Handcrafted Cabinetry: Professional Designs, Practical Techniques (Paperback)

~ Robert A Yoder (Author)

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Product Description

Whether you're a beginner or seasoned woodworker, this straightforward, no-nonsense, fully illustrated guidebook will show you how to make detailed heirloom-quality furniture like corner cabinets and highboys.

About the Author

Robert A Yoder is a designer and builder of fine furniture, in particular tables, cabinets, and built-ins, as well as musical instruments, including guitars, harps, and dulcimers. He is the editor of woodworking books, including Martin Guitars and Cabinetry (which has sold more than 700,000 copies). He lives in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing (March 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762101733
• ISBN-13: 978-0762101733
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,406,456 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Many Mistakes, December 18, 2005

By	John M. Restaino - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book specifically for Lonnie Bird's two articles:The Eastern Shore of Virginia Corner Cabinet and The Philadelphia Highboy. I'm halfway done with the corner cupboard. I like to be challenged when I am woodworking. I do not mind doing my own layout based on measured drawings of the original piece but, when all the measurements are given to me I expect them to be correct. It seems to me that the editors had no one check out this article before it was printed. There are incorrect measurements in the materials list, and on several drawings. The most egregious
mistake was in the tombstone door layout. In fact, I not only lost quite a bit time but also a substantial amount of costly material due to this error. When I followed the somewhat vague instructions and measurements of the author I ended up with a horribly proportioned door that looked nothing like the piece represented in the photographs. It makes me feel that not only were the editors sloppy but also that Lonnie Bird was vague about this article. He has since released a Book with Taunton Press called Shaping Wood. Much of what should have been included in this book, Handcrafted Cabinetry, can be found in Shaping Wood. Also in the past, Mr. Bird, has run classes, very costly classes, at his school building this piece. I would like to beleive that Lonnie did not mislead woodworkers in order to sell his upcoming book nor to capture students for his woodworking school. I do not begrudge Lonnie making a living but, surely not at the cost of frustrating new woodworkers with incorrect and misleading articles.
I'll review Lonnie's Philadelphia Highboy article from this book when I get to it.