
product].
c. Shelving: 19 mm 3/4 inch [particleboard] [medium density fiberboard
9MDF] [veneer core plywood] panel product.
d. Cabinet Backs: 6 mm 1/4 inch [particleboard] [medium density
fiberboard 9MDF] [veneer core plywood] panel product.
e. Drawer Sides, Backs, and Subfronts:
13 mm 1/2 inch [hardwood
lumber] [panel product].
f. Drawer Bottoms: 6 mm 1/4 inch [particleboard] [medium density
fiberboard 9MDF)] [veneer core plywood] panel product.
g. Door and Drawer Fronts: 19mm3/4-inch [particleboard] [medium
density fiberboard 9MDF] panel product.
2.12.1.2
Joinery Method for Case Body Members
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NOTE: Specifier must choose a method from those
listed below or permit Contractor option.
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a. Tops, Exposed Ends, and Bottoms.
1) Steel "European" assembly screws (37 mm 1-1/2 inch from end,
128 mm 5 inch on center, fasteners will not be visible on exposed
parts).
2) Doweled, glued under pressure (approx. 4 dowels per 300 mm 12
inches of joint).
3) Stop dado, glued under pressure, and either nailed, stapled or
screwed (fasteners will not be visible on exposed parts).
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NOTE: The following method is approved for AWI
custom grade only.
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4) Spline or biscuit, glued under pressure.
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