Cabinet making facts for kids
Cabinet making, also spelled cabinetmaking or "cabinet-making" with a hyphen, is the use of fine woodworking skills to make cabinets and furniture.
Cabinetmakers learn to use the tools of the cabinet making trade.
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History
There were few full-time furniture makers in England or America until the last half of the 17th century.
In the 18th century, some European cabinetmakers became well known. Cabinet making was an essential trade in early British North America. It was a huge money maker. They made furniture like cabinets, chairs, doors, drawers, cupboards, bed frames, tables, and many more. They used gimlets, gouges, bow saws, chisels, braces, and hacksaws to make their furniture. The wood they used was oak, maple, cypress, chestnut, and yellow pine.
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Cabinet maker in Denmark, 18th century
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Cabinet maker in the US, 20th century
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Images for kids
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Cabinet; by Francesco Del Tuppo; circa 1606–1623; oak and poplar veneered with various exotic hardwoods, with ebony moldings and plaques of marble, and various other materials; 59.1 × 96.8 x 35.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
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Commode by André-Charles Boulle at Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Tortoise-shell cabinet of Polish king John III Sobieski, looted by the Germans from the Wilanów Palace during World War II
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Crafted by Hughes Sambin (1570–1600), the double cabinet features the combination of architectural elements and relief carving that is characteristic of French furniture of the period.
See also
In Spanish: Ebanistería para niños
