How to Attach a Face Frame With Pocket Screws

You'll often see face frames on the fronts of cabinets or bookshelves. They are used to attach doors or drawers to the rest of the unit. The face frame is made up of vertical and horizontal pieces of wood that are attached using glue, nails or wood screws. One way to join the corners of these pieces of wood is to use a method called "pocket hole joinery," wherein a pocket hole jig guides pocket screws diagonally through one piece of wood and into the piece to which you'd like to attach it.

Pocket hole jig
Power drill
Pocket hole bit
Face clamp
Pocket screws

Instructions

- 1
  Place the pocket hole jig over the end of a piece of the frame and and secure it with a clamp. The pocket hole guides should be angled toward the end of the piece of wood.
- 2
  Attach the pocket hole bit to your power drill. Insert the tip of the bit into one of the pocket hole guides in the pocket hole jig and drill a diagonal hole through the piece of wood. Repeat for the second pocket hole guide.
- 3
  Remove the pocket hole jig by unfastening the clamp.
- 4
  Place the second piece of wood beside the end of the first piece with pocket holes. Align the edges and form a corner of the frame with the two pieces. Use a face clamp to keep the pieces together.
- 5
  Attach a pocket hole screw to the power drill and drill the screw through the first piece and into the second using one pocket hole as your guide. Repeat for the second pocket hole.

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