Making CABINETS & BUILT-INS

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Materials

Reading Plans

Layout, Squaring, and Cutting

Joinery

Assembly Techniques

Carcasses

Shelves

Doors

Drawers

Built-In Cabinets

Cabinet Construction

APPENDIX: BUILT-IN PLANNER
METRIC EQUIVALENTS CHART
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INDEX

INDEX

 A
Appliance garage
   corner, 255, 271, 272, 364
   roll top, 256, 272-273, 365
Assembly techniques
   clamping, 147-151
   fasteners, 151-158
   for carcass, 259-261
   glue for, 143-147
 B
Backs, 174-177
Backsaw, 99-100
Band saw, use of, 93-94
Bar clamps, 147-151
Bases, 179-182
Bathroom vanity
  double door, 283-286, 307-309, 331-333
  drawer module, 287, 310-311, 334-335
  single door, 281-282, 305-306, 329-330
Bevel cuts, 168-169
Bill of materials, 72. See also under specic cabinet
Board feet, 26
Bolt-and-cross dowel fastener, 157-158
Bookcases, 72, 231
Bowing, correction of, 80-81
Box joints, 140
Brackets, shelf, 192-196
Built-in cabinets, 228-229
  construction, 231-235
  installation, 235-240
  planner for, 366-379
  standard sizes, 230-231
C
Cam fitting, 158
Carcass
  backs, 174-177
  bases and legs, 179-185
  case construction, 161-162
  cornices, 177-179
  directions for, 257-261
  face frames, 169-170
  joint layout, 245
  panel construction, 162-169
  skeleton-frame construction, 159-161
  tops, 170-174
  Case construction, 161-162
  Casein glue, 146
  Catches, door, 208
  C-clamps, 147-149
  Center lines, 63, 66
  Ceramic tile, 238
  Chisel, 96-99
  Chopping, 96-98
  Circular saw: 88-89, 130
  Clamping, 147-151
  Clear-face cuttings, 24
  Construction. See speciic types of cabinets
     built-in place, 231-235
     cabinet, 241-243
     case, 161-162
     panel, 162-169
     skeleton-frame, 159-161
  Contact cement, 144-145
  Coped joint, 167, 168
  Coping save: use of, 91-92
  Corner modules, 264-267, 373
    single-door base, 358-359
    single-door overhead long, 360, 362
    single-doar overhead short, 361, 363
    two-door base, 356-357
Cornices, 177-179
Counter tops, 238-240, 270
Crosscut saws, 84-86
Crosscuts, on table saw, 90-91
Cross section, 61-63, 244
Cupping, correction of, 79-80
Curved cuts, making of, 91-94
Cutaways, 59, 61
Cutting, 257
   with crosscut saw, 84-86
   with rip saw: 86-88
   with table saw: 128-129, 131, 168
D
Dado blade, 117, 122-123
Dadoes, making, 258-259
Dado joint, dovetailed, 221-222
Defects, correction of, 79-83
Door(s)
  applications, 202-206
  cleated, 202, 203
     directions for, 262-264
     glazed, 200-202
     hardware, 206-209
     panel, 199-200, 201
     slab, 197-199
     sliding, 209-210
     tambour, 210-214
     under-the-counter, 249
Dovetail, 141-142, 221
Dowel joints, 102-108
Dowels, for reinforcement, 132, 133
Drawer(s), 215-222
    bill of materials, 346-355
    directions for, 261-262
    fronts, directions for, 262-264
    guides, 222-227
    joint layout, 245
    pulls, 227
    under-the-counter, 250
Drawings
    architectural, 63, 66, 67
    isometric, 56, 58, 59
    multiview, 51-56
    perspective, 59
    pictorial, 56-59
Drop ceiling, 238

E
Edge mitre, 125, 126, 130-131
Edges, truing of, 81-83
Edge-to-edge butts, 110-113
Enlarging plans, 71-72
Epoxy glue, 146
Exploded views, 59, 60

F
Face frames, 169-170
Face mitre, 125-129
FAS hardwood, 23
Fasteners, 151-158, 191-192
First and seconds, 23
Flitch, 27
Flush door, 203-204
Flush drawers, 223
Frieze, 179
Front, plans for, 244
G
Glue block, 102
Glues, 95, 143
   applying, 146-147
   types, 144-147
      waterproof, 31
H
Half-lap joints, 134-137
Hardboard, 34
Hardware, door, 206-209
Hardwood
    angles for dovetail, 141
    grades, 23
    minimum sizes for grades, 24
    plywood grades, 29-32

I
Installation, directions, 267-270

J
Jig, dowelling, 104
Jig saw, use of, 93
Joinery, 95-101
Jointer, 10, 25, 119, 130
Joints
    box, 140
    butt, 101-110
    dado, 119-125
    dovetail, 141-142
    edge-to-edge butt, 110-113
    half-lap, 134-137
    mitre, 125-134
    mortise-and-tenon, 137-139
    rabbet, 113-119

K
Knock-down fitting, 156-157

L
Layout, 73-77
Legs, 179, 182-185
Lines
    section, 61, 63
    types in plans, 48-51
Lipped doors, 204-206
Lipped drawers, 218-219, 223-224
Locks, door, 208-209
Long breaks, 63, 65
Lumber
    edge-joining using bar clamps, 149
    grades, 22-24
    pricing, 26
    sizes, 25-26
    surfacing, 25

M
Marks, making of, 77
Materials, 9
    bill of, 72. See also under specific cabinet
    wood. See Wood
Measurement, 75-77
Metric equivalents, 380
Mitre box, 127-128
Mitre joints
    fitting of, 131-132
    reinforcing of, 132-134
Modular cabinets. See also specfic cabinets
    construction, 233-235, 241-243
    installation of, 236-237
    plans, 243-256
Mortise-and-tenon joints, 137-139, 166, 167
Moulding, plastic T,40-42
Muntin backs, 176-177

N
Nails, 151-154

O
Oblique projections, 56, 57
Oriented strand board (OSB) 34
Overhead cabinets, 251
Overhead modules, 372
    corner, 254
    long, 288-292, 312-316, 336-342
    long corner, single-door, 360, 362
    short, 293-297, 317-319, 320-321, 343-345
    short corner, single-door, 361, 363
Overlay doors, 204, 205
Overlay drawers, 219, 223-224
P
Panel adhesive, 145
Panel construction, 162-169
Paring, 98-99
Particle board, 33-34
    edge treatments, 35-43
    fasteners for, 156-158
    load-carrying capacity 187
Patterns, full-size
    plans for, 63
    transferring of, 69-70
Penny system, 151-152
Plain-sawn lumber, 20-22, 111, 112
Plane, 122
    bevel cutting with, 169
    for cutting edge mitres with, 130
    use of, 78-79
Planner, built-in, 366-369
Plans
    choosing, 66-68
    details of, 59-63
    drawings, types in, 51-59
    enlarging of, 71-72
    full-size patterns, 63
    line types in, 48-51
    scaling of, 68-69
    transferring full-size patterns, 69-70
Plastic laminate, 43-47, 239-240
Plywood, 27-32
    edge treatments, 35-43
    load-carrying capacity 187
Polyvinyl acetate glue, 144
Power saws, 88-91. See also specfic saws
Prebuilding, 232-235

Q
Quarter-sawn lumber, 20-22, 111, 112
R
Rabbets, 257-258
Radial-arm saw, 89, 117, 128
Reinforcing block, 102, 103
Revolved sections, 63, 64
Ripping, 90
Rip saws, 86-88
Router, 10, 100-101
    making rabbets with, 117-119
    use in making dadoes, 123-125
S
Saber saw; use of, 92
Safety, II
Saws. See specific types ofsaws
Scale, architect's, 68-69
Screen mould, 42
Screws, 147-149, 154-156
Scribing,237-238
Selects, 23
Shaper, 10
Shelves
    adjustable, 190-196
    design considerations, 186-187
    fixed, 187-190
Shooting board, 82-83
Skeleton-frame construction, 159-161
Softwood
    angles for dovetail, 141
    grades, 23
    plywood grades, 28-29
Splines, 108-110, 132-134
Square, use of, 77
Squaring, 77-85
Sticking, decorative, 165, 166, 167
Story stick, 74-75
Stud finding, 235-236
Styles of cabinets, 246-248
Surfacing of rough lumber, 83-85
T
Table sav 89-91
    bevel cuts on, 168
    for cutting mitres, 128-129, 131
    for making box joint, 140
Tambour door, 273
Tape measure, use of, 75-77
T-bevel, sliding, 141-142
3rd clear lumber, 23
Threaded insert, 158
Toe kick, 179-180, 270, 271
Tongue-and-groove backs, 176, 177
Tongue-and-lap locked joint, 220, 221
Tools, 9-11. See also speciific tools for joinery 95-101
Tops, 170-174. See also Counter tops
Transferring
   full-size patterns, 69-70
   grid patterns, 70-72
Truing, 77-85
Twisting, correction of, 81
U
Under-the-counter cabinets
   corner module, 252-253
   double door, 276-278, 300-301, 303, 324-326
   drawer module, 279-280, 302, 304, 327-328
   modular, 371
   single door, 274-275, 298-299, 322-323
V
Veneers, 26-31
Veneer tape, 35-40
Wafer board, 34
Wobbler, 122-123
Wood
   density, 16-17, 18
   figure, 20-21
   grain, 20
   hardwoods, 15-16, 23
   how it is cut, 19-22
   knots, 19
   moisture content, 17, 19
   properties of, 12-14
   softwoods, 14-15, 22, 23-24
Wood products, reconstituted, 32-34