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Cabinetmaking and Millwork Rev i s e d

John L. Feirer

0 Chas. A. Bennett Co., Inc., Peoria, 111.

• Table of Contents

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List of Color Illustrations

Acknowledgment List

Preface

Table of Contents

Section I. Introduction ... .. ............... .

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I. CABINE'l·t-·tA.KL-.:t:- TH.t.: K.eY TO J\LL \V(X)D\V()lU:.11'\C.... ... .... . .. . ... .. 16 Histor)' of Cabinetmaking, ~lilh,.•ork, 20; Survey of O 63; Problents ond Act·ivit-itJs> 64.

Section II. Materials and Layouts.. . ... .............................. 65

5. \Vooo-ITS NATURE AND Pl\oPF.RTIF.S. ••••• • •• . ••. •• . • . ••• . • •• ••• •• • • . ••• 66 Parts of a Tree, 66; Specific Ci·avity of Ln1nber, 67; Cell Sb·ucture, Cro\vth Rings, 69; Spring\vood and Sumlner,vood, Sapwood and 1-leart'\vood, Other Characteristics, 70; Cutting Methods. 71; Hard\voods •~nd Sof~'oods; Se~u;ooing, 72; Shrinkage of l,.1.1mbcr, 75; Lllmber l)cfcct;, 76.

6. J

Tab/,. of Cot!lents

8. PJ.YWOOJ.> • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • • • • .... • • • • •••• ••• 116 Ane>ARD ANT> PAK"1·1CL£ Bo ARD • _..... . •• • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • .. . ... • ••• 129 Hardhoard, 12$); ·rypic:.'1.I \Vorking Characteristics, Typk·al End Uses, J:l5; Pa rti

Clll>iMtnwking nnd Millu:ork

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D1U.1.Uxc A'."D Sorusc 1~ooLS ••• ....... •• . ... •. .. . . . ... . ...•. .•. .•. .•. .. 234

~fETAL\voruaxc Toor.s ....•.•.•.. 235

Too1. A_:\'D ~·f.,..CHL"\E ~fA1::>.'TENAS"0t ........ ......... . ........ . .. ...... 237 Equipment for Sharpening, 23;, Sharptning Hand Tools, 239; Sharpening • H and Saw, 2'13; ~fochme Tools. 250.

25. PLA.Nt:R R S tmFAr(Jc:edure, 263; Sq uaring C'p l.: End j ointing, Squ,,ring t:p Stock. 377; Rabbeting, llcwlfng nnd Chamfering. Stop Ch ain for· ing, Cu tting a Long Taper. 378; Cutting a Stop Taper, 3i 0; Cutting a Short Taper, llotary jofn t

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1izble of Cun tent&

Cuth-rl._ Part!', 433; U~ing tht' \ f orti-.(•r, 4:1,5, ~fortising Att:•('h· mc~11t, 4~7~ Single-End 'f('11011licator Att(\C'hrn

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(~ubinelrnaking and .lfilltt"Orlc

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56i; Applying Fine '"'oc"' to a Panel Cor•-. 568, Making Lumb

1'al>lc oI Co11tcrirs 1\rrangements, 738; lnst(l;lling lvlill or Factory-l3l.lilt Cabinets, 742: Bu ilding Kitchen Cabin

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Cabinetmaking ar1d Millwork

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Oepartment, 845; Carvinii D Us.:s o» Pusr1cs • . .. .. . •. . •. . ••. •. • .... .. .. .•.. .. 930 Thermoplastics,~; Thcnnosc1tiz1g Pl..,, ti~ 932; PI..tks in Furniture, 933.

69. DEs1cr-; A=m PRocFw~$F:S ... ... . .•..• ................... 941 Variations or Additions to 1'racUlional Line.-, 94 J; See-Thro.igh Con· temporary Designs, 941; l11tcgrally Fonnc-d Molded Fluid Shapes, 94 L; Free-Form Functional Styling. 942; Ki.nd of Plastic To Use, 944; Method of Formil\g Purls, 944: Mothvd .,r Assembly (Joint Design and CoostnJction), 946: :\

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