Product Description: The First Book a Woodworker Needs!Professional woodworker Jim Tolpin offers solid instruction on the principles of measurement and proportion, walking you through every step of the woodworking process. From design and layout to developing a cutting list, his easy-to-follow style introduces a variety of tools (new and old) used to transfer measurements accurately to the wood...read more

Provides detailed guidelines on how to design a custom kitchen; discusses cabinet design, construction, and installation; and shows how to build face frames, doors, drawers, and cases. Original.

Product Description: Your Blueprint for Making Good Cabinetry and Good MoneyIf you've ever dreamed of making an honest living with your hands, then let Jim Tolpin show you how to become a professional cabinetmaker without losing your shirt - or your sanity...read more

Jim Tolpin shares his masterful techniques for using the table saw to achieve a variety of safe and accurate cuts, including ripping, crosscutting, mitre cuts, grooves, dadoes, rabbets, curves, moulding, joinery and more.'

Packed with great design ideas, this celebration of the customized house features twenty-four homes designed with the needs of individual families in mind, from empty nesters in search of a new nest to floor plans for a blended family. Reprint.

Product Description: An essential part of any woodworker's library, this special collection includes The Workshop Book and The Workbench Book, both by Scott Landis, and The Toolbox Book by Jim Tolpin.

Built-in furnishings offer many advantages over freestanding furniture: They are generally less expensive to build than stand-alone furniture of the same type and size. They give you great latitude in designing the look and function of your interior spaces - you are not limited to designing around existing furniture pieces. And, because of the manner in which built-in furnishings are constructed, you can maximize the use of the most unusual spaces while creating an effective and aesthetically pleasing design solution. In this book, you'll see some of the finest examples of built-in furniture and cabinetry for nearly every room in the house. You'll be treated to a room-by-room survey of unique design solutions and strategies that you can use to add functional and delightful built-ins to your home. (view table of contents)

Offers a tour of thirty cottages throughout the United States, from a Nantucket beach cottage to a hunting lodge style cottage in the Pacific Northwest (view table of contents)

Demonstrates tool storage solutions, from rugged, old-time journeymen's chests to today's versatile truck boxes, and explains how tool users can plan and design personalized boxes that help with organization and tool protection.

Product Description: If you are thinking of ""going professional."" Jim Tolpin can help you with the essential information you need to make informed decisions, including making and presenting quotes and how to set up shop.

Product Description: This handy bench reference tells what kinds of jig make a table saw more efficient or accurate, what’s the best drill-bit speed to use to drill a one-inch hole in hardwood, what clamps and fixtures to use if you’re lamin-ating curved pieces, and many more tricks...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Everything you need to know to be a finish carpenter: assessing a job before you begin, and tricks of the trade from a master finish carpenter. Easy-to-follow instructions for installing doors and windows, ceiling treatments (including fancy beams, corbels, cornices and moldings), wall treatments (including wainscoting and sheet paneling), and the finishing touches of chair, picture, and plate rails...read more

Offers advice on setting up a woodworking business with discussions on buying the tools and equipment, doing the actual cabinet construction, and structuring, marketing, and sustaining the business