Building Cabinet Doors & Drawers

This is an excellent book! I fumbled around trying to figure out different methods of building good doors and drawers and came upon this book. It is an excellent reference and I wish I had had this book much earlier!

All in all not a bad book. The technique used to make an arched raised panel was different from my own but none the less works. This is definetly a book I'd recommend to anyone wanting to make their own flawless doors. I believe Mr. Proulx mentioned the fact that wood expands and contracts with a solid wood raised door but didn't mention a good gap between rails/stile and raised panel of 1/16" works very well. If using 2 1/4" rail/stiles and the router bit cuts 3/8" groove in the rails and stiles subtract an additional 1/16" for the expantion of the raised panel. Dry fit the door (try not to force it) if the panel is loose use small tacks to secure the panel from moving(mentioned in book)!! Thanks Danny

Danny Proulx did a great job. This is an excellant book full of tried and true methodes of installing most any kind of Doors & Drawers,including a lot of detailed explainations of new hardware on the market for them. All concepts are explained in pretty much non tech. language. I have read many books by woodworking tech. types. Many of them are mostly written by woodworkers who know there stuff, but conveying it to the non Norm Abrams type is a shot that makes most woodworking books sound like they were translated from an Alien language.Danny Proulx showes he not only is hot [stuff] in the shop but knows how to teach it to anyone.

Danny Proulx created a book that has all the ingredients that really matter. He covers all the different types of doors and drawers, and the essential techniques required to build them. Combining this book with experience at woodworking basics, and you are on your way to making first class custom cabinets and doors. I like his tips, notes, and safety notes. Gleaning from 30 years of experience, he mentions the common pitfalls in many of the applications. I had bought some router bits from a gentleman in Canada, who was very helpful. He referred me to someone he knew, who really knew what they were talking about. He referred me to Danny Proulx the author.I coincidentally had bought his book the week before, and was then recommended to him. So I wrote to him about some questions I had. He was kind enough to get back to me with specific answers. I was impressed that a renowned author with many publications to his name, would take the time out to respond to my questions. The nice thing about the author is that he really cares. This book is a keeper. One to keep at the ready to refer to again and again when developing your next project, or for reviewing the specifics of one. It's an easy read. Engineered to simplicity. All in all I give it 5 stars.

The fundamental key to successful design and utility for any piece of finely crafted cabinetry are its doors and drawers. They are also the bane of amateur and professional cabinet makers. In Building Cabinet Doors & Drawers, Danny Proulx draws upon his more than thirty years of professional woodworking to provide authoritative, detailed, "how to" information on the construction and installation of a wide variety of doors and drawers including the calculating of drawer size; melamine, inset, and cabinet-grade plywood drawers, slab, frame, flat-panel, multi-panel, stick, tambour, pocket, and glass doors. Profusely illustrated throughout, this highly recommended manual will substantially assist any novice in turning out professional quality cabinetry.