| Author: | Jere Cary |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Publisher: | Taunton (05/01/1983) |
| ISBN: | 0918804159 |
| ISBN13: | 9780918804150 |
| Reading Level: |
| Acknowledgments | viii |
| Introduction | 1 |
| 1. | Cabinets and Kitchens | 2 |
| Cabinet Styles | 5 |
| The Kitchen | 6 |
| Cabinet Breakdown | 9 |
| 2. | Story Sticks | 12 |
| Before the Stick Layout | 14 |
| Laying Out the Sticks | 14 |
| 3. | Selecting and Estimating Materials | 20 |
| Lists of Materials | 23 |
| 4. | Preparing the Materials | 28 |
| Rough-Cutting | 29 |
| Edge Treatment | 30 |
| Finish-Cutting | 31 |
| Confession Time | 33 |
| 5. | Case Joinery | 34 |
| The Strength of Joints | 37 |
| Equipment for Cutting Joints | 38 |
| Laying Out and Cutting the Joints | 39 |
| Confession Time | 41 |
| 6. | Sanding | 42 |
| Tips on Sanding | 43 |
| 7. | Case Assembly | 44 |
| Clamping | 46 |
| Putting the Case Together | 48 |
| 8. | Face Frames | 52 |
| When to Use Face Frames | 53 |
| Building the Face Frame | 55 |
| Doweling and Assembling the Face Frame | 56 |
| Attaching the Face Frame to the Case | 59 |
| 9. | Door and Drawer Faces | 60 |
| Lip Faces | 62 |
| Overlay Faces | 63 |
| Flush Faces | 64 |
| 10. | Drawer Construction | 68 |
| Wooden Slides and Guides | 69 |
| Metal Slides | 71 |
| Lip-Face Drawers | 71 |
| Flush-Face Drawers | 75 |
| Overlay-Face Drawers | 78 |
| Breadboards | 80 |
| 11. | Installing Cabinet Hardware | 82 |
| Lip-Face and Beveled Overlay Doors | 83 |
| Flush-Face Doors | 84 |
| Door and Drawer Pulls | 87 |
| Magnetic Catches | 88 |
| 12. | Toeboards | 90 |
| Building a Toeboard | 92 |
| 13. | Countertop Underlayment | 94 |
| Making the Underlayment | 94 |
| 14. | Cabinet Installation | 96 |
| Installing the Toeboards | 96 |
| Installing the Lower Cabinets | 97 |
| Installing the Upper Cabinets | 99 |
| 15. | Countertop Surfaces | 100 |
| Installing the Countertop | 103 |
| 16. | Finishing Materials | 106 |
| Finishing Tips | 107 |
| 17. | Jigs and Fixtures | 108 |
| Roller Support | 109 |
| Cutoff Box | 112 |
| Miter Cutoff Box | 118 |
| Edge-Band Trimmer | 119 |
| Router-Bit Gauges | 121 |
| Router Shaper Table | 122 |
| Appendix 1 | Appliance Sizes | 126 |
| Appendix 2 | Tools | 131 |
| Beginner's List of Tools | 131 |
| List of Nice-but-not-Necessary Tools | 132 |
| Appendix 3 | Plan of Procedure for Kitchen Cabinetmaking | 133 |
| Phase 1: The Basic Case | 133 |
| Phase 2: The Face Frame | 133 |
| Phase 3: Doors and Drawers | 133 |
| Phase 4: Toeboards and Countertops | 133 |
| Appendix 4 | Forms for the Estimate of Materials, Cutting List and Panel Layout | 134 |
| Bibliography | 138 |
| Index | 141 |
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