cabinetmaker
Builds wooden furniture
A cabinetmaker is a skilled craftsperson who builds fine wooden furniture, particularly cabinets, shelves, and other storage pieces.
The trade requires precision joinery and woodworking expertise that distinguishes it from general carpentry.
My grandfather was a cabinetmaker who built all the kitchen cabinets by hand.
The related noun cabinetmaking refers to the craft itself.
Edged carving implement
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- latheRotating shaping machine
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
clamps · workbench · saw · rasp · jointer · planer · sander · coping saw
Join by interlocking parts
- mortiseCarved slot for joining
- tenonProjecting joint piece
- miterTall liturgical headdress
- rabbetStepped edge recess
dado · tongue and groove · finger joint · lap joint · butt joint · spline
Skill in making objects
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- customHabitual group practice
- heirloomInherited family treasure
artisan · fine woodworking · precision · master craftsman · apprentice · guild · workshop · commission
Reddish-brown tropical lumber
- oakQuercus genus member
- walnutEdible hard-shelled seed
- rosewoodTropical cabinet timber
- teakTropical shipbuilding timber
maple · birch · cherry · ash · cedar · ebony · pine · veneer
Tall freestanding clothes cabinet
- bookcaseFurniture holding volumes
- credenzaStorage cabinet for serving
- dresserBedroom storage furniture
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
sideboard · buffet · hutch · curio · nightstand · vanity · chiffonier · escritoire
Embedded surface ornamentation
- marquetryDecorative veneer patterning
- intarsiaDecorative inlaid pattern technique
- veneeringApplying thin surface layers
- French polishGlossy wood finishing technique
edge banding · bookmatching · laminating · turning · shaping · routing · finishing · staining
chisel
Edged carving implement
mallet · clamps · workbench · saw · rasp · jointer · planer · sander · coping saw · bandsaw
dovetail
Join by interlocking parts
rabbet · dado · tongue and groove · finger joint · lap joint · butt joint · spline
craftsmanship
Skill in making objects
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- customHabitual group practice
heirloom · artisan · fine woodworking · precision · master craftsman · apprentice · guild · workshop · commission · restoration
mahogany
Reddish-brown tropical lumber
teak · maple · birch · cherry · ash · cedar · ebony · pine · veneer · lumber
armoire
Tall freestanding clothes cabinet
- bookcaseFurniture holding volumes
- credenzaStorage cabinet for serving
- dresserBedroom storage furniture
wardrobe · sideboard · buffet · hutch · curio · nightstand · vanity · chiffonier · escritoire · secretary desk
inlay
Embedded surface ornamentation
- marquetryDecorative veneer patterning
- intarsiaDecorative inlaid pattern technique
- veneeringApplying thin surface layers
French polish · edge banding · bookmatching · laminating · turning · shaping · routing · finishing · staining · lacquering
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- artisan craftshandmade goods, fine jewelry, artisan crafts, handcrafted furniture, watchmaking
- artisanspotter, weaver, blacksmith, cobbler, jeweler
- colonial tradesblacksmith, carpenter, cooper, cobbler, silversmith
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver
- makersmakers, filmmaker, crafter, watchmaker, crafters
cabinetmakercarpenter
Timber construction tradesperson
general contractor · laborer · unskilled worker · day laborer · jack-of-all-trades
cabinetmakerwrecker
Vehicle that removes others
dismantler · demolisher · salvager · scrapper