A cabinet build only goes as smoothly as its worst-documented step — and most kitchen cabinetmaking books leave the tolerances, the failure modes, and the pricing math for you to find out the hard way.
This 462-page handbook is built around the two systems that actually run North American kitchen cabinetry — traditional face-frame construction and 32mm-system frameless — and every discipline that connects them into one coherent shop process: measurement, shop drawings and cut lists, joinery, hardware, finishing, installation, and estimating.
Every build chapter follows the same shop discipline: a tools and materials list, a cut/detail list, the critical dimensions and tolerances that actually matter, numbered build phases, a troubleshooting table, and a named Mistake Autopsy — a real failure mode with its root cause, not a generic warning. Worked examples show real numbers throughout: a 32mm hole-line layout on a 762mm panel, a 1.5-inch scribe filler calculated against a masonry chimney wall, a floating door panel sized with a 1/4-inch movement allowance, and — in the estimating chapter — the difference between margin and markup, shown against a real $10,000 cost base where a misapplied markup quietly shorts the job by over $1,800.
Face-frame vs. frameless engineering, the 32mm system, shop drawing and cut-list conventions, hardware specification and adjustment, HVLP finishing, installation leveling and scribing, estimating and margin math, field diagnosis and troubleshooting.
The intermediate-to-professional kitchen cabinetmaker — a shop-trained apprentice moving into independent work, a tradesperson expanding from general woodworking into production kitchen cabinetry, or an established shop standardizing its own internal training. It assumes real shop experience; it is not a first woodworking book.
Open to any chapter and you're working from the same reference a production cabinet shop would build its own training around — the tolerances, the failure modes, and the numbers included.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A cabinet build only goes as smoothly as its worst-documented step - and most kitchen cabinetmaking books leave the tolerances, the failure modes, and the pricing math for you to find out the hard way.This 462-page handbook is built around the two systems that actually run North American kitchen cabinetry - traditional face-frame construction and 32mm-system frameless - and every discipline that connects them into one coherent shop process: measurement, shop drawings and cut lists, joinery, hardware, finishing, installation, and estimating.Every build chapter follows the same shop discipline: a tools and materials list, a cut/detail list, the critical dimensions and tolerances that actually matter, numbered build phases, a troubleshooting table, and a named Mistake Autopsy - a real failure mode with its root cause, not a generic warning. Worked examples show real numbers throughout: a 32mm hole-line layout on a 762mm panel, a 1.5-inch scribe filler calculated against a masonry chimney wall, a floating door panel sized with a 1/4-inch movement allowance, and - in the estimating chapter - the difference between margin and markup, shown against a real $10,000 cost base where a misapplied markup quietly shorts the job by over $1,800.What's insideSix parts: Design & Planning, Engineering & Shop Drawings, Fabrication, Rough-In/Hardware/Finishing, Installation & Business, and Field ReferenceFull build sequences for face-frame and frameless carcasses, door and drawer-front fitting, hardware boring and adjustment, HVLP spray finishing, installation leveling and scribing, and countertop trim-outA full estimating, bidding, and project-management chapter with labor benchmarks and a worked project estimateA field-reference chapter organized by diagnostic symptom, not just by topicEight appendices: dimension and clearance reference, hardware specification reference, wood species and sheet-good reference, finish schedule reference, glossary, metric conversion reference, and a standards/codes/estimating reference, plus blank field templates for measurement, cut lists, and estimating worksheetsKey topicsFace-frame vs. frameless engineering, the 32mm system, shop drawing and cut-list conventions, hardware specification and adjustment, HVLP finishing, installation leveling and scribing, estimating and margin math, field diagnosis and troubleshooting.Who this is forThe intermediate-to-professional kitchen cabinetmaker - a shop-trained apprentice moving into independent work, a tradesperson expanding from general woodworking into production kitchen cabinetry, or an established shop standardizing its own internal training. It assumes real shop experience; it is not a first woodworking book.Open to any chapter and you're working from the same reference a production cabinet shop would build its own training around - the tolerances, the failure modes, and the numbers included. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798171270438
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A cabinet build only goes as smoothly as its worst-documented step - and most kitchen cabinetmaking books leave the tolerances, the failure modes, and the pricing math for you to find out the hard way.This 462-page handbook is built around the two systems that actually run North American kitchen cabinetry - traditional face-frame construction and 32mm-system frameless - and every discipline that connects them into one coherent shop process: measurement, shop drawings and cut lists, joinery, hardware, finishing, installation, and estimating.Every build chapter follows the same shop discipline: a tools and materials list, a cut/detail list, the critical dimensions and tolerances that actually matter, numbered build phases, a troubleshooting table, and a named Mistake Autopsy - a real failure mode with its root cause, not a generic warning. Worked examples show real numbers throughout: a 32mm hole-line layout on a 762mm panel, a 1.5-inch scribe filler calculated against a masonry chimney wall, a floating door panel sized with a 1/4-inch movement allowance, and - in the estimating chapter - the difference between margin and markup, shown against a real $10,000 cost base where a misapplied markup quietly shorts the job by over $1,800.What's insideSix parts: Design & Planning, Engineering & Shop Drawings, Fabrication, Rough-In/Hardware/Finishing, Installation & Business, and Field ReferenceFull build sequences for face-frame and frameless carcasses, door and drawer-front fitting, hardware boring and adjustment, HVLP spray finishing, installation leveling and scribing, and countertop trim-outA full estimating, bidding, and project-management chapter with labor benchmarks and a worked project estimateA field-reference chapter organized by diagnostic symptom, not just by topicEight appendices: dimension and clearance reference, hardware specification reference, wood species and sheet-good reference, finish schedule reference, glossary, metric conversion reference, and a standards/codes/estimating reference, plus blank field templates for measurement, cut lists, and estimating worksheetsKey topicsFace-frame vs. frameless engineering, the 32mm system, shop drawing and cut-list conventions, hardware specification and adjustment, HVLP finishing, installation leveling and scribing, estimating and margin math, field diagnosis and troubleshooting.Who this is forThe intermediate-to-professional kitchen cabinetmaker - a shop-trained apprentice moving into independent work, a tradesperson expanding from general woodworking into production kitchen cabinetry, or an established shop standardizing its own internal training. It assumes real shop experience; it is not a first woodworking book.Open to any chapter and you're working from the same reference a production cabinet shop would build its own training around - the tolerances, the failure modes, and the numbers included. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798171270438
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A cabinet build only goes as smoothly as its worst-documented step - and most kitchen cabinetmaking books leave the tolerances, the failure modes, and the pricing math for you to find out the hard way.This 462-page handbook is built around the two systems that actually run North American kitchen cabinetry - traditional face-frame construction and 32mm-system frameless - and every discipline that connects them into one coherent shop process: measurement, shop drawings and cut lists, joinery, hardware, finishing, installation, and estimating.Every build chapter follows the same shop discipline: a tools and materials list, a cut/detail list, the critical dimensions and tolerances that actually matter, numbered build phases, a troubleshooting table, and a named Mistake Autopsy - a real failure mode with its root cause, not a generic warning. Worked examples show real numbers throughout: a 32mm hole-line layout on a 762mm panel, a 1.5-inch scribe filler calculated against a masonry chimney wall, a floating door panel sized with a 1/4-inch movement allowance, and - in the estimating chapter - the difference between margin and markup, shown against a real $10,000 cost base where a misapplied markup quietly shorts the job by over $1,800.What's inside- Six parts: Design & Planning, Engineering & Shop Drawings, Fabrication, Rough-In/Hardware/Finishing, Installation & Business, and Field Reference- Full build sequences for face-frame and frameless carcasses, door and drawer-front fitting, hardware boring and adjustment, HVLP spray finishing, installation leveling and scribing, and countertop trim-out- A full estimating, bidding, and project-management chapter with labor benchmarks and a worked project estimate- A field-reference chapter organized by diagnostic symptom, not just by topic- Eight appendices: dimension and clearance reference, hardware specification reference, wood species and sheet-good reference, finish schedule reference, glossary, metric conversion reference, and a standards/codes/estimating reference, plus blank field templates for measurement, cut lists, and estimating worksheetsKey topicsFace-frame vs. frameless engineering, the 32mm system, shop drawing and cut-list conventions, hardware specification and adjustment, HVLP finishing, installation leveling and scribing, estimating and margin math, field diagnosis and troubleshooting.Who this is forThe intermediate-to-professional kitchen cabinetmaker - a shop-trained apprentice moving into independent work, a tradesperson expanding from general woodworking into production kitchen cabinetry, or an established shop standardizing its own internal training. It assumes real shop experience; it is not a first woodworking book.Open to any chapter and you're working from the same reference a production cabinet shop would build its own training around - the tolerances, the failure modes, and the numbers included. Seller Inventory # 9798171270438
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