cabinet making
Building wooden storage
Cabinet making is the skilled craft of building fine wooden furniture, especially cabinets, shelves, and storage pieces.
It requires precise joinery, knowledge of wood properties, and attention to finish.
The term distinguishes detailed furniture work from rough carpentry: He studied cabinet making under a master craftsman.
Also spelled cabinetmaking.
- sawPast of perceive
- hand toolsUnpowered grip-operated devices
- tenonProjecting joint piece
- mortiseCarved slot for joining
- tongue and grooveBoards with mating ridges
marquetry · intarsia · dovetail · frame · veneering · casework · edge banding · drawer slides · custom furniture · plane · millwork · artisan · wood · wood grain · old growth · sawdust · board · restoration
- woodworkingwood, saw, hammer, drill, chisel
- DIY projectssewing, knitting, painting walls, home repair, gardening
- home servicescleaning, cleaning service, housekeeping, cleaning services, house cleaning
- shop classmetalworking, shop teacher, wood shop, metal shop, auto shop
- vocational educationauto shop, trade schools, welding class, practical training, technical colleges
- workshopsart workshop, cooking class, career workshop, wellness workshop, pottery
construction vs. destruction
cabinet makingdemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
dismantling · wrecking · deconstruction · tearing down · stripping