Comments on: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction http://sure-com.net/the-complete-illustrated-guide-to-furniture-and-cabinet-construction.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:48:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J. A Franco http://sure-com.net/the-complete-illustrated-guide-to-furniture-and-cabinet-construction.html/comment-page-1#comment-1549 J. A Franco Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:25:06 +0000 http://sure-com.net/the-complete-illustrated-guide-to-furniture-and-cabinet-construction.html#comment-1549 A great book. Definitely a must in any woodworker's library. As always Taunton maintains the highest standard in Craftsman's literature. Excellent price for the value of the content. Rating: 5 / 5 A great book. Definitely a must in any woodworker’s library. As always Taunton maintains the highest standard in Craftsman’s literature. Excellent price for the value of the content.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://sure-com.net/the-complete-illustrated-guide-to-furniture-and-cabinet-construction.html/comment-page-1#comment-1548 Anonymous Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:58:02 +0000 http://sure-com.net/the-complete-illustrated-guide-to-furniture-and-cabinet-construction.html#comment-1548 This is an excellent reference guide in simple and concise language; good for the hobbist or professional. This book is not intended to give a blow by blow, but merely to highlight directions. Woodworking is, as it always has been, a working tao, where one hopefully never loses the sense of discovery. One realizes that if it were just about "Slamming It Out" we'd use plastic. Rating: 5 / 5 This is an excellent reference guide in simple and concise language; good for the hobbist or professional. This book is not intended to give a blow by blow, but merely to highlight directions. Woodworking is, as it always has been, a working tao, where one hopefully never loses the sense of discovery. One realizes that if it were just about “Slamming It Out” we’d use plastic.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: J. Mcmahan http://sure-com.net/the-complete-illustrated-guide-to-furniture-and-cabinet-construction.html/comment-page-1#comment-1547 J. Mcmahan Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:11:34 +0000 http://sure-com.net/the-complete-illustrated-guide-to-furniture-and-cabinet-construction.html#comment-1547 Not for beginners. . . The book is beautifully done as far as construction, pictures, binding, etc. but needs a little more about basic tools. E. G. Coping saw is used for coping. O. K. ? If your looking for the basics this isn't it. John Rating: 3 / 5 Not for beginners. . . The book is beautifully done as far as construction, pictures, binding, etc. but needs a little more about basic tools. E. G. Coping saw is used for coping. O. K. ?
If your looking for the basics this isn’t it.

John
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: Warren Medernach http://sure-com.net/the-complete-illustrated-guide-to-furniture-and-cabinet-construction.html/comment-page-1#comment-1546 Warren Medernach Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:31:32 +0000 http://sure-com.net/the-complete-illustrated-guide-to-furniture-and-cabinet-construction.html#comment-1546 I found this book very easy to read and well laid out, but a little lacking in some specific topics. I consider myself a novice/newbie woodworker, and as such I look for simple, basic information to build upon (no pun intended). I am currently looking at constructing some simple cabinets/boxes using Melamine, and this book will not provide much information for this. It mentions many of the 'man-made' products available today, but does not provide any info how to work with them. I wanted some specific information for working with Melamine:- how boxes might be constructed using Melamine- types of joints that are typically used: dadoes vs butt joints- Can you glue Melamine?- Can you use screws with this material?But this book does not provide any such info. This book is geared towards creating projects out of solid wood, which I plan to do someday, but that's not where I'm starting. So I will continue reading and keep the book around until I have sharpened my skills enough to move onto the 'bigger & better' projects Rating: 3 / 5 I found this book very easy to read and well laid out, but a little lacking in some specific topics. I consider myself a novice/newbie woodworker, and as such I look for simple, basic information to build upon (no pun intended). I am currently looking at constructing some simple cabinets/boxes using Melamine, and this book will not provide much information for this. It mentions many of the ‘man-made’ products available today, but does not provide any info how to work with them. I wanted some specific information for working with Melamine:- how boxes might be constructed using Melamine- types of joints that are typically used: dadoes vs butt joints- Can you glue Melamine?- Can you use screws with this material?But this book does not provide any such info. This book is geared towards creating projects out of solid wood, which I plan to do someday, but that’s not where I’m starting. So I will continue reading and keep the book around until I have sharpened my skills enough to move onto the ‘bigger & better’ projects
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: happy camper http://sure-com.net/the-complete-illustrated-guide-to-furniture-and-cabinet-construction.html/comment-page-1#comment-1545 happy camper Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:37:59 +0000 http://sure-com.net/the-complete-illustrated-guide-to-furniture-and-cabinet-construction.html#comment-1545 I am reluctant to put much effort into writing a review about a entry level text. The information contained within is generic and simplistic. If you can distinguish between a hammer and a nail this book is not for you. I'm going to give mine to my 10 year old neighbor. Rating: 1 / 5 I am reluctant to put much effort into writing a review about a entry level text. The information contained within is generic and simplistic. If you can distinguish between a hammer and a nail this book is not for you. I’m going to give mine to my 10 year old neighbor.
Rating: 1 / 5

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