My goal for this website is to help those who need a little guidance in their woodworking journey. I think a good place to start is in teaching the basics of cabinetry. It’s simpler to learn to build a cabinet box than to try to put together a complicated piece of furniture, and you’ll learn some important skills in the process.
I’ve seen a lot of books for sale online about how to build cabinets from start to finish. Here you’re going to get the same story from my method. As you know there is a million ways to skin a cat and although that sounds fun, I’m going to talk about a few ways (not to skin a cat, but to build cabinets).
I learned the trade from my father-in-law, Dale Porter, a cabinet maker with over 30 years experience. In fact, I literally learned how to read the tick marks on a tape measure in his shop when I was 22 years old (so don’t feel like you’re too old to learn even the basics). Kind of ironic considering I had been to his shop to build a pinewood derby car when I was 8 or 9 years old.
Join me as I start from the very beginning.
I want to make a box. Can you show me how??
ReplyDeleteI can. Just keep following the blog. Tell your friends about it. I'm planning on putting in a plug for Woodsmith for those who don't want to build their own. I'm going to put a post on how to measure for cabinets, and even order them out. Maybe you can be a guest contributor.
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