CABINETRY BASICS



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 Click Here for price, availability and to Order On-line (Basics Series)

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


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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 glides, 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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