Standards

Understanding product standards isn’t just a nice-to-have. It’s essential to keep your projects on time and up to spec. For contractors juggling multiple jobs, knowing exactly what “standard” means can help you avoid delays, reduce costly rework, and build trust with your clients.

With decades of experience in cabinetry and woodworking, we’ve seen how misaligned expectations around specs can derail even the best projects. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to be crystal clear about the standards we use in our shop, whether that’s default dimensions, edge profiles, material grades, or finish types. Our team is here to ensure you know what to expect every time.

Browse this tag to find articles that explain common industry standards, walk through the defaults we apply to your orders, and show you how to navigate specs with confidence. You’ll get the clarity you need to streamline your projects, reduce callbacks, and deliver consistently high-quality work your clients can count on.

A kitchen with Red Oak slim shaker wood cabinet doors on the island. Wood cabinet doors are highly customizable.

What To Expect When Ordering Wood Cabinet Doors

Learning Centre / By Melanie Bond / Cabinet Makers, Homeowners, Standards

Ordering wood cabinet doors? Learn what to expect, what’s included, and how to avoid project delays with this complete guide.

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A kitchen with light brown NEXGEN cabinet doors. Every supplier has different standards for NEXGEN doors.

What To Expect When Ordering NEXGEN Cabinet Doors

Learning Centre / By Melanie Bond / Cabinet Makers, Homeowners, NEXGEN, Standards

Ordering NEXGEN cabinet doors? Learn what to expect, what’s included, and how to avoid project delays with this complete guide.

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An image of the Jade 240 Biesse edge bander. Cutting Edge uses the Jade 240 for edge banding their slab cabinet doors.

Edge Banding Technical Specs At Cutting Edge

Learning Centre / By Melanie Bond / Cabinet Makers, Homeowners, Standards

Discover the edge banding specs for slab components, including glue types, size limits, materials, quality checks, and lead times.

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A kitchen with light brown NEXGEN cabinet doors. NEXGEN cabinet doors have many limitations that help set the standard specifications.

Standard Specifications For NEXGEN Cabinet Doors

Learning Centre / By Melanie Bond / Cabinet Makers, Homeowners, NEXGEN, Standards

Learn the standard specs for NEXGEN cabinet doors so you can avoid delays, reduce mistakes, and finish your projects on time.

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A close-up image of a kitchen island with white painted 1-piece MDF cabinet doors. Every supplier has different standard specifications for MDF cabinet doors.

Standard Specifications For 1-Piece MDF Cabinet Doors

Learning Centre / By Melanie Bond / Cabinet Makers, Homeowners, Standards

Learn the standard specs for 1-Piece MDF Cabinet Doors so you can avoid delays, reduce mistakes, and finish your projects on time.

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A kitchen with painted 1-piece MDF cabinet doors. 1-Piece MDF cabinet doors are a cost-effective alternative to wood doors.

What To Expect When Ordering 1-Piece MDF Cabinet Doors

Learning Centre / By Melanie Bond / Cabinet Makers, Homeowners, Standards

Ordering 1-piece MDF cabinet doors? Learn what to expect, what’s included, and how to avoid project delays with this complete guide.

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A kitchen with black painted and wood glass cabinet doors. Glass cabinet doors add style to designs and can make kitchens feel more spacious.

What To Expect When Ordering Glass Cabinet Doors

Learning Centre / By Melanie Bond / Cabinet Makers, Homeowners, Standards

Ordering glass cabinet doors? Learn what to expect, what’s included, and how to avoid project delays with this complete guide.

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A kitchen with a combination of Rift Cut White Oak cabinet doors and painted doors. Most cabinet door suppliers have multiple grades of Rift Cut White Oak.

Rift Cut White Oak: What Is And Isn’t Acceptable In Cabinet Doors?

Learning Centre / By Melanie Bond / Cabinet Makers, Homeowners, Standards, Wood Grades

What’s acceptable in Rift Cut White Oak doors? Compare select, standard, and builder grades before you make your decision.

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A box joint drawer box stacked on top of a dovetail drawer box. Drawer boxes from Cutting Edge have standard specifications that apply.

Standard Specifications For Drawer Boxes

Learning Centre / By Melanie Bond / Cabinet Makers, Drawer Boxes, Homeowners, Standards

Learn the standard specs for drawer boxes so you can avoid delays, reduce mistakes, and finish your projects on time.

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A kitchen with white painted cabinet doors. Every cabinet door supplier has standard specifications for their cabinet doors.

Standard Specifications For Wood Cabinet Doors

Learning Centre / By Melanie Bond / Cabinet Makers, Homeowners, Standards

Learn the standard specs for wood cabinet doors so you can avoid delays, reduce mistakes, and finish your projects on time.

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