| Without employing the professional services | | | | |
| of a cabinet maker, you're basically stuck | | | | A Quick History of Cabinet making |
| with remodeling your home kitchen or bathroom | | | | |
| with pre-designed cabinets - which might not | | | | Cabinet making made its mark in history |
| be a problem if you're lucky enough to find | | | | during the 18th century - lending to the |
| what you want. But what if you aren't able to | | | | household names that we hear even today, like |
| find that perfectly matching color or | | | | George Hepplewhite, Thomas Chippendale, and |
| molding? | | | | Thomas Sheraton. In fact, the designs of |
| | | | Hepplewhite and Chippendale have set the |
| Chances are that you have a specific look or | | | | standard for future cabinet makers with their |
| style in mind before you begin shopping for | | | | own unique and time-tested classic look. |
| cabinets. And no matter how much planning or | | | | |
| comparison shopping you do - you could still | | | | Due to high demand, the industrial revolution |
| end up without the set that you wanted from | | | | almost wiped out the advent of cabinet making |
| the beginning. | | | | with its advancing machinery and mass |
| | | | production of household shelving. The |
| Some people might purchase a set of cabinets | | | | industrial process in fact, is fully |
| and manipulate them to look the way they | | | | automated and designed to produce a large |
| want, but this strategy is best left to | | | | quantity of molded cabinets, applying a final |
| professional cabinet makers (or at least | | | | veneered finish to pressed wood. But as we |
| those who are highly skilled in carpentry). | | | | all know, nothing can replace the artistry of |
| If you don't have training in this area and | | | | handcrafted work. |
| you attempt to craft your own set of cabinets | | | | |
| (or modify a set to your liking), you really | | | | Cabinet Making Today |
| run the risk of damaging not only the | | | | |
| cabinets, but also the walls that they're | | | | Today, cabinet makers are among some of the |
| attached to. | | | | most highly skilled craftsmen in the entire |
| | | | industry and those who understand the value |
| Instead of making irreparable mistakes with | | | | in not only high quality but in uniqueness as |
| miscalculations, over-hammering and jagged | | | | well, solicit their services. |
| saws, hire a professional cabinet maker. A | | | | |
| professional cabinet maker is specially | | | | Commonly attributed to general carpenters, |
| trained to take your idea and manifest it | | | | cabinet makers also work with various types |
| into a beautiful and working set of cabinets | | | | of lumber, sizes, and dimensions. They read |
| for your kitchen and/or bathrooms. | | | | blueprints, excel in crafting all kinds of |
| | | | wood and they work with insulation as well. |
| What are cabinet makers? | | | | Cabinet makers are also well experienced in |
| | | | finishing wood with special colors and |
| Cabinet makers not only craft shelving, they | | | | hardening techniques specially formulated to |
| also finish them with intricate and creative | | | | bring out a wood's natural beauty. And it's |
| molding and edging. Throughout the ages, this | | | | that particular artistry that has made their |
| craft has been categorized under the careers | | | | services so valuable to home builders, |
| of furniture making, industrial arts, arts | | | | homeowners, and interior decorators. |
| and crafts, and woodworking. | | | | |