Cabinets

by Philip C. Lowe

Philip C. Lowe shows how to make three bookcases of varying complexity; which to build merely depends on time, budget, and circumstance. If you need one in a hurry, ...

by Ian Ingersoll

Ian Ingersoll says the vanity he designed and details in this article, with its gently tapered and splayed legs, is an outgrowth of the Shaker tradition. He made ...

by Christian Becksvoort

Christian Becksvoort designed this small bookcase to carry just a few details -- a dovetailed molding at the top of the case, a mitered base and strip of wood just ...

by Peter Turner

Peter Turner’s small, easy-to-build bookcase is modeled after one his great-grandmother owned. It’s simple, and he chose richly figured cherry to set off the wood. ...

by Gregg Domek

Gregg Domek built an armoire meant for audio-visual equipment with simple, straightforward biscuited or screwed joinery. The dimensions of the piece aren’t set ...

by Philip C. Lowe

This entertainment center includes design features that lessen its physical impact on the room yet let it remain aesthetically grand. Philip C. Lowe explains his ...

by John Kelsey

Much of what John Kelsey builds falls in the useful and sturdy category, though he also does make fine hardwood furniture. Here, he shares a design and technique ...

by Jeff Greef

Jeff Greef rebuilt a barrister bookcase from the early 1900s after it was damaged in an earthquake, and what he learned about it inspired him to build his own very ...

by Jim Boesel

Show Spotlights Work of Students and Teacher

by Patrick Warner

Pat Warner softened the lines of the file cabinet he built by adding a separate base with shaped legs and using a triangle theme. This piece makes a good learning ...

by Christian Becksvoort

Christian H. Becksvoort was challenged to build a clothes tree to match a pencil-post bed he’d made, but the idea just wouldn’t work on paper. He came up with a ...

by Frank Klausz

Veteran cabinetmaker Frank Klausz tackled the job of designing and making cabinets for his own kitchen. He offers an overview here of what you need to know before ...

by James Krenov

The technical problems of doors with thin wood parts and closely fitted glass may discourage cabinetmakers from making more showcase cabinets, writes James Krenov. ...

by B.D. Bittinger

B.D. Bittinger says antiqued pine furniture designs are based more on feeling than fact. If you take on a project that you intend to distress or age, it is even ...