Carpentry and Cabinet-Making

This text contains a concise yet comprehensive guide on carpentry and cabinet-making, including information on tools, joining, and finishing. A great little book for DIY and woodworking enthusiasts, this text will be of considerable value to anyone interested in making their own cabinets and makes for a great addition to collections of woodworking literature. The chapters of this book include: 'The Workshop', 'Tools', 'Woods Used In Carpentry', 'Screws and Nails', 'How to Join Wood', 'Some Easily Made Articles', 'A Dwarf Bookcase', 'A Simple Bench', 'Easily Constructed Articles', 'Fretwork and Cabinet-Making', 'Bamboo Work', 'Staining and Varnishing' and 'French Polishing'. Originally published in 1906, we are proud to republish this antiquarian text now complete with a new introduction on woodworking.