From Library Journal
To earn a profitable living, professional woodworkers must work quickly but still create a high-quality product. A furniture maker who wrote Sterling's excellent The Seven Essential Skills of Woodworking, Guidice here shows readers how to make a basic cabinet using commonly owned tools (the biscuit jointer is the tool that makes this quick-and-easy method possible). The basic cabinet design can be modified with doors and drawers to suit the user's needs (e.g., using plain materials for utility cabinets or combining two cabinets and adding short legs to create a hutch). This title is ideal for the relatively inexperienced woodworker because the materials are simple and Guidice is an excellent instructor; everything is well explained with a clear text and profuse color photos. Professional woodworkers could also benefit from this title because increased efficiency means higher profits. In keeping with the spirit of this book, the sections on tools, materials, and finishing are short but contain everything one needs to do a good job. This is Guidice's second outstanding book in as many years and is recommended for all public libraries. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Book Description
Using a biscuit joiner, standard power tools, and the procedures described and illustrated here, you can make sturdy, elegant cabinetry in less than half the time it takes for tongue-in-groove construction. “An efficient technique for making cabinets....Simple and there are plenty of photos.”—Woodshop News. “Outstanding deal for the relatively inexperienced woodworker...an excellent instructor....Recommended for all public libraries.” —Library Journal.


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Try an innovative technique for building beautiful and practical custom cabinets quickly, simply, and without error. This original method has many advantages over traditional ones: fast setup time, great strength and easy assembly. While you learn carcass and frame construction, as well as how to fit a drawer, you'll make a handsome general-purpose cabinet, perfect for any number of things, from workshop to laundry storage. Soon you'll have the skills to build any type of cabinet you like!

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Modern technology has made traditional cabinetmaking techniques obsolete. With the use of a biscuit joiner, a few other power tools, and the procedures described and illustrated here, you can now make sturdy, elegant cabinets in less than half the time it would take using old-fashioned, tongue-in-groove construction. It's almost too easy to believe! This method also makes the planning and logistics of large cabinetmaking projects--a whole kitchen, for example--infinitely easier. By allowing you to make one cabinet at a time, it saves both space and material over the old assembly-line method. Select the right tools (key to successful woodworking), and find the best methods for constructing carcasses and frames, finishing, and installing. Choose from an array of drawer and door options. Feel confident adapting techniques for medicine chests, utility cupboards, furniture (chests of drawers, hutches, side tables), and more. This simple, fast, and accurate way of making cabinets will revolutionize the way you approach woodworking.

SYNOPSIS

A revolutionary approach to woodworking that's simple, fast, and will save you space and materials!

Using a biscuit joiner, a few standard power tools, and the procedures described and illustrated here, you can make sturdy and elegant cabinetry in less than half the time it takes for tongue-in-groove construction. The keys are in selecting the right tools, using the best methods for constructing carcasses and frames, finishing and installing.

With confidence, apply your skills to medicine chests, utility cupboards, hutches, side tables, dresser drawers, and more.

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