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CABINET sa ARMOIRE sa BATHROOM CABINET sa CORNER CABINET sa CUPBOARD sa DISPLAY CASE sa DRY SINK sa FILE CABINET sa KITCHEN CABINET sa RADIO CABINET xx CUPBOARD xx FURNITURE Dressing up the basic box (cabinet). Add doors, drawers or shelves to make different designs. Ideas shown for bookcase, medicine cabinet, open wall shelf, colonial wall cabinet, lighted curio cabinet, raised-panel floor cabinet, and bookcase with drawer. Diminutive keepsake cabinet (5"x11"x13" high) is joined on all four corners with through dovetails, which are then rabbeted to accept bullnose moldings. Offset knife hinges allow the frame-and-panel door to open 120-degrees to clear the extended case sides. An improved version of the traditional face frame does a better job of concealing the edges of the plywood. Installing cabinetry and shelving like a professional. Tips for leveling, scribing, installing molding, and dealing with common obstacles. Face frame cabinets. Master the techniques for making dadoes, rabbets and face frames, and you can make almost any cabinet. Photo shows modular cabinet made with 1x2 frame, open shelves, closed shelves and base with birch strips on the door faces. Est. cost: $95. Photo shows a contemporary entryway mirror and cabinet made from walnut plywood. Feature on eleven storage units you can build includes tall cabinets on each side of a door. Ten pages of projects you can build using simple box construction. Includes photo of built-in wall of cabinets with a shelf left open across all cabinets at mid-height. Open shelf has recessed spotlights. Unit is covered with felt. Shelf area is covered with plastic laminate. Ten pages of projects you can build using simple box construction. Includes photo of long low cabinet that has alternating sections of shelves and cupboards. Ten pages of projects you can build using simple box construction includes photo of three floor-to-ceiling storage cabinets. Glass display shelves are mounted between the cabinets. Ten pages of projects you can build using simple box construction. Includes photos of a wall of floor-to-ceiling storage cabinets separated by wall-mounted chest of drawers and display shelves. Sports equipment storage cabinet is built from 1x12 pine, 1/4" pegboard, and aluminum pipe. Six build-it-yourself storage units. (1) Pet food center, (2) work bench and shop center, (3) free-standing closet for cleaning materials, (4) projector stand and equipment storage cabinet, (5) wall-hung cabinet for ironing board and iron and (6) potting bench. Storage chest has two drawers across the top and three shelves behind solid doors. Chest measures 48" long,17" deep, and 30" high and is built of birch plywood. Est. cost: $95. Tip: Shuttered cabinet is a plywood box frame with pine shelves. Cabinet doors are three pairs of 12"x20" shutters. Estimated cost: $73. Old-timey cabinet has four shelves and is built from tongue-and-groove pine. Estimated cost: $98. Step-by-step instructions on how to make a basic cabinet (84" high and 36" wide) which can become a hobby center, kitchen cabinet or a china cabinet. Features frame-and-panel doors and optional drawers. Beautiful built-in cabinets. Floor-to-ceiling pine cabinets combine an upper display case featuring glass shelves and frame-and-panel glass doors with a lower cabinet of concealed storage and drawer. Construction is basically four simple boxes fitted with face frames and doors. Three styles of backs for cabinets. (1) Sheet backs. (2) Tongue-and-groove backs. (3) Frame-and-panel backs. Building beautiful, long-lasting cabinet face frames. Using crown molding to transform the basic box cabinet. The space within. Nestled into unused wall space, this shallow built-in cabinet is ideal for storing videos and other small items. Classic floor cabinet. A plywood box forms the heart of this cabinet while face features (frame-and-panel back, sides and door and a carved rosette) add style and grace. Overall dimensions: 14"x20"x36" tall. Tip on building a removable "crown surround" to top freestanding cabinets. This will overcome seasonal expansion and contraction problems and facilitate moving the cabinet without damaging the molding. Bookcase/cabinet storage units are 28" high. Bookcase units are 9" deep and look built-in although they are freestanding. Cabinets are the same height and depth but have caned doors to close off the shelves. Furniture in a clip. How to make simple furniture from 3/4" shelving or plywood by means of plastic clips shaped like a "T", "L", or "X". Pictured are various shelves, cabinets, a desk, wine rack, etc. Hinged glass front cabinet measures 16"x19"x3". Used to display bric-a-brac. Built-in cabinet features sliding doors. Built-in cabinet and bookshelves frame a window. Built-in low top cabinet features sliding louver doors and open shelving. Desk, cabinet and bookshelves built-in combination. Garage storage galore with five pegboard and wood cabinets. Open bookshelves and storage cupboards make a fireplace wall useful. Shaker press. A Shaker-style cabinet with side rails on the top. Two drawers (16" deep) are set above two doors which open to expose two shelves in a 25"x 36"x 16" storage area. Cabinet was originally used to store linens and blankets. A ceiling-height bookcase and storage cabinet combination featuring louvered doors and plywood doors. Major construction is from pine 1x12s. Wall-hung storage cabinets consist of 2-ft. square wooden boxes with doors which can be arranged in various patterns to suit needs. Shaker-style storage cabinet features twelve drawers and two cabinet doors concealing three shelves. Shaker work cabinet has extension leaves on one end and along the back, three large drawers and a storage compartment with shelves. Built-in storage wall is made by joining modular cabinets, 2 ft. wide and 8 ft. high. Cabinets are constructed of birch veneered plywood. Some door fronts are covered with burlap. Built-in shelves and cabinets around a window provide floor-to-ceiling storage and display. Unit is built of 3/4" plywood. How to build a collection of cubes that can be stacked together to form a storage wall. Units are built from 1/2" chipboard. Interiors can be varied to have shelves, drawers or compartments closed by a door. How to build wall-hung storage units. Bookshelf and cabinet with sliding doors are featured. How to build furniture from scrap lumber such as crating. Excerpt from "Crate Craft" by Lura LaBarge shows how to construct an open bookshelf, a closed cabinet and a low, 4-ft. long shelf unit. Cabinet built using Selbermachen dowel system. Large cabinet on casters is used to store a large amount of camera equipment. Storage doors open up and a work surface drops down. Built from cherry wood. Est. cost: $300. Simple, lockable storage cabinet made from pine and perforated hardboard for your dangerous tools, paint, chemicals, etc. Simple storage cabinets you can build using only a circular saw and a drill. Basic plywood boxes are outfitted with frame-and-panel doors (or fronts), adjustable shelves and bases made from 2x4 pine. Est. cost: $55 per cabinet. A study in cherry. Pennsylvania woodworker builds a large wall unit that features glass-door bookcases, storage bases, and a long countertop in front of a wooden back panel whose design was inspired by layers of sedimentary rock. Some construction detail are illustrated. A pair of built-in hutches. How careful scribing and trim can conceal a badly out-of-square wall and ceiling when installing built-in cabinets. For plywood carcases, instead of routing dadoes for the shelves, laminate plywood together, leaving spaces for the shelves to be slid into place. Making a veneered game cabinet. Provides lessons in a variety of veneering techniques with several different core materials. Includes plans for a shop made veneer press. Frame-and-panel carcases. A classic solution for sound construction. Basic dimensions for a double cabinet and a blanket chest are also shown. Wall-to-wall built-in cabinets. A modular approach combines easy-to-build plywood carcases with solid-wood decorative moldings and details. This L-shaped unit features a computer workstation, corner cabinet, and three bookcases with provision for stereo equipment. Interior cabinet lighting. An overview of the various options (incandescent, fluorescent, halogen, strip, track, battery, ... etc.). Exposing your back side. Ideas for cabinet back panels that are made to be seen. Get tight-fitting back panels in cabinets by replacing the traditional square rabbet with a beveled rabbet. The back panel is also beveled, resulting in a no-glueline joint on all four sides. Making big cabinets manageable. Combine small sub-assemblies with knockdown hardware to simplify finishing and moving. Housed sliding dovetails. A strong, hidden joint that's ideal for attaching together the separate upper and lower cases of large cabinets. A game plan for big cabinet jobs. Good shop drawings, the right materials, and accurate machine setups are the keys to success. Includes a table saw jig and procedure to guarantee that plywood is cut square. Fast and simple method to make half-lap cabinet face frames entirely on the table saw. Create more storage space by converting the space between wall studs into 4" deep storage cabinets. Knock-down fasteners for a large kast (cabinet) utilize locking wedges. Customize an inexpensive utility cabinet to store outdoor equipment and sporting goods. Overhead storage cabinets, reached by means of a custom-built ladder, are used to create a well-defined space for back-to-back desk areas. Country built-ins. Make two rooms from one large room by constructing two cabinets (hutches). Place them across from each other on opposite walls to create the illusion of a wall separating the two areas. Cabinet design is based on German American cabinetry from the early 18th century. Use storage modules to build stylish furniture. Three basic building blocks consist of a cupboard (12"x12"x72"), a triangle (half of a 12" cube) and a clock (12"x12"x12") are combined in various ways to form an etagere, bookcase, room divider, storage arch, bed surround, etc. All components are built from particleboard and then painted. Surprise storage. How to install cabinets and shelves in unexpected places. Ideas include a built-in bookcase, knee-wall file cabinets, stairway pantry, over-the-window storage shelf, and cubby holes. Storing in style. How built-in cabinets can be right at home in any room. A wall of Colonial style cabinets and book shelves to build. Doors on lower cabinets have bevel-raised panels. Tops of bookshelves have arches. One section of cabinet is extra deep to hold a portable television. Modular storage cabinets you can build. Cabinets can have either solid wood doors, Lucite doors, or open shelves. Spanish-styled cabinet has two doors and a drop-front drawer. Wall-hung storage cabinet has sliding doors. Basic construction for a storage cabinet with plywood doors is illustrated. Contemporary styled cabinet can be built in two versions. One features doors with woven cane inserts. The other features three drawers and two shelves. Both start with a plywood shell 38"x23"x14" deep. Cabinet is 29" long, 8" deep and 11" high. Built of solid walnut for sides and top. Two doors have frame of walnut, with glass panes and wrought iron decoration. How to build "quickie cabinets" (simple boxes with shelves and doors that swing up). Hinges are made from molding strips. How to build a tall Early American style cabinet that has four open shelves for display and a clock movement mounted in the top. Unit is 12" deep, 17" wide and 63" tall. Two door oak cabinet. Built from two sheets of oak plywood and some oak trim boards. Cabinet measures 46" wide, 16" deep and 39" tall. Two doors open up to reveal two shelves. Doors are the frame and panel style. Styling is contemporary. Est. cost: $100. A king-size storage cabinet for your shop. Cabinet is 8-ft. tall. It is 4-ft. wide when closed and 8-ft. wide when open. Shelves are 11" deep in main cabinet and 5" deep in doors. Contemporary cabinet is a box with two doors on a stand. A small case for a drawer is mounted between the legs below the main cabinet. A decorative overlay of cattails decorates the cabinet doors. Easy-to-make cabinets feature doors that swing up to open. The doors do not require hardware or hinges. Roll-around storage cabinets, cabinets on backs of doors and corner cabinets provide extra hobby space. Early American serving cabinet has bypass doors, concealing two shelves and a drawer. Unit is 36" high, 14" deep and 38" wide. Modular stacking plywood cubes, with or without doors, can be stacked in a variety of arrangements for seating and/or storage. A plywood cabinet on casters features nine trays which are stacked one on top of another, with a rod running through one corner. Any one (or more) of the nine trays can be swung out to reveal the contents of the tray. Trays are essentially wooden boxes, 10"x14"x3" deep. Est. cost: $20. How to build "custom designed" cabinets and drawers for your living room, dining room, etc. Create a room in the Shaker tradition. From cabinet to moldings, how to reproduce the functional simplicity of a Shaker room. The cabinet measures 74" tall, 18" deep, 29" wide. Shaker-inspired pine cabinet features a frame-and-panel door and three deep shelves (11"x18"). Overall dimensions: 13"x21"x48" tall. Shallow cabinet for a hallway with basic parts cut from one piece of 4x8-ft. plywood. Shaker style cabinets and wall racks add to the convenience of this utility room. Build a rolling storage cabinet from two sheets of 1/2" plywood. Cabinet is 36" wide, 36" tall, and 18" deep. It opens up to reveal shelves in both the door and cabinet, with plenty of room for paint cans, brushes, etc. Make room for storage and display cabinets by pushing them through the wall so that they extend into other rooms or even outside. Some tips. Desk, cabinet, cupboard combination is built from 2 sheets of plywood. Winning design in the 10th annual Popular Science/American Plywood Assn. contest. A multi-purpose storage and display cabinet is built mostly from plywood. Cabinet built to store silver serving pieces features two frame-and-panel doors that have been decorated with highly-figured veneer. The interior has three flatware storage drawers and an open shelf for larger pieces. The top is fitted with a Corian insert. The unit measures 31" tall, 30" wide, 16" deep and is fitted with casters. Handsome cabinet on a stand. This gently-sculpted design features large exposed dovetails, open mortises, two doors incorporating highly-figured wood, etc. Overall dimensions: 38" tall, 24" wide, 18" deep. The upside down art deco linen cabinet is shaped like the Pennsylvania state "keystone" logo. The outside corners feature decorative finger joints. A simple cabient is designed to feature a unique piece of wood as the panel of a door. Overall dimensions: 11"x7"x30" tall. Construction uses dowel joints. The two interior shelves are adjustable. Showcase. A truly easy-to-build modular wall organizer. A plywood cabinet 10" deep is shaped like an octagon, except that the two vertical sides are much longer to form a cabinet 76" tall and 39" wide. The interior is divided into 14 square and 4 triangular compartments. Optional doors may be applied to individual compartments or the entire cabinet. Compartmented storage unit features sliding doors on each compartment and adjustable shelves. Built of 3/4" plywood with Marlite panels for doors. Free-standing storage cabinet is 8 ft. high with adjustable shelves, a drop-door cabinet and bifold doors. Console cabinet and wall hung mirror combination. Requires only a table saw. Uses stock moldings and common pine. Est. cost: $75. Masterpiece in pine. Build this versatile country-style cabinet. Features two large frame-and-panel doors which open to expose adjustable shelves. Suitable for storage or to conceal a large TV. Overall dimensions: 55" tall, 36" wide, 22" deep. Plywood sports locker (16"x17"x72" high) resembles a traditional steel school locker. It has an upper shelf inside, brass hooks and a safety latch that can be easily opened from the inside, even when padlocked. Tip on finishing the insides of drawers or cabinets before attaching the bottom or back. Knockdown cabinet system. A modular system of drawer boxes, open shelves, and storage boxes with doors can be stacked together in a variety of arrangements. Modular storage system. Each unit is made from a single sheet of 3/4" plywood. There are units with drawers, doors, shelves, or combinations. Chair-side cabinet. A classic cabinet with four-panel doors. Requires frame-and-panel doors which feature the molded mortise & tenon joint. Dimensions: 28" wide, 28" deep, 22" tall. Cottage wall cabinet. A raised panel door (21"x16") conceals three narrow shelves. The lower portion features an open display self and either a towel bar or three Shaker pegs. Overall dimensions: 37"Tx19"Wx8"D. Classic-looking walnut cabinet features an ogee base, built-in molding, and two frame-and-panel doors with two good faces. Built of walnut plywood and solid walnut. The interior has one adjustable shelf (but could be configured in another way). Overall dimensions: 37"Tx32"Wx14"D. Modular cabinets are designed around a standard unit so they can be customized (open shelves or glass- or wood-paneled doors). Cabinet (35" high, 32" wide) can be made in two depths (12" and 16"). Knock-down hardware is used for easy construction. Units can be stacked and/or arranged side by side in a variety of options. Base, top panel and counter cleat give the cabinets a finished look. A contemporary standing cabinet is constructed using fairly sophesticated techniques and calls for a working knowledge of a variety of joints (mortise-and-tenon, dovetail, splined miters, etc.). The basic cabinet (21"x15"x54" tall) has 9 drawers above a frame-and-panel door concealing a storage cabinet. The entire unit is supported on a pedestal (15"x11"x12" tall). The development of a cabinet. Design, material and construction decisions that must be considered when doing custom furniture building. Oriental cabinet. An exercise in tasteful lumber selection and hidden sliding dovetail joints. Overall dimensions: 32"x13"x34" tall. A southwest cabinet. Use a routing pattern box to duplicate carpinteros' raised panels. Cabinet is suitable for use as a lamp table, telephone stand, or bedside cabinet. Features one full-width drawer above two doors concealing a storage area. Overall dimensions: 24"x18"x24" tall. Shaker-style counter is divided (1/3) into a storage compartment (behind a frame-and-panel door) and (2/3) a stack of four large drawers. Construction utilizes several dovetail joints. Overall dimensions: 46"Lx29"Tx19"D. A period style occasional cabinet. Two-door cabinet on 18" cabriole legs. Panel doors can be solid or veneered. Carcase work features a lot of dovetails, finger joints & mortise-and-tenon joints. Overall dimensions are 54" tall, 30" wide and 15" deep. Right backs. Methods of fitting backs in a cabinet or carcase. The cushion cabinet. Drawings and construction details for a 17th century two-door "cushion cabinet" from Holland. "Stackstore" cabinet system features veneered chipboard boxes with tops that are curved, pointed, or flat. The boxes may be stacked in a variety of arrangements. Renaissance arches. Dutch Renaissance cabinet (circa 1650) known as a Utrecht toogkast. Spectacular, detailed drawings for a challenging period project. Two-door cabinet features the "blind arch". Overall dimensions: 139cm wide, 53cm deep, 136cm tall. Small storage compartment (14" wide, 12" deep, 11" tall) sits on top of 26" legs forming a "contemporary" cabinet 37" tall. The storage area features frame-and-panel sides and arch-top doors. Contemporary cabriole. A cabinet which takes the most outstanding features of historic design and interprets them through contemporary materials and structural elements. The result is a box-like cabinet (with two doors) set on top of a black "coffee table" with bright red cabriole legs. The cabinet interior features drawers and pigeon holes. Cocktail cabinet is supported on a tall stand whose legs are supported by curved "X" frames. The cabinet measures 500mm tall, 320mm wide, 233mm deep (20"x13"x9") and has two doors which form a concave front. The base measures 1030mm tall, 404mm wide, and 279mm deep (41"x16"x11"). Detailed drawings of a 15th century Gothic dresser featuring elegant carvings which were influenced by stone-masonry decoration of the period. Overall dimensions: 980mm wide, 430mm deep, 1080mm tall (39"x17"x43"). Tall cabinet project. This contemporary design requires no traditional woodworking joinery. Assembly relies totally on steel rods and starlock washers. Cherrywood cabinet designed and built to store sheet music can be modified for other uses. The shelves slide forward on their wooden support cleats. The carcase is simple construction with large exposed dovetails. The two doors are simple frame-and-panel construction. Overall dimensions: 16" wide, 25" tall, 10" deep. Pine commode is a replica of an 1870 design. Features a large storage drawer over a 2-door storage cabinet. Unit measures 30" wide, 28" tall, and 15" deep. Contemporary cabinet features frame-and-panel doors with book matched panels. Cabinet measures 27" wide, 23" tall and 9" deep. It sets on a four leg stand which makes the unit 54" tall. Multipurpose cabinet or end table. A basic plywood box is covered with plastic laminate. A frame-and-panel door is added. Early American style pine cabinet. Overall dimensions: 32" wide, 23" tall, 13" deep. Features a large (20"x21") frame and panel door. Shaker-style high chest. The top 27" of the cabinet is enclosed with two frame-and-panel doors. The bottom 43" of the cabinet features five large storage drawers. Extensive use of dovetails. Overall dimensions: 71" tall, 42" wide, 18" deep. Small pine cabinet features two frame-and-panel doors with punched-tin panels and a large storage drawer. Overall dimensions: 37" wide, 31" tall, 17" deep. Pierced tin country-pine cabinet. Two-door cabinet (19"x36"x34" tall) has a large punched-tin panel (23"x11") in each door. Governor Winthrop cabinet. Reproduction of a Berea (KY) College cabinet. Features of this two-door leaded-glass cabinet include contoured crown moldings, turned rosettes, and turned finial. An ideal companion piece to place on top of a slant-top desk (Nov-Dec 1992 issue) or a separate floor cabinet (Jan-Feb 1996 issue). Overall dimensions: 42"Tx34"Wx10"D. Governor Winthrop floor cabinet (13"x34"x41" high). Features frame and panel doors closing off shelves that are deep enough to store dinner plates. Coopered door cabinet (7"x9"x25" high) has two drawers and three shelves. The curved door has a chip-carved knotwork motif based on an old Persian design. Cape Barron Goose bookcase. A unique piece of furniture. This cabinet features a dual roof-shaped top with a stylized flying goose ornament in the center. The double doors feature rebated glass panels. The plinth (base) features coopered and mitered construction. Built-in storage cabinet in the waste space above doorways. Spanish-style bookcase has spindle-faced doors to close off shelves and four drawers in the base. Attractive cabinet for shoes and purses has two top sections with slanted shelves that will hold 20 pair of shoes and two bottom sections to hold as many purses. Cabinet is built of pine and is 51" wide, 14" deep and 71" high. Style is similar to a Shaker cabinet with large panel doors. Norwegian decorated chest is a replica of one in the Bygdo collection (Christiana, Norway) created in the middle 1800's. Chest is 24" wide, 15" deep and 42" tall with two shelves inside. Front panels, door and cornice require elaborate carving and painting. Pattern for a green and gold 18th century commode, featuring a marble top. Patterned after one in the Grassi Collection (Leipzig, Germany). | |||||||||
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