The Art Of Woodworking. Kitchen Cabinets

148 Pages·1994·23.14 MB·English

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THEA RTO FW OODWORKING
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KITCHEN
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CABTNETS
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THE ART OF WOODWORKING
KITCHEN
CABINETS
TIME-LIFBEO OKS
ALEXANDRIVAI.R GlNIA
ST.R EMYP RESS
MONTREAL
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THE ARTO F WOODWORKINGw asp roducedb y THE CONSULTANTS
ST. REMY PRESS
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fon Eakesh as been a cabinetmaker and custom renovator in
PUBLISHER Kenneth Winchester Montreal for more than 20 years.H e is known primarily for his
PRESIDENT Pierre L6veill6 teaching through books, videos, radio, and the TV show I
RenovationZ one.
SeriesE ditor Pierre Home-Douglas I
SeriesA rt Director Francine Lemieux Giles Miller-Mead taught advanced cabinetmaking at Montreal
Editor Andrew Jones technical schools for more than ten years.A native of New
Art Directors Jean-PierreB ourgeois, Zealand, he has worked as a restorer of antique furniture. t
Normand Boudreau
Designers Frangois Daxhelet,
)ean-Guy Doiron Kitchen cabinets. I
PictureE ditor Genevidve Monette p. cm.- (The Art of woodworking)
Writers John Dowling, Adam Van Sertima Includes index. I
Contri bu ting lllustrator s Gilles Beauchemin,M ichel Blais, ISBN 0-8094-9545-7
Ronald Durepos, JacquesP errault, l. Kitchen-cabinets.2 . Cabinetwork.
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CONTENTS
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I 6 INTRODUCTION 98 INSTALLING CABINETS
100 Installationb asics
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12 LAYOUTAND DESIGN L02 Installingt he lower cabinets
I 14 A galleryo f kitchen styles II2 Islandsa nd peninsulas
17 Principleso f layout 115 Installingt he upperc abinets
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19 Dimensioning 118 Crown molding
T 23 Storyp oles
I2O COTINTERTOPS
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26 CASEWORK I22 A galleryo f countertops urfaces
I 28 Anatomy of a kitchen 123 Installingc ountertops
cabinetc ase I34 Backsplasheasn d edget reatments
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30 Buildingm aterials
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33 Buildingt he cases 140 GTOSSARY
t 38 Shelvinga nd storage
44 Assemblingt he cabinets T42 INDEX
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50 Facef rames
t I44 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
56 DOORS
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58 A galleryo f cabinet
I door designs
60 Board-and-battedno ors
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62 Frame-and-panedlo ors
I 73 Mounting doors
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78 DRAWERS
I 80 Drawerc onstruction
83 Building drawers
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87 Drawers lidesa nd runners
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93 Falsef ronts and hardware
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INTRODUCTION
Tom Santarsleroo n
CHOOSING
CABINETS TYLE,S
espitet he tremendousv arietyo f kitchenc abinetst,h eya ll comed own to two
basicty pesf:a cefr amea ndf ramelesEsa. chh asc haracteristtihcast g reatlayf fect
how the hearto f the modernh omew ill appeara nd function.F or the designer,
cabinetmakear,n di nstallert,h eya lsod etermineh ow the cabinetsw ill be created.
Facef rame cabinetsa ret he most populart ype of kitchenc abineti n North
AmericaT. hist ime-honoredm ethodo f constructionin volvesa ttachinga framework
of solidl umbert o the front of a carcaseD. oorsa nd drawersc anb e mountedi n
oneo f threew aysi:n set,lippedo,r overlayI.n sett,h em oste leganitn appearancies,
a true testo f a craftsman'ssk ill in constructiona ndi nstallationT. ight tolerances
arer equiredto accommodatsee asonawlo odm ovemenat ndy ielda pleasingm ar-
gin betweenfr amea nd door.D uring installationc, abinetsm ustb e setp erfectlyle vel
and plumb to maintaint hat margin.M y clientsw ho choosefr amedc abinetsa re
veryi nterestedin forginga link with thep astT. heya ppreciatteh e classilco ok of well-
fitted doorsa nd drawerst hat openw ith easea nd closew ith a gentlep uff of air as
theyn estw ithin the frame.
Framelescsa binetrwy asb orn in Europea fterW orldW arI I. It addressesdo me
of thec hallengeosf t het ime,s ucha st hes hortagoef lumbera ndt hen eedto rebuild
housingra pidlyT. hes implicitoy f thef ramelesosr, E uropeakni,t chenc abinegtr eatly
reducemd aterianl, eedsa,n dp roductionti me.D oorsw oulda lignt ightlyt ogether,
creatinag c leanf,l owingli neo f caseworTkh. isr eflectead m odernisvti ewo f a changed
worldw hereti mew ass horta ndp roductiona nde fficiencrye igneds upremeT.h is
constructiomne thody ieldedo therb enefitsD.r awercso uldb ew idera ndd eeper
becausthee yd idn'tn eedto cleaar facefr ameA. nds toragaen dr emovaolf items
alongw ith cleanintgh ec abineitn teriorb ecameea siearn dm oree fficient.
Todayt,h el ineb etweefna cefr amea ndf ramelescsa seworhka sb lurreds lightly.
Framelecsasb inetasr en o longelri mitedt o flush-laminadteo orsm; osto f thef rame-
lessk itchenIs b uildf eaturtera ditionaral isepda nedl oorsm, ulti-parcto rnicme oldings,
ando thera ccoutremenetnsd owinega chk itchenw ithw armtha ndc omfortF. or
buildingi,n stallingm, aximizinsgt oragea,n de aseo f usef,r amelescsa binetcsa n'bt e
surpasseIdf,. o n theo therh andy, ou'dp refera toucho f timelestsra ditionin your
kitcheny,o urc abinetasr eo nlya facefr amea way.
TomS antarsierios P resident
of theK tchenD esignC enter
in Montclair, NewJ ersey.