Product Description

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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build your own kitchen cabinets        Rating:

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

pretty good book        Rating:

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.

Good book with excellent instructions for building cabinets        Rating:

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.

Great book for beginners        Rating:

My husband and I are remodeling our dining room and kitchen This book is great for anyone who has not done a lot of wood working.

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