Making Cabinets & Built-Ins: Planning, Building, Installing - Softcover

Sam Allen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1402730381 ISBN 13: 9781402730382

Publisher: Sterling, 2009

Synopsis

Sam Allen - author of The Wood Finishers Handbook - now provides novice woodworkers with the finest guide to creating cabinetry. It takes newcomers by the hand and leads them through every process in detail, from understanding the properties of wood to reading a plan, from layout, squaring, and cutting to joinery and assembly. Allen discusses lumber grades, sizes, and prices; edge treatments for plywood and reconstituted wood products; transferring patterns; and handling all the necessary tools. Theres advice on case and panel construction, designing shelves, drawer hardware, and making free-standing modular cabinets, along with plans for modular built-ins, cabinets for home entertainment, and electronics built-in cabinets.

About this title

Synopsis:

Sam Allen - author of "The Wood Finisher's Handbook" (9781402730375), "The Wood Joiner's Handbook" (9780806969992) - now provides novice woodworkers with the finest guide to creating cabinetry. It takes newcomers by the hand and leads them through every process in detail, from understanding the properties of wood to reading a plan, from layout, squaring, and cutting to joinery and assembly. Allen discusses lumber grades, sizes, and prices; edge treatments for plywood and much more. There's advice on case and panel construction, designing shelves, drawer hardware, and making freestanding modular cabinets.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1402730381
• ISBN 13: 9781402730382
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368