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$24.99 $14.99 |
While many 2x4 books offer pretty clunky furniture projects, it doesn?t have to be that way. Arts & Crafts furniture designs lend themselves to working with dimensional lumber fairly easily. Working with 1x, 2x and some plywood (all available in home center stores), many attractive furniture pieces (for indoors and outdoors) are not only possible, but simple. This book includes 20 Arts & Crafts inspired furniture and household pieces, built using dimensional lumber from home center stores. Joinery is simple (biscuits, dowels and screws) and require very limited woodworking tools and machinery.
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$19.95 $11.97 |
An amateur cabinetmaker, no matter how skillful, runs into a whole new set of problems when he or she takes on a large project-building all the cabinets for a kitchen or a study, for example-or ventures into cabinetmaking as a commercial venture. For these larger production projects, the issues of accurate and consistant measurement, standardization, effciency, and procedure become crucial This practical manual explains how to keep the work flowing and how to keep in a custom cabinet shop.
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$17.95 $10.77 |
This detailed volume covers a wide range of aesthetic and structural design options. Readers will discover new ways to conceive projects, organize their construction, and engineer them to last. Plus they'll get inspired by options for tables, cabinets, and chairs.
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One of the best investments any owner can make to add value to their home is to renovate a kitchen. New cabinets and fresh countertops can make a world of difference. Both are surprisingly easy to install as detailed in this integrated book/DVD video by professional cabinetmaker Gregory Paolini. Through a comprehensive, multimedia approach he shows exactly how to do it yourself, from choosing the right cabinetry and countertop materials to preparing the site for easy installation. Theres valuable direction for installing both wall and base cabinets so theyre level and square, as well as perfecting side panels and trim around the cabinets. The authors foolproof methods apply to both stock and custom cabinets, giving readers plenty of optionsboth high-end and economicalfor updating their kitchens. Step-by-step text, photos, sidebars, and WorkSmart tips will go a long way in getting the new look just right.
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$26.95 $16.17 |
This is one of the trilogy of Krenov's woodworking books. He discusses coopered doors, joinery, frame and panel work, selecting and preparing wood. This is the only one of Krenov's books that is substantially a "how to" book.
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Sam Allen provides novice woodworkers with the finest guide to creating cabinetry. It takes newcomers by the hand and leads them through every process in detail, from understanding the properties of wood to reading a plan, from layout, squaring, and cutting to joinery and assembly. Allen discusses lumber grades, sizes, and prices; edge treatments for plywood and reconstituted wood products; transferring patterns; and handling all the necessary tools, plus much more.