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Making Cabinets & Built-Ins: Techniques and Plans by Sam Allen
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09R734C9X | 322 pages | EPUB | 46 Mb
This classic book has been thoroughly updated for the Kindle edition in 2022. Learn to make many types of cabinets including bookcases, shelf units, entertainment centers and complete kitchen cabinets using only a few simple tools. Sam Allen-author of The Wood Finisher's Handbook ("Authoritative...a compelling addition"-Chip Chats), The Wood Joiner's Handbook ("An excellent choice"-Fine Woodworking) and others-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. There's advice on case and panel construction, designing shelves, drawer hardware, and making freestanding modular cabinets, along with plans for modular built-ins, cabinets for home entertainment, and electronics built-in cabinets. Library Journal has this to say: The methods of layout, cutting, joinery, and assembly are basic to all (cabinets). This book's main thrust is leading the novice through these basic methods What critics say about Sam Allen: One of the more reliable authors on the market - Jack Warner, Cox News Service Comprehensive but concise - Library Journal The author stands in good stead to produce an authoritative, through guide - Library Journal I like the way the author answers your questions just before you ask - Whole Earth Review