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Building instead of buying cabinets means not only cost savings but also better materials and a truly custom kitchen. This book shows anyone how to build a complete set of kitchen cabinets. Professional cabinetmaker Udo Schmidt covers the entire process, from preparing materials and selecting the right tools to finishing and installing hardware.

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Author:	Udo Schmidt
Paperback:	176 pages
Publisher:	Taunton
Publication Date:	2003-04
Language:	English
ISBN:	1561584703
Package Length:	10.7 inches
Package Width:	9.0 inches
Package Height:	0.5 inches
Package Weight:	1.35 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 28 reviews

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Average Customer Review: 4.5

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Excellent reference book on cabinet making Nov 25, 2008
I'm a woodworker with intermediate skills and had never built any cabinetry before reading this book. Using this book as a reference I've completed cabinets in our study as well as two beautiful bathroom vanities. I appreciate the quality of construction the author demonstrates and the clarity of the illustrations and photos. I've read three or four other books on the subject and find this one far superior to the others. My next project is a complete set of cabinets for our kitchen remodel, for which I plan on referencing this book often.

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Excellent book if you actually want to build cabinets May 03, 2008
I bought this book and Danny Proulx's Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets (Popular Woodworking). Proulx's book focused on particleboard construction and mostly 32mm cabinets. I was very dissapointed as I was anxious to start building cabinets and particleboard is not what I was looking for. This book however, was just what the Dr. ordered. I'm very comfortable with my tools and have been woodworking for years now, but I still found some usefull tips in the book. I skimmed the book without reading all of it and immediately bought the lumber I needed and began construction. I had a completed bathroom vanity cabinet in 1 afternoon (not including stain and finish). As others have mentioned, his dimensions are not perfect, but since my house doesn't perfectly match the book, I used my own tape measure.

Even with the dimension issues here and there, I highly recommend this book for anyone who actually wants to make cabinets. I have a few other books that discuss the "idea" of making cabinets. This one tells you the tools you need and how to do it. It focuses on pocket-hole joinery but it also shows how you can use other joinery techniques as well. I can't stress this point enough... if you are planning on building cabinets, you will love this book. If you just want to read about building cabinets, this book isn't what you want.

I'm off to buy more lumber for more cabinets!!!!

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Very useful and very helpful Mar 22, 2008
This book was a great introduction to how to build cabinets. Being an experienced person in woodworking, this book gave the guidance towards me taking on this project. As a previous review stated, I also found an error in the calculation table but after doing the calculation over and over again, it seemed to have the wrong calculation formula but is was indeed correct. I did though find an area that the publisher and the author should have covered that was overlooked. When assembling the doors the author states to assemble the rails and stiles with glue, drive a couple of 1/2 inch nails into the assembly and remove the clamps. After doing this, I discovered those nails while routing the outside edges with my round-over bit. So, I will in the future take extreme care to where I place those nails, assuring that they will not be found later. I also modified my wall cabinets by using 1/4 inch plywood for the tops and in some assemblies I found that using the pocket hole method better for attaching plywood to plywood, less splitting when the screw is at an angle.
Otherwise this book is an excellent source that gave me the confidence and courage to build my own cabinets, as I have them all built now, just waiting to stain and assemble them and install.

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Build Like A Pro-just like says!! Nov 17, 2007
This book is well written, and easy to understand. The author gives you a solid understanding of the basics and some of the more advanced "how-tos" of cabinet making. I would recommend this book to people who have some knowledge of power tools and want to learn how to build kitchen cabinets.

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This is the best book I have ever read! Oct 10, 2007
This book is very well laid out and easy to follow instructions to build the greatest custom cabinets. This is the best book I own