MAKING CABINETS AND BUILT-INS

Making CABINETS & BUILT-INS

MAKING CABINETS AND BUILT-INS
Make cabinets, built-ins, shelves, and modular units. Covers every step with over 400 photos and drawings, simple plans (and tips on making your own designs). "Everything you ever wanted to know about cabinetry can be found in this vast storehouse of knowledge." -- Country Almanac. "This has it. I recommend this book." -- Int'l Woodworking 384 pages, 400 b/w illus.

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INTRODUCTION

Tools
Safety

Materials

Wood Properties

Softwoods and Hardwoods · Density ·
Moisture Content. Knots

How Wood Is Cut
Lumber Grades
Hardwood Grades ·Softwood Grades
Surfacing
Lumber Sizes
Standard Sizes · Pricing
Veneers
Plywood
Softwood Plywood Grades ·
Hardwood Plywood Grades
Reconstituted Wood Products
Particle Board · Hardboard ·
Wafer Board · Oriented Strand Board
Edge Treatments for Plywood and
Particle Board
Veneer Tape · Plastic T Moulding ·
Other Methods

Plastic Laminates

Reading Plans

Types of Lines
Visible Lines · Hidden Lines ·
Dimension Lines · Center Lines
Types of Drawings
Multiview Drawings . Pictorial
Drawings
Details
Cutaways · Cross Sections ·
Revolved Sections · Long Breaks ·
Center Lines
Full-Size Patterns
Architectural Drawings
Choosing a Set of Plans
Scaling
Transferring Full-Size Patterns
Transferring Grid Patterns
Bill of Materials

Layout, Squaring, and Cutting

Layout
The Story Stick . Using a Tape
Measure · Making Marks · Using a
Square
Truing and Squaring
Using a Plane · Correcting Defects ·
Surfacing and Squaring Rough
Lumber
Cutting
Using a Crosscut Saw · Using a
Rip Saw · Using Power Saws ·

Making Curved Cuts

Joinery

Joinery Tools
Chisel · Backsaw · Router
The Five Basic Joints
Butt . Rabbet · Dado · Mitre .
Half-Lap
Advanced Joints
Mortise-and- Tenon · Box Joints ·
Dovetails

Assembly Techniques

Glue
Types of Glue · Applying Glue
Clamping
Hand Screws and C-Clamps ·
Bar Clamps
Fasteners
Nails · Screws · Particle
Board Fasteners

Carcasses

Skeleton-Frame Construction
Case Construction
Panel Construction
Face Frames
Tops
Backs
Cornices
Bases and Legs

Shelves

Design Considerations
Fixed Shelves

Adjustable Shelves

Doors

Slab Doors
Panel Doors
Glazed Doors
Cleated Doors
Door Applications
Flush .Overlay Lipped
Door Hardware
Sliding Doors
Tambour Doors

Drawers

Drawer Guides

Built-In Cabinets

Standard Sizes
Built-In Construction
Building In Place · Prebuilding
Installation

Cabinet Construction

Plans
Step-by-Step Directions
Carcass . Drawers · Doors and
Drawer Fronts · Corner Modules ·
Installation · Counter Top·
Appliance Garages
Modular Cabinets--Bills of Materials

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

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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 spec