Another toe kick question

Al Navas · Post by **Al Navas** » Sun, Jun 10 2007, 7:37AM

I did not want to hijack Joe's earlier topic about toe kick, so I post this one, also related to toe kick.

Question: Does anyone miter the toe kick on either side, or on both left and right sides, to hide the end grain?

Follow-up question: If you do, how do you set it up in the eCabs software?

The reason I ask: I want to hide the end grain when the toe kick might be visible, such an on a free-standing cabinet, island, etc.

I look forward to learning how to do it in eCabinet Systems.

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Kerry Fullington · Post by **Kerry Fullington** » Sun, Jun 10 2007, 9:00AM

Al,
Give your toe kick a left or right or both negative inset that is equal to the thickness of your end material. This will lengthen the kick enough to cut the miter so your cut list will be correct.
Kerry

Al Navas · Post by **Al Navas** » Sun, Jun 10 2007, 9:45AM

Thanks, Kerry!

I just realized that I don't have to worry about setting a full dado in the Left and Right Construction pull-down boxes, as the toe kick now penetrates fully.

I was having a hard time visualizing it, although it WAS right in front of me...

NOW I can cut the toe kick confidently.

Two follow-up questions:

1. Would \"full dado\" then be the correct spec if one were to cut on a CNC machine?

2. Or, better yet, would \"miter\" as a joint selection be better for the toe kick in a future build for eCabs to hide the end grain?

Edited June 10 2007 11:20AM, to add \"to hide the end grain\"

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Kerry Fullington · Post by **Kerry Fullington** » Sun, Jun 10 2007, 9:50AM

Al,
We had to use the \"full dado\" trick in earlier versions of the software because there wasn't the \"Inset\" feature. The full dado was the only way to lengthen the kick. That is no longer the case.
Kerry

Michael Yeargain · Post by **Michael Yeargain** » Sun, Jun 10 2007, 9:56AM

The first picture is the correct way Al...

Al Navas · Post by **Al Navas** » Sun, Jun 10 2007, 10:02AM

NOW I know the REST of the story. Thanks again, Kerry!

And thank-you also, Mike. I have learned my new thing for the day...

Just for kicks, I also tried setting the joint to Blind Dado AND the offsets. This yields a funky joint, into which one could insert a lock key... I don't think any client would want THAT in THEIR kitchens.

Don't know whether to laugh or cry... But it must be part of the learning curve, I imagine.