Here’s great news for the aspiring cabinetmaker—even if you consider yourself a novice woodworker: You don’t need to invest thousands of dollars into new tools in order to make great-looking cabinets. Instead, all you really need is basic shop equipment plus the knowledge packed into this four-disc set. You get three DVDs that are razor-sharp, even on your widescreen TV. You also get a Cabinet Parts Calculator CD that pops into your computer to deliver a detailed cut list for the cabinet box or carcass.

Here are all the details:

Build Custom Face Frame Cabinet Boxes
Custom Cabinetmaking Series, Volume 1

Building custom cabinets has never been easier, faster, and more certain. This video leads you to woodworking success step by simple step.

You’ll start with the face frame—one of the easiest components to visualize—and use that assembly as a gauge to generate all the other parts of the cabinet with a minimum of measuring. And when you don’t measure, you can’t make a measuring mistake.

You’ll then discover how to cut the parts quickly and accurately, in a logical sequence. This minimizes the number of tool setups and makes the most of your time in the shop. You’ll also see how to assemble cabinets fast and square without recruiting a helper or using hundreds of pounds of clamps. And along the way, you’ll pick up shop tips and tool advice to save you time and money.

Now you can confidently build:

• Wall and base cabinets to organize your shop and garage,
• Built-ins, such as bookcases, that multiply storage space and increase your home’s value,
• Vanity cabinets and storage units for the bathroom,
• A new custom kitchen at a fraction of the cost of purchased cabinets,
• Furniture such as dressers, desks, entertainment centers and more.

This DVD video is brand new, color, and approximately 40 minutes. It is not rated.

Build Custom Cabinet Doors
Custom Cabinetmaking Series, Volume 2

Now you can discover sure-fire methods of building doors for a wide range of cabinet and furniture projects. Whether you need a quick and easy slab door for a shop cabinet, a raised panel door for kitchen cabinet or entertainment center, or a glass door for a curio cabinet—you’ll find all of them here.

You’ll learn how to confidently build:

• Slab doors banded with solid wood strips, iron-on veneer, or self-adhesive melamine.
• Half-lap joints for fast and strong doors that you can make with a single tablesaw setup.
• Doors with the versatile and easy stub tenon joint.
• Traditional mortise and tenon doors made several ways.
• Raised panel and glass doors crafted with cope and stick router bit sets.

You’ll also learn how to choose and install a wide spectrum of hardware and adjust your doors to a flawless fit.

This DVD video is brand new, color, and approximately 65 minutes. It is not rated.

Build Custom Drawers
Cabinetmaking Series, Volume 3

You want solid, functional drawers for all of your cabinet and furniture projects. Here’s the down-to-earth advice you need to build them. You’ll also discover how to sort through the maze of drawer slide choices to choose the ones that perfectly match your project and budget. Along the way, you’ll see how your slide choice affects the design and construction of the drawer box itself. Then you’ll see exactly how to make a variety of drawers—step by easy step.

You’ll learn how to confidently build:

• Sturdy all-plywood drawers that you can make in a flash.
• Solid wood drawers crafted with the time-honored box joint.
• Drawers with crisp joints made at your router table. You’ll master the lock miter and drawer lock bits.
• Dovetailed drawers that have the traditional look—but without the old-fashioned hard work.
• Drawers with the time-honored box joint. It’s a snap to make with a router jig.

You’ll also learn how to install and adjust your drawers to a flawless fit.

This DVD video is brand new, color, and approximately 50 minutes. It is not rated.

Cabinet Parts Calculator
Computer Spreadsheet CD

Now you can quickly plan and confidently craft custom cabinets and furniture. Save money and boost your woodworking skills as you build:

• Wall and base cabinets to organize your shop and garage,
• Built-ins, such as bookcases, that multiply storage space and increase your home’s value,
• Vanity cabinets and storage units for the bathroom,
• A new custom kitchen at a fraction of the cost of purchased cabinets,
• Furniture such as dressers, desks, entertainment centers and more.

Based on the sure-fire construction methods detailed in the video Build Custom Face Frame Cabinet Boxes, this computer-based application instantly generates detailed and accurate cut lists.

You get two spreadsheets: one for wall cabinets, and the other for base units. The printed User’s Guide provides the easy instructions for this application. There are also a pair of exploded view drawings that show you exactly how the cabinets go together. A bonus drawing gives dimensions for typical wall and base cabinets.

This application works on virtually any computer—PC or Mac—that has the popular Excel spreadsheet program. Simply open the file on this disc, and enter four numbers: the width of your face frame stock, plus the height, width, and depth of your custom cabinet. And with the push of a button, you have a detailed cut list for every part of the cabinet box or carcass. This helps you plan your material needs and maximize your efficiency in the shop Working with wood has never been faster or more certain.

Robert Settich developed this video series to bring custom cabinetmaking within the reach of even novice woodworkers with a modest selection of tools. Bob is a seasoned woodworker and author who has written five books and hundreds of articles for woodworking magazines including Fine Woodworking, Wood, Shop Notes, Workbench, and Woodcraft.