AMERICAN TRADITIONS SEVERE USE LINE ⋆ S & W Cabinets

Since 1954, S&W Cabinets has been the industry leader in producing distinctive cabinets using only the highest quality materials. American Traditions, a division of S&W Cabinets, is available to homeowners and contractors seeking quality construction with uniquely designed finishes at an affordable price. All of our Severe Use cabinets are All-Wood and certified by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA).

Our American Traditions Severe Use Line all wood Cabinets are KCMA Certified. This allows them to be used in severe use applications and projects.

S&W sends every cabinet through rigorous quality checkpoints.

– Solid plywood cabinet and drawer box construction:

– Solid hardwood face frame construction

– Available finished end panels of hardwood plywood

– Five piece, raised panel doors of solid hardwood

– Hardwood plywood adjustable shelves

– Variety of moldings available

– Beveled doors and drawers for easy opening

– Fully concealed, self-closing hinges

– Fast turnaround on all single kitchen orders: 2 weeks or less

– Limited lifetime warranty

– Dovetailed drawer boxes

– No KD fittings

– Assembled using the same techniques as custom built cabinets

AMERICAN TRADITIONS SEVERE USE LINE

SLAB PANEL SEVERE USE

1. Face Frames
Face frames are ¾” X 1 ¾” solid hardwood. Mullions are ¾” X 3 solid hardwood. Frames are mortise and tenons construction reinforced with glue and nails. Frames are dadoed to receive cabinet ends, top, and bottoms.

2. Top and Bottom Panels
Top and bottom panels are ½” thick multi-ply birch hardwood plywood. Tops and bottoms are dadoed into the face frame and end panels.

3. Toe Kicks
Toe kicks are ¾” thick pressure treated solid lumber.

4. End Panels
End panels are ½” thick multi-ply hardwood plywood. All end panels are dadoed into the face frame and recessed 3/16”. Unexposed end panels are ½” thick hardwood plywood.

5. Shelves
Shelves are ¾” thick multi-ply birch hardwood plywood dadoed into the sides. Edge banded with matching hardwood veneer edge banding. Meets or exceeds HUD severe use.

6. Back Panels
Back panels are ¼” thick multi-ply birch hardwood plywood. Attached to ¾” X 3 ½” softwood lumber hanging strips which shall be mortised to receive backs and bottoms.

7. Doors
Doors are ¾” hardwood plywood with exterior glue. Reverse beveled edges to form a continuous finger grip around sides. Doors shall have wrap around self-closing hinges.

8. Hinges
Hinges are heavy duty, self-closing, semi-concealed type.

s&w american traditions slab panel severe use diagram

9. Drawer Boxes
Drawer boxes are constructed with sides and backs 11/16” thick solid lumber. Drawer boxes are mortised and tenoned into front. Bottoms are ¼” hardwood plywood dadoed into all four sides.

10. Drawer Slides
Drawer slides are ¾” extension, heavy duty 75 pound capacity, epoxy coated, nylon roller slide, with metal rear mount

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Slab Panel Severe Use

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Slab Panel Severe Use

brackets. Meets or exceeds HUD severe use.

11. Hanging Strip
Hanging strip is ¾” X 3 ½” softwood lumber dadoed to receive tops, bottoms, sides and backs. Upper base hanging strips are ¾” X 6 ½” softwood lumber.

12. Base Corner Braces
Base corner braces to be continuous 3/2″ X 1 1/2″ hardwood strips.