1. Building Kitchen Cabinets * Face frame cabinets * Frameless cabinet joinery * 8 tips for building face frames * Building cabinets with pocket hole joinery * Iron on edge banding * Tips for Edging 2. Making Doors and Drawers * Frame and panel door * Slot & spline paneled door * Divided light doors * Making cathedral doors * Making curved doors * Flush fit cabinet doors * Making lipped drawers 3. Hinges and Hardware * How to hang inset doors * Buying euro hinges * Adjusting European hinges * Router made door and drawer pulls * Installing shelf supports * Drawer slides * Easy ways to add roll outs * Under cabinet lighting 4. Laminate and Countertops * Working with plastic laminate * Working with melamine * Perfect butt joints * Applying tee molding * Wood edging on laminated tops 5. Installing Cabinets *Install cabinetry and shelving like a pro *Precision 3 wall scribes *Solo cabinet hanging *Fitting frameless into a corner *Retrofit vertical drawers *Sticky drawer slides *Universal slide jig 6. Cabinetmaking Projects *Simple kitchen upgrades *Weekend kitchen projects *3 kitchen storage projects *Sycamore pantry *Appliance garage *Kitchen stool
Since 1985, American Woodworker magazine has been the premier magazine for woodworking, having featured many top woodworkers. Both technical and accessible, the magazine has a circulation of 275,000, with more than 150 issues in their backlist.
From simple kitchen cabinet up-grades to gutting the kitchen and
starting over, this is the book you will be referring to. From the
first sketches to the finishing touches the American Woodworker
writers have it all covered and beautifully illustrated. The book
is rife with ideas and shortcuts to make your new kitchen both
beautiful and efficient. You'll find ideas like making the perfect
joint in plastic laminate, utilizing every inch of space like the
toe kick. Brad Holden shows you how to add roll-outs in existing or
new cabinets while Tim Johnson shows you how to select and install
those European hinges. Made a mistake? Throughout the book you will
find ways to repair them and how to avoid them in the first place.
This one is a keeper!
How to Make Kitchen Cabinets is a collection of articles from past
issues of American Woodworker. ...the book also includes a separate
chapter on hinges and hardware and has a chapter with kitchen
projects including custom made crown molding, a kitchen stool, and
an appliance garage. So if you are ready to make a new kitchen,
these books might be right for you.
'This manual offers guidance on building, upgrading and installing
you own kitchen cabinets.'
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