Fine Woodworking on Boxes, Carcases, and Drawers (Paperback)

~ Fine Woodworking Editors (Editor) "Furniture construction is broken down into two main categories: frame and carcase..." (more)
Key Phrases: bandsaw boxes, carease sides, marking gauge line, Tage Frid, Rhode Island School of Design, Simon Watts (more...)

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Product Description

The secret of building boxes and drawers that can stand up to everyday use is good, strong corner joints. This is the art of carcass joinery. In this text, craftsmen explain how to choose, make and use every kind of carcass joint in both solid wood and plywood, using hand tools and machine methods.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Taunton (August 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0918804264
• ISBN-13: 978-0918804266
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #279,460 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of FWW's Best of the "Best Of" Series, April 25, 2000

By	John Leyden (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

40+ reprinted articles from Fine Woodworking magazine by such masters as Tage Frid, Ian Kirby, Mark Duginske, Jim Cummins and many others.

General subject matter includes:

Joinery -- box joint jig, blind finger joints, plate joinery, tapered sliding dovetails, hand dovetails.

Boxes -- bandsawn, box design, bookmatching boards for.

Carcases -- European style cabinets, blanket chests, open, stereo cabinets.

Drawers -- general how-to, bottoms, making your own hardware, miters/tape/glue, panels for lids.

Miscellany -- drawer stop ideas, hanging doors, panel cutting, french fitting.

All in all, this is a well rounded, authoritative and tremendously helpful volume for the advanced amateur cabinetmaker. I have personally used many of the techniques described herein on my own projects with much success and am all the better craftsman for it.

Highly recommended.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not bad, October 19, 2004

By	T, Holmes (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This isn't a bad book but it,s clearly a load of dated articles stuck together in an attempt to teach those who wish to make drawers & boxes a little something that in my opinion takes a long time to truely master. It's suggested in the book how easy it is to make dovetails, I've been making kitchens for years and it takes a long time to learn what you really NEED to know about these things. Take it from me it's easy to talk the talk.
There are better books out there that cover this subject in a more informative and enjoyable manner, try any of Jim Tolpin's woodworking books and you,ll see what I mean.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The key word here is "Fine", March 25, 2007

By	Thomas E. Drummer - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you want to truely refine or up grade your woodworking skills, buy this book! The editors of Fine Woodworking are among,if not "the", leading comtributers to the art of woodworking today.