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What is a master cabinet maker called?

Cabinetmakers are also known as: Cabinet Maker Cabinet Builder Furniture Maker Furniture Builder.

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A cabinetmaker will build to a customer's specifications, providing the customer with original drawings of what the finished product will look like. Various woods, materials and styles can be used. Cabinetmakers are artisans. There is something very special about a handmade piece of furniture for your den or living room, or custom made cabinetry for your kitchen or bathroom. Unlike prefabricated pieces, fine wood furniture is built to last for generations.

What does a Cabinetmaker do?

Before the art of industrial design came to be, cabinetmakers were responsible for the entire creation process of a piece of furniture, from its initial conception to its shape and colour all the way to final production. Some of the more famous cabinetmakers like George Hepplewhite, Thomas Chippendale and Thomas Sheraton even authored books about the art of furniture making, featuring their designs and compositions. What is the difference between a carpenter and a cabinetmaker? While both professions master the art of working with wood, it is the cabinet maker who goes one step further by focusing on the finer details of the wood and what one can do with it. It is this attention to detail that distinguishes them from carpenters. Carpenters concentrate on much larger projects, such as framing a house, building a deck etc., while cabinetmakers focus on detail work, more complex building materials and the construction of furniture pieces and cabinets used within a house. Cabinetmakers work with a vast array of tools like a saw table, drum sander, and dust extraction system. They also carry with them a selection of hand tools like laminate trimmers, cordless drills, finish staplers and jigsaws. They work with wood glue, nails, screws, dowels and other fasteners to create finished furniture and cabinets. Measuring the client's interior space accurately is imperative, whether it's for making kitchen cabinets that fit perfectly within the space available, or making a piece of furniture with exact proportions. Creating drawings for the client of what the finished piece will look like is necessary in order for the client to visualize and proceed with the project. Before starting any project, it is necessary for the cabinetmaker to prepare a list of what project materials, tools and type of wood that he/she will need. This is something that will not only save a cabinetmaker's time, but will help to keep the project within budget for the client. Aside from the technical prerequisites, a cabinetmaker also requires other skills, such as precision, patience, perseverance, dedication, and pride of workmanship. A project, depending on the skill of the carpenter and the difficulty in making a particular piece, may take a couple of days or stretch up to weeks or months at a time.

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Is a furniture maker a carpenter?

A cabinet maker builds fine furniture and cabinets and works primarily in a workshop with a vast array of woodworking machines, hand tools and work-benches. Carpentry is a skilled trade. A carpenter works mainly on site, building structures out of wood and wood substitutes.

What is the difference between a Cabinet Maker and a Carpenter?

If you need some work done in your house who do you call? What do you look for? Do you search for a local carpenter or a cabinet maker? Do you know the difference? It really does matter so I want to try and explain the differences. A cabinet maker builds fine furniture and cabinets and works primarily in a workshop with a vast array of woodworking machines, hand tools and work-benches. Carpentry is a skilled trade. A carpenter works mainly on site, building structures out of wood and wood substitutes. While both professions do work with wood, it is the cabinet maker who goes one step further by focusing on the finer details of the wood, the joints, the finishing. It is this attention to detail that distinguishes them from carpenters. And just so you know – we are cabinet makers. Sometimes people think they need a carpenter, when actually it is a cabinet maker that they need. As a result of this, people do call us carpenters sometimes. In fact, when our youngest son was born at home on Christmas Day in 2010 the local paper (Evening Post) printed a story ‘Carpenter’s son born at home on Christmas Day’, and we didn’t mind really! Therefore, when people ask we do like to clarify the difference. We design and make fitted and freestanding furniture and kitchens, do get in touch if you would like to have a chat about your projects.

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