Cabinotch

What Cabinotch does

Cabinotch Inc. (operating as Cabinotch® Innovative Solutions) is a privately held Kentucky manufacturing company founded in 2015 that produces ready-to-assemble prefabricated cabinet components for professional custom cabinetmakers. The company operates a single CNC machining plant in Owensboro, KY and ships made-to-spec cabinet boxes, dovetailed drawer boxes, and accessories within roughly two weeks of order. Its two flagship product lines are Face Frame Cabinetry, which uses a patented "Cabinotch Notch" alignment system, and Full Access (frameless) Cabinetry, which snaps together using Lamello Tenso P-14 fittings with optional PUR glue reinforcement. Complementary offerings include dovetailed drawer boxes in Clear Maple and Finger-jointed Birch (with optional logo laser etching), Blum Tandem drawer guides sold as a reseller, doors and drawer fronts sourced from Conestoga Wood Specialties, and KCD kitchen/bath design software with embedded Cabinotch cabinet libraries.

The business serves primarily small and mid-sized custom cabinet shops across the United States that want to outsource the capital-intensive machining step and focus instead on sales, design, assembly, and installation. Cabinotch reaches these buyers through a hybrid GTM: a self-serve e-commerce storefront (cabinotch.us) with project configurators, a field outside-sales team covering US territories, and an inside-sales/order-support team. Pricing is fully custom, built in 0.1mm dimensional increments across wood species and finish options, and is generated either through the webstore configurator or via the sales team; no printed price list exists. Revenue is generated predominantly from one-time component sales, with a smaller recurring stream from KCD software sales/rentals (including monthly homeowner rentals). The company holds no disclosed institutional funding and operates as an independent, owner-managed business.

Name

Cabinotch

Legal name

Cabinotch Inc.

Website

https://cabinotch.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cabinotch is a Kentucky-based CNC manufacturer that produces ready-to-assemble prefabricated cabinet boxes and components (Face Frame and Full Access lines) for small and mid-sized US custom cabinetmakers, sold via an e-commerce webstore, outside sales reps, and KCD design software integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cabinet Component Manufacturing

NAICS

Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing (33711), Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing (3371)

SIC

Wood Household Furniture, (No Upholstered) (2511), Household Furniture (2510)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Cabinet Design & Build (HSAPAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Kitchen Cabinets & Custom Millwork Showrooms (CRAIAFAA)

Keywords

• Cabinet component manufacturing
• Ready-to-assemble cabinets
• CNC cabinet machining
• Kitchen bath design software
• Frameless cabinet boxes

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Cabinet Component Sales: Cabinotch machines and sells ready-to-assemble cabinet components including face frame cabinets, full access cabinets, dovetailed drawer boxes, and related hardware. Components are manufactured to exact tolerances and shipped to cabinetmakers who assemble and finish them. Production lead times typically run 6-10 business days.
2. Drawer Boxes and Hardware: Sale of dovetailed drawer boxes in Clear Maple and Finger-jointed Birch, along with Blum Tandem drawer guides. Custom logo laser etching available on drawer boxes 4" and taller.
3. KCD Software Sales: Sale and rental of KCD design software licenses. Software can be purchased or rented, including monthly rental options for homeowners or one-time projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cabinotch manufactures CNC-machined, ready-to-assemble cabinet box systems for professional cabinetmakers, offering two core product lines: Face Frame Cabinetry with a patented notch assembly system and Full Access (frameless) Cabinetry using Lamello Tenso P-14 fittings. The company also produces dovetailed drawer boxes and resells doors and drawer fronts, with all components machined to exact tolerances at its Owensboro, Kentucky plant and shipped within roughly two weeks. Orders are placed through a self-service e-commerce webstore, an outside/inside sales team, or via the integrated KCD kitchen and bath design software.

Product overview

Cabinotch is a manufacturer of ready-to-assemble cabinet components for professional cabinetmakers. The product portfolio consists of two main cabinet system lines—Face Frame Cabinetry featuring the patented cabinotch notch for assembly, and Full Access (frameless) Cabinetry using Lamello Tenso P-14 fittings—supplemented by Dovetailed Drawer Boxes and Doors/Drawer Fronts sourced from Conestoga. Cabinetmakers access the products through two platforms: the KCD Design Software (cabinetry libraries for kitchen/bath design with automatic quoting) and the Cabinotch WebStore (direct online ordering with project configuration and KCD file upload). The company machines components to exact tolerances at its Owensboro, KY facility and ships within two weeks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cabinotch Face Frame Cabinetry: Face frame style cabinet components with patented cabinotch notch for easy assembly.
• Cabinotch Full Access Cabinetry
• Cabinotch Dovetailed Drawers
• KCD Design Software
• Cabinotch WebStore

Products and services

• Cabinotch Face Frame Cabinetry

Quantifiable outcome

• Cabinetmakers can double output by streamlining operations with outsourced machining

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• LamellocoreTechnology or IntegrationLamello provides Tenso P-14 fittings used in Cabinotch Full Access cabinet assembly. These proprietary connectors allow cabinets to snap together quickly for easy alignment and assembly, with optional PUR glue reinforcement for additional strength.
• BlumcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCabinotch is a reseller of Blum Tandem Drawer Guides, which feature soft close, left-to-right adjustment, up-down adjustment at front, and tilt adjustment at back. Cabinotch installs drawer clips at no additional cost when purchased with cabinet orders.
• Columbia Forest ProductscoreTechnology or IntegrationDomestic plywood supplier providing Purebond Hardwood Plywood that is LEED and CARB compliant with no added urea formaldehyde (NAUF). Used for cabinet carcasses and exterior parts.
• AraucomajorTechnology or IntegrationMelamine supplier providing PRISM TFL products on Duraflake Particleboard substrate with Suede texture. Offerings include White (W100), Fog Gray (SF208 Folkstone), and Hard Rock Maple (WF275).
• Conestoga Wood SpecialtiesmajorTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of doors and drawer fronts, including prefinished products. Cabinotch founder Bobbo Buckley documented his experience outsourcing finishing to Conestoga as part of his Theory of Constraints optimization.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Quality Cabinets: Quality Cabinets manufactures semi-custom and stock cabinetry, including assembled and RTA lines. It targets professional dealers and cabinet shops overlapping Cabinotch's customer base of small cabinetmakers.
• Dura Supreme Cabinetry: Dura Supreme manufactures semi-custom and custom kitchen and bath cabinetry, including component-based "cabinetry for cabinetmakers" offerings such as its Cabinetry for Kitchen Designers program. It overlaps Cabinotch in supplying custom cabinet components to professional cabinet shops and dealers.
• Wolf Home Products (Wolf Cabinets): Wolf Home Products manufactures kitchen and bath cabinets and components targeted at professional dealers and remodelers. It is comparable in offering pre-assembled/RTA cabinetry products through trade channels similar to Cabinotch's cabinetmaker-focused distribution.
• Kemper America / Kemper Cabinetry: Kemper America produces pre-assembled and ready-to-assemble kitchen cabinetry used by professional remodelers and cabinetmakers. It competes with Cabinotch in supplying cabinet boxes and components to trade customers.
• CabinetParts.com (CabParts): CabinetParts.com is a direct-to-trade supplier of cabinet boxes, drawer boxes, and accessories sold online to cabinetmakers and remodelers. Its e-commerce, custom-sized cabinet component model, and small-cabinet-shop target customer overlap closely with Cabinotch's webstore and configurator offering.

Others

• Conestoga Wood Specialties: Conestoga Wood Specialties is a major U.S. manufacturer of custom cabinet doors, drawer fronts, and finishing services and is itself a Cabinotch supplier/partner. It is comparable as an adjacent enabler to the cabinet industry, supplying components cabinetmakers assemble into finished projects, similar to Cabinotch's role on the box side.

Broad incumbents

• MasterBrand, Inc. MasterBrand is the largest U.S. manufacturer of kitchen and bath cabinets, with brands including KraftMaid, Diamond, and Merillat. While it serves the same end market as Cabinotch, it is a broad incumbent operating across stock, semi-stock, and custom, and competes more through dealer networks than a niche component-outsourcing model.
• KraftMaid Cabinetry (MasterBrand brand): KraftMaid is a national semi-custom cabinet brand under MasterBrand serving dealers, designers, and big-box retailers. It overlaps Cabinotch's custom cabinet manufacturing category but at a much larger, dealer-driven scale rather than directly supplying custom-cabinetmaker shops.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cabinotch
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• Facebookfacebook.com/cabinotch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/10074657
• Instagraminstagram.com/cabinotch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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