Constructing Kitchen Cabinets (Back to Basics) (eBook)

Woodworking should be a fun and fulfilling hobby. Bypass the overwhelming overload of woodworking information available, and get Back to Basics with the core information you need to succeed. This new series offers a clear road map of fundamental woodworking knowledge on sixteen essential topics. In Constructing Kitchen Cabinets, you'll learn what is important to know now and what can be left for later. Best of all, the information is presented in the plain-spoken language you'd hear from a trusted friend or relative, and includes: - How to layout and design your kitchen to meet the demands of your household - Keeping your casework construction simple and well-built -Five different door styles and how to build each - Techniques for building strong, smoothly functioning drawers - Options for installing upper and lower cabinets - Choosing and installing the best counter surface The world's already complicated - your woodworking information shouldn't be.

John Kelsey is a journalist and editor specializing in woodworking and furniture making. He has a degree in woodworking and furniture design from the School for American Craft at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine and a publisher of woodworking and home building books at the Taunton Press. He is the author of Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.