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Cabinet Making

Building Doors and Drawers

RC-T070912
$24.95

Building Doors and Drawers
How To Make Cabinet Doors and Furniture Drawers That Are Stylish, Functional and Uncomplicated. Whatever type of cabinets you're creating, doors and drawers are at the center of their style and functionality. When you're done, they get all the attention. But to get precisely the results you're looking for, you need a plan, some reliable techniques, maybe even a few inside tips. Discover practical tips and advice from expert cabinet maker Andy Rae, step-by-step instructions, plus 35 drawings and 325 full-color photos that show you exactly how to handle every facet of design and construction

Building Kitchen Cabinets - Build Like a Pro Series

RC-T070614
$19.95

Building Kitchen Cabinets - Build Like A Pro
When you build your own cabinets you’re not just saving money. You also can improve upon the materials and construction used in factory-made cabinets, and get exactly the sizes you want. And with the techniques that Udo Schimdt demonstrates and explains, you can incorporate custom details in your cabinets to make them even more distinctive. Arched doors, custom cornice treatments, oversize pantry cabinets, and solid wood end panels are just a few of the options to consider.

Building Traditional Kitchen Cabinets

RC-T070851
$24.95

Building Traditional Kitchen Cabinets
Building Premium Quality Kitchen Cabinets In Your Own Shop.
Learn how to build premium cabinetry of superior quality in your own shop...from layout and design to installation and final adjustment. Jim Tolpin simplifies the process of building cabinets by using modern hardware and joinery systems that are fast and foolproof to execute. He shows how to construct easily handled cabinet modules and how to customize face frames, doors, and drawers in the style you choose. With the help of this book and basic shop tools, you can build a complete set of kitchen cabinets that will add beauty and value to any home.

Cabinets and Countertops: For Pros By Pros Series

RC-T070858
$17.95

Cabinets and Countertops - For Pros By Pros Series
Learn How the Pros Build and Install Cabinets and Countertops (and How to Avoid Costly Mistakes).
Mistakes are costly when dealing with cabinets and countertops they're typically the most expensive components in the most expensive room. So whether you're building them or just installing them, your job is much easier when you arm yourself with the best information possible. These 17 articles from past issues of Fine Homebuilding magazine were written by builders and represent the hard-won knowledge of professionals who have learned from their mistakes.

Hard-cover
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture & Cabinet Construction - Hard-cover

RC-T070534
$39.95

Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture & Cabinet Making
A graphic, step-by-step presentation of basic furniture construction techniques. Expert woodworker and writer Andy Rae takes the construction of furniture and breaks it into components -- from boxes, cases, doors and drawers to shelves and feet. He explains all the techniques used to build them, so you can choose the ones that are best for you. Then he shows you how to put the pieces together to make great furniture.

Hard-cover
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery - Hard-cover

RC-T070535
$39.95

Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery
A comprehensive, step-by-step pictorial reference on joinery. There’s no more thorough and readable guide to joinery than this new book from expert woodworker Gary Rogowski. The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery uses full-color, step-by-step photo essays to show you how to make every practical woodworking joint. Over 1,400 color photos and drawings illustrate the methods, from simple butt joints to angled tenons and complex scarf joints.

Hard-cover
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Shaping Wood - Hard-cover

RC-T070533
$39.95
$29.95

Complete Illustrated Guide to Shaping Wood
A comprehensive and graphic wood shaping reference. In Shaping Wood, Bird shows you how to dress up your furniture, personalize your work and create period details. Learn to turn, carve, bend, cut and shape with hand tools or machines. All the techniques are in this accessible guide -- from cutting a simple circle to carving a ball-and-claw foot. He leads you through visualizing, drawing a shape and then choosing the appropriate tool for creating it.

Designing and Building Cabinets

RC-T070792
$17.95

Designing and Building Cabinets
Expert Advice on Constructing Case Pieces Such As Kitchen Cabinets, Bathroom Cabinets, Hutches and more. If you're replacing your tired kitchen cabinets or are planning to install a new kitchen, this video workshop is a must. With the camera beside him the whole way, master carpenter Tom Law transforms a bare farmhouse addition into a modern country kitchen, complete with floor-to-ceiling pantries and a large island counter

DVD
Dovetail A Drawer - DVD

RC-T061012
$19.95

Dovetail A Drawer - DVD
Dovetail Joint Techniques to Create Drawers That Fit. If it's properly fitting drawers you're after, this is the dovetail video workshop for you. Professional cabinetmaker Frank Klausz cuts quick, precise dovetails without jigs or templates, then glues up and fits the finished drawer. This 55 minute video teaches you how to make perfect dovetail joints for drawers and cabinets without the need for jigs or templates.
Also Available in VHS Format

DVD
Installing Kitchen Cabinets & Countertops - DVD

RC-T061049
$19.95

Installing Kitchen Cabinets and Countertops - DVD
Transform your kitchen with the help of a master. If you're replacing your tired kitchen cabinets or are planning to install a new kitchen, this video workshop is a must. With the camera beside him the whole way, master carpenter Tom Law transforms a bare farmhouse addition into a modern country kitchen, complete with floor-to-ceiling pantries and a large island counter
Also Available In VHS Format

Machine and Hand Joinery

RC-T070902
$17.95

Machine and Hand Joinery
Learn Joinery Secrets to Long-Lasting Joints Using Both Traditional Hand Tools and Modern Machine Tools. The concept of joinery is as old as recorded history. Furniture with hand-cut dovetail joints has been found entombed with the mummies dating back to ancient Egypt. Several thousand years later, dovetails are still being used today to fasten objects of wood. The fact that there are thousands and thousands of pieces from 18th century still being used today shows just how durable good joinery can be. In these articles collected by the editors of Fine Woodworking magazine, you'll learn how to use your hand and power tools to make tight joints that will help your furniture last for generations.

DVD
Making Kitchen Cabinets - DVD

RC-T061050
$19.95

Making Kitchen Cabinets - DVD
Building High-Quality Kitchen Cabinets in a Basement Shop. Watching Paul Levine will convince you that creating a beautiful kitchen is as easy as building one simple cabinet several times over. Levine's system saves time, anticipates mistakes and allows for corrections. All you need is access to a small workshop with a table saw a router and some common hand tools. What's more, your cabinets will be as handsome as they are strong, featuring sleek lines, hidden hinges, colorful laminated surfaces and warm wood trim.
Also Available in VHS Format

DVD
Making Mortise and Tenon Joints - DVD

RC-T061039
$19.95

Making Mortise and Tenon Joints - DVD
Produce Clean and Quick Mortise and Tenon Joints, By Hand or Machine.
Woodworkers rely on the versatile mortise-and-tenon joint for making sturdy frames, panels, stools, tables and stands. Frank Klausz shows you how to make the joint cleanly and quickly, using hand tools or basic woodshop machines.
Also Available In VHS Format

Refacing Cabinets

RC-T070307
$19.95

Refacing Cabinets
You no longer need to buy new cabinets to create a beautiful new kitchen. With Refacing Cabinets, you can get professional results even if you're not a pro. Remodeling professional Herrick Kimball shows you how to transform your outdated kitchen into your dream kitchen using wood veneer and new cabinet doors and drawer fronts. Add a new countertop and a fresh coat of paint on the walls, and you have a completely new look. Everything you need to know to do professional-quality cabinet refacing is in this book.

DVD
Router Joinery - DVD

RC-T061018
$19.95

Router Joinery - DVD
Use Your Router to Cut A Wide Variety of Joints Quickly and Accurately. Routers can be used to cut a wide variety of joints quickly and accurately. In this video, professional woodworker Gary Rogowski demonstrates router joinery techniques that can be mastered by any woodworker. You'll learn why correct setup and good stock preparation are essential to accurate work, and you'll see how to cut common frame and carcase joints using a hand-held or table-mounted router.
Also Available in VHS Format

DVD
Sam Maloof - DVD

RC-T061032
$19.95

Sam Maloof - DVD
See Sam Maloof at Work Building and See How His Furniture Embodies His Ideas on Craftsmanship, Design and Technique. Sam Maloof is one of the fathers of contemporary woodworking. Now in this DVD profile of a master craftsman, you can see Maloof at work and home, and see how his furniture embodies his ideas on craft, design, and technique. This visually rich documentary spans a week with Sam Maloof while he builds and discusses his designs, including his much imitated Sam Maloof signature rocker. Its an opportunity to savor the nuances and substance that make Sam Maloof an inspiration to woodworkers everywhere.

Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking Set - 3 Volumes with Bonus Video

RC-T070880
$89.95

Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking Set - 3 Books with Bonus DVD
3 Volume Limited Edition Plus Bonus DVD of Woodworking Expert Tage Frid Teaching Woodworking. Through these three classic volumes, it's easy to see why we and woodworkers the world over consider Tage Frid a most cherished woodworking icon. His passion has inspired countless enthusiasts and even shaped the course of the craft today. In this limited-edition set (only 10,000 copies have been printed), the dean of American woodworking teachers, Tage Frid, brings to your shop more than half a century of woodworking insight and experience. You'll learn this master's techniques through step-by-step photos, detailed drawings, and thoughtful instruction. Set Includes Volumes on Joinery, Shaping, Veneering & Finishing, and Furniture making.
DVD Also Available Separately

Hard-cover
Understanding Wood - Hard-cover

RC-T070490
$39.95

Understanding Wood
A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology. The first edition of Understanding Wood was published in 1980 and has since sold more than 130,000 copies. It is widely held as a definitive reference work and the cornerstone of every woodworker's library. Now, Bruce Hoadley's comprehensive guide to wood technology has been revised and updated in this 20th-anniversary edition of a classic. New information on composite materials, adhesives, and finishes brings this book into the 21st century, while more than 300 photographs bring important visual information to life. This edition covers the nature of wood and its properties, the basics of wood technology, and the woodworker's raw materials. Understanding Wood was written for woodworkers by a scientist with a love of woodworking. It will be sought after by craftsmen and collectors alike.
 
 

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Dovetail A Drawer - DVD
Dovetail A Drawer
DVD or VHS

Making Mortise and Tenon Joints - DVD
Making Mortise and
Tenon Joints - DVD or VHS

Hand Tools - DVD
Hand Tools - DVD

The Homeowner's Ultimate Tool Guide - Choosing the Right Tool for Every Home-Improvement Job
Homeowners Ultimate
Tool Guide

Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking Set - 3 Books with Bonus DVD
Tage Frid Teaches
Woodworking Set
3 Volumes with DVD

The Very Efficient Carpenter - Basic framing for residential construction - Book & Video Combo
Book and Videos

Trim Carpentry Techniques - Installing doors, windows, base, and crown - Book & Video Combos
 

Slipcase Set: The Complete Illustrated Guides to Woodworking
3 Volume Set