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Bob Lang's The Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker, Revised Edition: Shop Drawings and Professional Methods for Designing and Constructing Every Kind of Kitchen and Built-In Cabinet (Fox Chapel Publishing)

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This practical handbook takes the mystery out of designing and making built-in cabinets! Take the confusion out of cabinetmaking by learning how to:Measure a room and design cabinetryDevelop working shop drawings and cutting listsWork with solid wood, veneered plywood, MDF, and plastic laminatesBuild traditional face-frame cabinets and Euro-style frameless cabinetsCut and join the basic box for any projectConstruct wall-hung cabinets, units with lighting, and floor-to-ceiling stylesMake doors, drawer faces, drawer boxes, and countertopsKitchens are the ultimate DIY woodworking project, offering the best return on investment! Demonstrating how woodworkers can approach the complex job of designing and making built-in cabinets for kitchens, family rooms, and home offices, this technical handbook provides meticulously detailed shop drawings, clear instructions, and hundreds of professional tips for saving time, materials, unnecessary aggravation, and money. Bob Lang offers practical, hands-on, how-to information and guidance for building traditional face-frame cabinets as well as constructing contemporary frameless Euro-style cabinets.You'll learn how to measure rooms and design fitting cabinetry that considers both function and aesthetics, how to develop working shop drawings and cutting lists, and how to work with materials as varied as solid wood and plastic laminate. Technical instructions for cutting and joining the basic box, as well as for fitting it to drawer stacks, sinks, corners, appliances, and islands, are also included, as are detailed steps for sanding, finishing, and installing each piece. This second edition also offers a colorful new 16-page idea gallery with photographs of finished cabinets.Whether it's kitchen, home office, family room, or any other kind of built-in cabinet work, this classic technical handbook shows you exactly how to approach the complex job of designing and making custom cabinets. Robert W. Lang takes the mystery out of the job with clearly written text, meticulously detailed shop drawings, and sharp photographs that show how cabinets go together in the real world.From the planning stage all the way through installation, Bob Lang's The Complete Kitchen Cabinet Maker, Revised Edition gives you a firm foundation for designing and building kitchen cabinets from scratch. You'll benefit from practical and shop-tested methods and time-savers on every page. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fox Chapel Publishing; Revised edition (September 1, 2014)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 232 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 39


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.38 x 0.51 x 10.81 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #25,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Furniture & Carpentry Crafts #6 in Carpentry #8 in Woodworking Projects (Books)


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Great book.
I bought this specifically to learn about building frameless cabinets as I have never built that style and my kitchen designer specified frameless for my new kitchen. Very good information. One great takeaway is the parts listing/inventory idea. I implemented this idea for my kitchen build and this saved me probably a couple thousand in plywood. Basically, list out all of your parts ahead of time cabinet by cabinet. In the past I built a cabinet, then built the next. Listing all parts up front allowed me to optimize my panel layout and cut as efficiently as possible. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2023 by Elvis
    • Great purchase!
I am glad I bought this book. I was making a cabinet from the ground floor up, and it was very helpful. I would recommend it!
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024 by Sho
    • duplicate of first edition
I think this is the best book for the amateur cabinetmaker. It has drawings. it does not really have cutlists for specific drawings, the way a real shop drawing would have, along with specific hardware part numbers. But its the best of the 4 or 5 books I have. Its a page for page reprint of the first edition. I figured he might have updated something, but they just added a half dozen color photos of high end cabinets in the front and made it work out so the rest of the book used the same page numbers. I am not too annoyed because it is the best book, but it is not revised. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024 by mil johnson
    • Complete is very true, especially as compared to others.
I have both this book, and the "Kitchen Cabinets Made Simple" book. Studied them both. My take is, if you are patient, and really want to learn about building and installing cabinets, this is the book for you. If you are not patient, and think, "just tell me how to build a damn cabinet" maybe the "made simple" book might be more your speed. This book is about twice the content by page count alone, and the "information density" how much is conveyed with fewer pages/words increases this even more. the "made simple" book is a quicker, easier read, and you can be out building some (likely suitable) cabinets quickly. However, this book teaches you the ins/outs of all the choices you might make (perhaps frustrating the impatient reader) which I liked. I also note some differences in approach. Mr Lang makes some design choices that may make for a better result down the road. His method for constructing the back of the cabinet and "nailer" can more readily accomodate imperfections in the wall during installation time (installation isn't really covered in the "simple" book). Also, the "simple" book technique leverages the factory edges of the plywood, assuming that these are straight and square. Lang explains that you can't rely on factory edges being square, and shows you how to: a) determine if they are out of square, and if so, b) how to mitigate this. Lang goes into great detail about making a storyboard, making lists, using spreadsheets, cut-lists, installation, really giving you insight into the thinking of a pro cabinet maker. I've read the entire book, and now reading again, and now the first chapters make more sense, having the perspective of all the info in the later chapters in my head now. You might at first get frustrated that Lang is a bit like a newscaster, reporting all the options, and giving you the ins/outs of each option, but never really saying "I like this one best" (but the pro/con lists he does gives you a good clue), but as you get through it, you will discover they way he "often does it" or "likes to do it" for certain things. If you understand, follow, and execute the advice in this book, you should be able to build a fine set of cabinets, and understand and explain your choices to others and yourself. I did get good info from the "simple" book, but as a more patient guy who wants more info on "why" I'm doing something, and don't mind reading twice as much info to get there...I like Lang's book better. If I wanted a more simple, step A, B, C approach to building cabinets, I might prefer the Paolini book ( I just ain't that guy). ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2015 by zakleerite
    • Comprehensive - well-written
This is a must-have reference for beginner & intermediate woodworkers; perhaps even for advanced/ pros. Well written, easy to understand and well-illustrated. I consider myself an intermediate DIYer. This book provides all of the tips I needed. I bought the spiral version so I can take it into the shop and lay it flat on my work bench while putting its knowledge into practice. Highly recommend. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023 by G.I. Jeff
    • Not a step-by-step guide
I read this whole book - some sections multiple times. I learned about the different types and styles of cabinets (European vs. face-framed, overlay vs. inset doors) which helped me decide on the type of cabinet I'm going to build. However, this book does not tell you where to start construction. I still have no idea where to start. Although this book has some useful information, this is not a step-by-step guide. The author also frequently uses terminology that I do not know, without explaining. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024 by Robert Thacker
    • Great book!
I really like this book. I have two other books on kitchen cabinets, and while both of those books provide good information (I have no regrets buying them), I like this one the best. The author does a very, very good job of explaining the building process and devotes a lot of time to the organization process. He tells you why it should be done, why it's important, and what can happen if you don't do it. The other books by Udo Schmidt and Randy Johnson don't really delve too much into this. What the other books lack is real information on European or frameless style cabinets. This book has far more information on that subject, which is of particular interest to me. Yes, this book is a bit dated in some aspects (like using biscuit joinery instead of pocket screws or Dominos) but the illustrations are well done. I wish the photographs were color, but this is a small thing and doesn't really impact the book. I really suggest this book for anyone wanting to build cabinets but honestly would say that it would be good to get the ones from the authors mentioned above as well (Building Kitchen Cabinets -Schmidt and How To Make Kitchen Cabinets -Johnson). One can never have too much information and each book is a valuable resource. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2015 by Gauda
    • Cabinet book
Good information
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2024 by STEVE WINSTON

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