| Every aspect of cabinetmaking, from layout, through joinery, to finishing techniques. Gives illustrated instructions for designing cabinets to fit the kitchen workcenter; create dado, mortise, tenon, lap and dowel joints; make frames and panels; construct cabinets; and install cabinet hardware.
Whether you're a professional builder or carpenter, or someone who enjoys working with wood simply for the pleasure of the art, you'll find this book an indispensable workbench tool. It's a ready-reference guide that will help you with any cabinetmaking project you're likely to take on. The book takes you step-by-step through the process of designing, building, and finishing most types of cabinetry, from a single credenza to a whole kitchen layout.
You'll find clear instructions and craftsman's tips on:
- Selecting woods
- Tools, both hand tools and power tools
- Cabinet shapes and design
- Making a cabinetmaker's special points and cuts
- Applying finishes, trims and moldings
The author uses simple shop methods rather than engineering methods to teach fine woodworking and joinery. You'll learn how to design and plan a project to avoid the costly mistakes poor planning will bring, and how to build and finish pieces that will be true works of art you'll be proud to display. Dozens of drawings and photographs supplement the text and show you the end product, and a glossary of terms will help you describe your needs to the material supplier.
Table of Contents:
1. Features of Cabinets and Furniture; 2. Kitchen Designing and Cabinet Making Techniques; 3. Shapes and Accents; 4. How To Make a Butt Joint; 5. How to Make a Rabbet Joint; 6. How to Make a Dado Joint; 7. How to Make a Mortise; 8. How to Make a Tenon Joint; 9. How to Make A Dowel Joint; 10. How to Make a Frame and Panel; 11. How to Make Lap Joints; 12. How to Make the Miter and Other Cuts; 13. How to Construct a Cabinet; 14. How to Prepare a Cabinet or Finishing; 15. How to Finish a Cabinet; 16. Types of Wood; Appendix: Tables; Glossary; Index
About the Author
Byron W. Maguire has been fascinated with woodworking since childhood. A true craftsman, he began his official training when he was twelve years old working as an apprentice to his father, who was a master cabinetmaker. While in the USAF, he spent nine years in the Civil Engineer's carpentry shop where he built furniture and cabinetry for many of the base clubs and chapels. After leaving the service, Mr. Maguire went into business remodeling kitchens and building cabinetry and specialty pieces, and taught classes in cabinetmaking at the Junior College VoTech center. He sees fine woodworking not only as a craft that produces long-lasting, beautiful pieces of furniture, but as creative artistry that offers a release from the stress of the dull, routine work most people spend their working lives doing. |
