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Finishing Characteristics of Common Cabinet Woods

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CABINETRY BASICS Sam Allen
Build beautiful cabinets right away, simply by following this incredibly simple method of frameless cabinetry. Amazingly basic modular system lets even beginners design, build, and install built-ins for the kitchen and bathroom, freestanding cabinets, bookcases, entertainment centers, and wall units. 230-plus close-up photos and drawings show how to cut parts to size, make grooves, glue veneer, work with laminates, solid woods and chipboard, and more. "A good beginning for anyone wanting to try his other hand at woodworking."-Woodwork.
128 pages, 232 b/w illus., 8 x 10. Paper 0-8069-8290-X

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION...

MATERIALS AND SAFETY TIPS

Tools
Safety
Materials
Lumber
Plywood
Particleboard
Hardboard
Plastic Laminate
Other Supplies

FRAMELESS CABINETRY

Cutting the Parts to Size
Making a Groove for the Back
Making the Dowel Joints
Making the Adjustable-Shelf Holes
Assembly

DOORS

Constructing a Basic Door
Style Variations
Applying Door-Casing Moulding
Moulding with Curved Corner Pieces
Applying a Panel

DRAWERS

Building Drawers
Assembly

APPLYING A FINISH

Wood-Veneer Tape
Wood Preparation
Filler
Applying a Stain
Applying Varnish
Paint

FREESTANDING CABINETS

Base Module
Shelf Modules
Style Variations
Bill of Materials

BUILT-IN CABINETS

Base Module
Overhead Cabinets
Installation
Bill of Materials

PLASTIC LAMINATES

Cutting Plastic Laminates
Bonding
Trimming

GLOSSARY

INDEX

Index

 
 Backer, 122
 Balance sheet, 122
 Base built-in cabinets
  bill of materials, 114-115
  installation, 108-111
  standard sizes, 99
 Base module
  bill of materials, 94
  for built-in cabinets, 97-102
  for freestanding cabinets, 74-83
 Bill of materials
  for built-in cabinets, 112-115
  for freestanding cabinets, 94-95
 Bonding, of plastic laminates, 121-124
 Built-in cabinets
  bill of materials, 112-115
  bonding of plastic laminates and, 122
  installation, 106-111
  overhead, 103-106
  standard sizes, 91)
  uses, 96
 Cornice, 88-89
 Countertops, 109-111
 Cutting, of plastic laminates, 118-121
 Depth stop, 23
 Door
  basic, construction of, 33-39
  moulding with curved corner pieces,
  44-46
  panel, applying, 46-51
  style variations, 40
 Door-casing moulding, applying, 40-44
 Dowel joint
  for frameless cabinetry, 14-15
  making, 23-27
  versatility, 5-6
 Dowelling jig, 56-59, 80
 Dowels, 13
 Drawer g lides, 63
 Drawer pull, 63
 Drawers
  assembly of, 56-63
  building, 52-56
 Drill bit, for drilling hinge holes, 34, 36
 Face frame, 14
 Fillers, 68-70
 Finishes
 fillers and, 68-70
 paint, 72-73
 stains, 70-71
 varnish, 71-72
  wood preparation for, 67-68
 wood-veneer tape, 64-66
 Frameless cabinetry, 6, 14
  adjustable-shelf holes for, 27-29
  assembly, 30-32
  cutting parts to size, 17-21
  dowel joints, making, 23-27
  groove for the back, making, 21-22
  hardware, 16
  hinges, 33
  steps for, 15
 Freestanding cabinets
  base module, 74-83
  bill of materials, 94-95
  bonding of plastic laminates and,
  123-124
  shelf module, 75, 83-88
  style variations, 88-94
 Gingerbread, 7, 89-94
 Gluing
  of door panel, 50-51
  of drawer, 58-62
  of moulding, 43-44
  of shelf module, 87-88
  of wood-veneer tape, 64-66
 Grooves
  for back of frameless cabinetry, 21-22
  for drawer construction, 53
 Guide board, 19
 Hardboard, 12
 Hardware, for frameless cabinetry, 16
 Hardwoods, 10
 Hinges, 33-39
 Lumber, 10-11
 Materials, 9-13
 Mitre, 40-42
 Moulding
  with curved corner pieces, 44-46
  door-casing, applying, 40-44
 Overhead built-in cabinets
  bill of materials, 112-114
  construction, 97, 103-106
  installation, 106-109
  standard sizes, 99
 Paint, 72-73
 Panel, applying to door, 46-51
 Particleboard, 11-12
 Pine, 10
 Plastic laminates
  bonding, 121-124
 Plvwood, II
 Post-formed countertop, 109-111
 Sabre saw
  for gingerbread, 93-94
  for panel-making, 46-49
 Safety 9
 Sanding, 67-68
 Scoring tools, 119-120
 Shelf modules, for freestanding cabinets,
  75, 83-88, 95
 Size
  for built-in cabinets, standard, 99
  of lumber, 11
 Stains, 70-71
 Stud-finder, 106-107
 Thickness of lumber, 10-11
 32-mm system, 14
 Toe-kick
  for built-in cabinets, 97, 99-101
  for freestanding cabinet, 75-79, 81
 Tools, 8-9
 Trimming, of plastic laminates, 124-126
 Warping, 10
 Wood-filler, 68-70
 Wood-veneer tape finishes, 64-66
 

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