Popular Post kmealy Posted July 4, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 Building Your Own Kitchen Cabinets by Jere Cary Highly recommended. A little background: This was one of the first woodworking books that I ever bought (1983). While it was 1997 before I ever built some kitchen cabinets, and have done none since, I found this book valuable for general building of any sort of case goods. Given the age, it's largely based on face-frame cabinets (cf., European frameless) and laminate (e.g., Formica) countertops, but that's OK. I have been reading some old FWW magazines of that same era and ran across one of his early articles there. Jere Cary was both a professional cabinetmaker and later a teacher. Of particular general help is how to build carcases, doors and drawers. For most items, alternative designs are presented, e.g., inset, half- and full-overlay doors and drawers. At the end of the construction chapters is a section on how to recover from goofs (not that I've ever needed that). Chapters are Cabinets and Kitchens Story Sticks (how to layout an entire kitchen on a few sticks, helps avoid errors) Selecting and estimating materials Preparing the Materials Case Joinery Sanding Case Assembly Face Frames Door and Drawer Faces Drawer Construction Installing Cabinet Hardware Toeboards Countertop Underlayment Cabinet Installation Countertop Surfaces Finishing Materials Jigs and Fixture Appendices Appliance Sizes Tools Plan of Procedure Forms for the Estimate of Materials, CUtting List and Panel Layout Larry Buskirk, Cal, Gunny and 5 others 4 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) Looks like an interesting book. Put this in my "to order" box and will see how it turns out. Anyone looking for it, shop around but it is available here: Building-Your-Kitchen-Cabinets-Layout-Materials-Construction-Installation Edited July 4, 2020 by Gunny p_toad, Cal and FlGatorwood 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted July 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 available on the used market for a bit less than $5, eBay, discount book sellers, etc. FlGatorwood, Gunny, Cal and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWalsh Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 I understand that there’s a companion video to this book but haven’t been able to find it - does anyone know where it might be found? Grandpadave52 and John Morris 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 Welcome aboard CWalsh, glad to have you here. Good luck with the search. Grandpadave52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted January 21, 2023 Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 1:13 AM, CWalsh said: I understand that there’s a companion video to this book but haven’t been able to find it - does anyone know where it might be found? I could not find anything CWalsh, looked and tried my resources and nothing, by the welcome to our community! Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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