Extra-Long Buffet Cabinet with Drawers

Build the basic frame of top, bottom, sides, and dividers with pocket holes and glue. Take your time and use clamps — this is a much bigger task than it looks given the project's overall size. Adjust for square by comparing diagonal measurements at the outside corners until they match.

While the carcass is square, attach the back with glue and 3/4" nails or staples.

Build the face frame as its own separate, flat assembly, then attach it to the front of the cabinet with 1-1/4" nails and glue.

Cover the top with planking, nailing and gluing down with 1-1/4" nails (heads will show) or screwing from underneath to hide fasteners.

Add the shelves fixed or with a shelf-pin jig for adjustability. Apply base moulding around the bottom and top edge moulding to the top edge.

Build the drawers to fit inside the cabinet and your specific drawer slides. Install inset 3/4" to allow room for the drawer faces. Attach the faces with 1-1/4" nails and glue, avoiding hardware locations, then pull each drawer out and add a few screws from the back for extra hold.

Build simple frame-and-panel doors to fit the end openings — a 1x4 frame around a 1/2" plywood inset panel. Attach with inset or surface-mount hinges, and add magnetic catches to keep them closed. Sand and finish the whole piece.