| This comprehensive text covers cabinetmaking and woodworking techniques employed by custom cabinetmakers and home woodworkers. Contents include: Cabinetry Styles; Components of Design; Design Decisions; Human Factors; Production Decisions; Using Working Drawings; Making Sketches and Mock-ups; Producing Working Drawings; Wood Characteristics; Lumber and Millwork; Cabinet and Furniture Woods; Manufactured Panel Products; Veneers and Plastic Overlays; Glass, Plastic, and Ceramic Products; Mechanical Fasteners; Hardware; Health and Safety; Ordering Materials and Supplies; Measuring and Laying Out Materials; Sawing with Stationary Power Tools; Sawing with Hand and Portable Power Tools; Surfacing with the Jointer, Planer, Planes, and Scrapers; Drilling and Boring; Shaping and Turning; Joint Making; Using Abrasives and Sanding; Adhesives, Gluing and Clamping; Bending and Laminating Wood; Overlaying and Inlaying Veneer; Installing Plastic Laminates; Caning and Basic Upholstery; Case Construction; Frame and Panel Components; Cabinet Supports; Door, Drawer, Cabinet and Tabletops; Preparing Surfaces for Finish; Preparing the Surface for Top coating; Kitchen Cabinets; Furniture; Built in Cabinetry and Paneling; and Industrial Production. |
