A Cheap Bench – The Art and Craft of Cabinet-Making

Learn the secrets of the trade! [Web Version »]( &p1=%40wSZ5II5Iv1QJRCRIvSPdmdyqQA0DGk5KOsuJNCqu8YA%3D) [Popular Woodworking]( &cid=DM68968&bid=705186829) [Name]( &cid=DM68968&bid=705186829) [A Cheap Bench – The Art and Craft of Cabinet-Making]( &cid=DM68968&bid=705186829) Its been a year and a half since I moved into my new home in Cincinnati. Before the move, we lived in a parsonage (a church-owned home) while I served as a United Methodist Pastor in the west side of Cincinnati. There are many perks of living in the parsonage, like…no mortgage payment. But, there are some caveats. You have to run almost everything through the trustees for approval. Want to paint a wall, committee meeting. Want to get a new clothes dryer, committee meeting. I won’t say I had it hard, it just grinded against my can-do attitude at times. So, now that I have a deed in my name, I have been free to make many wonderful changes to my home. One that took me about nine months to start was building out my home shop. I forever forfeited one of the garage bays to establish a dedicated shop. 250 sq feet that is all mine, with zero budget to build it out. After sneaking building materials into the cart every time I ran to Home Depot for other projects, I accumulated what I needed – well, and it helps my father loves helping out with this sort of project. (Thanks Dad!) With the insulation, drywall, and lighting taken care of, I had to outfit the shop. I had left most of the cabinetry I had built in the parsonage garage for the next person, it was all customized to the space. So I was left with a blank slate. The first thing I was concerned about building was a workbench. Though my concern didn’t last long, I was able to procure a loaner bench from Popular Woodworking. It’s incredible, all hard maple and rock solid. But, had I not access to the Popular Woodworking inventory, I would have certainly made this bench from [The Art and Craft of Cabinet-Making.]( ) It’s not that I’ve become skeptical of dream-build benches, it’s just that I don’t have the financial latitude to swing one at this point in my life (did I mention I just had my second kid this year?) And I imagine there are plenty of woodworkers out there making do with the resources that they have available. That’s why a book like [The Art and Craft of Cabinet Making]( ) is so important for new woodworkers. It illuminates the secrets of the trade that the tool industry doesn’t want you to know. That you can make a “cheap wooden bench” and build amazing furniture on it. Here are D. Denning’s words on the matter. It has been a matter of consideration with me whether to include the bench among the things which should be described, but I am inclined to think a detailed description should be unnecessary. the professional cabinet-maker is seldom asked for an opinion on what kind he would like. He just takes them as he finds them, so that directions for making benches are not necessary for him, especially as by keeping his eyes open he will se more varieties than could possibly be descirbed here. The amateur would find bench-making very uninteresting work, little more indeed than heavy joinery being wanted; and, moreover, if he is competent to make it, would proably prefer to embody his own ideas in it. If he cannont make it he can either buy one ready or have it made for him by any carpenter. Bench and bench-making is almost inexhaustable subject, and one which would require a book itself to treat it fully. – (pp. 120-121) -David Lyell Senior Editor, Popular Woodworking [Buy The Art & Craft of Cabinet-Making only at Shop Woodworking!]( ) [The Art and Craft of Cabinet-Making]( ) [The Art and Craft of Cabinet-Making]( ) Our reprint of David Denning's classic "The Art and Craft of Cabinet-Making" (first printed in 1891) is a must-have for every woodworking student – particularly those who appreciate not only pre-electric woodworking tools and techniques, but those who want a well-made tome that will last at least as long as the best mortise-and-tenon joint. But it not only looks and feels great, it's chock-full of must-read information. It's a product of it's time (and includes the period advertisements!) – and the hand-tool instruction is spot on. Rated 5 Stars by Customers "First three chapters alone make this book a must-read for anyone serious about woodworking. Written in late 19th century it discusses how to decide between traditional joinery and what would have been modern joinery at that time. But what they call modern is exactly what we would call traditional today. It is such a cool historical perspective that helped me understand exactly what I was doing and why I was doing it when it came to the multitude of little decisions about which woods and joints to use for the particular project. It is mostly about hand tool work. Later chapters detail specific item like how the make a proper drawer. The author prefers drawer slips and this is one indication of the quality furniture he wanted to make." -Mark $36.00 [SHOP NOW]( ) &p1={EMAIL}&p2=122148314 &p1={EMAIL}&p2=122148314 &p1={EMAIL}&p2=122148314 [Popular Woodworking on Facebook]( ) [Popular Woodworking on Instagram]( ) [Popular Woodworking on Google+]( ) [Popular Woodworking on Pinterest]( ) [Popular Woodworking on Twitter]( ) [Popular Woodworking on YouTube]( ) Please do not reply to this email. We are happy to help you with any questions or concerns you may have. Please [click here to contact us]( ). Please do not reply to this email. We are happy to help you with any questions or concerns you may have. Please [click here to contact us]( ). This email was sent by: F+W, 10151 Carver Road, Suite 300, Blue Ash, OH, 45242 USA [Unsubscribe or Manage Subscriptions]( &cid=DM68968&bid=705186829) | [Web Version »]( &p1=%40wSZ5II5Iv1QJRCRIvSPdmdyqQA0DGk5KOsuJNCqu8YA%3D) We respect your right to privacy. [View our policy.]( )