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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Superbly detailed, this fully updated step-by-step guide walks readers through all the stages of planning, design, construction and installation of kitchen cabinets. It makes it all possible, even with only a few basic tools. And its practical approach anticipates readers' questions and concerns every step of the way. Danny Proulx covers: Planning, cutting and assembly details for upper and lower cabinets A range of cabinetry-from simple cabinets and custom appliance garages, to over-the- sink cupboards, lazy-Susan shelving and stemware storage Practical information on kitchen design, material selection and tool shortcuts Unique information on customizing cabinets, building strong cabinets quickly, combining traditional methods with European cabinetry techniques and hardware Plus, a full-color gallery of kitchen designs Danny Proulx opened his own custom kitchen-remodeling shop, Rideau Cabinets, in 1989. He is the author of Display Cases You Can Build, Build Your Own Home Office Furniture, Building More Classic Garden Furniture, Fast & Easy Technique for Building Modern Cabinetry and Smart Shelving & Storage Solutions. He lives in Ottawa, Canada. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Danny Proulx | | Paperback: | 128 pages | | Publisher: | Popular Woodworking Books | | Publication Date: | August 01, 2003 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1558706763 | | Package Length: | 10.8 inches | | Package Width: | 8.2 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 36 reviews |
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 Basic building guide to ugly cabinets Apr 12, 2010
As many others have said before this is really just an overview of how to build cabinets, and ugly ones at that. He goes over a lot of the dimensions and some of the techniques involved in making the cabinets but honestly I kind of feel like this book was made by "Tim the Toolman Taylor" a regular handyman just sharing some of his thoughts on building a cabinet, he does not appear to be a pro in any way, and his techniques are fairly primitive even in this newer second edition. If you really want to read something written by a pro, and with much better techniques (and results) I'd suggest you buy Building Kitchen Cabinets by Udo Schmidt. I bought that book along with this one at the same time and I've found myself constantly refering back to Schmidt's book as it is excellent, and this one I've barely cracked since I opened the other.
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Build Cheap and Ugly Cabinets Nov 10, 2009
If you are interested in building cheap and ugly cabinets, this is the book for you. Most people would be far better served by going to their local Ikea or Home Depot and buying what's on sale.
There are 2 real issues with this book. First, everything in it is hideously ugly (as other reviewers have noted). There are a lot of pictures, which is a good thing. It warns you off building these things. The author is in love with particle board, and that esthetic infuses everything. If you thought the 80's were a heyday of kitchen design, this book is for you.
Secondly, the practical instructions aren't very good. I can sum up the entire book like this - make butt joints with particle board, and put on face frames with half overlap doors. If that sentence is helpful to you, then you don't need this book. If it isn't, you won't get much out of this book - that's as detailed as the instructions get, basically. The rest is just useless cut lists (if you don't want custom cabinets, why build them?)
I bought this book because its from Popular Woodworking (whose endorsement now means much less to me) and because of the ratings. Don't make the same mistake I did. Buy Lang's Kitchen Cabinet book instead, which is around 1000 times better.
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 build your own kitchen cabinets May 14, 2009
Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets (Popular Woodworking)The book was shipped in a very timly manner. I am very satisfied with the service I recieved, and will order again. The price was very good.
Leslie Paugh Sr
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pretty good book May 04, 2009
This is a well written easy to follow book. If you are looking to make your own cabinets then this is a book you should check out.
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Good book with excellent instructions for building cabinets Nov 21, 2008
Overall the book was really helpful to me. Easy to understand for any level DIY'er and provides lots of tips to make the work less troublesome.
I used the book to guide me in building 3 large cabinets (30" W x 18" D x 76" H) for my garage. I applied the same techniques described in the book. However, I used 3/4" MDF for the cabinet carcass instead of the 5/8" particle board indicated by the author, used poplar for my face-frames and door-frames, and used 1/2" overlap hinges instead of the hidden euro-hinges. My cabinets came out great! and are a tasteful addition to my garage. My material costs for all three cabinets was less than $400.
The author does repeat himself a little but the book's highly methodical approach is very useful to me in providing:
- helpful material selection tips
- excellent guidance on standard cabinet sizing
- superb material cutting & parts labeling system
- method for constructing & installing the cabinets
I gave the book 4.5 not 5 stars because the author concentrated only on his style of cabinet construction. For example, he only shows one hinge system. Still, this is hardly a show-stopper.
To help me fill in the book's blind spots, I found these other sources to be good references:
(1) Quick & Easy Custom Cabinets by Anthony Guidice
(2) Building Doors & Drawers by Andy Rae
On the flip side of the above, the following refernce was not very helpful - Designing & Building Cabinets
Good luck to all.
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