Taunton’s Complete Illustrated Guide to Choosing & Installing Hardware

This book fills a gap by providing the essential information needed for this key component of furniture and cabinet making. It uses the successful CIG format to illustrate hardware-related woodworking techniques -- along with information on choosing appropriate hardware. It covers all the major classes of hardware from hinges and pulls to keyboard trays and television swivels.

Choosing hardware can be fun and creative, but selecting the right hardware for a job can be difficult -- even for the most experienced woodworker. Installing it is something else again. This book covers the entire range of hardware, including common household pieces such as locks, pulls, and handles; all presented in a straightforward style with step-by-step photos and instructions. Tips ease the installation process, and quick access guides help you find the exact information you need.

Choosing and Installing Hardware includes sections on:

• Nails, screws, and hinges
• Catches, latches and locks
• Assembly, knockdown and mounting hardware
• Knobs, handles, and pulls
• Cabinets and Built-ins
• Drawers, doors, and shelves
• Internal Architecture
• Bases, Backs, and Tops
• Hardware and Fasteners
• Hardware for tables, chairs, drawers, shelves, and beds

About the author
Bob Settich is a freelance writer and woodworker who has written for Workbench, Wood, Woodshop News, and Better Homes and Gardens. He lives in Gladstone, Missouri.


Softcover, 9-1/4 x 10-7/8 in., 224 pages, with color photos and drawings
Published 2003, ISBN 1-56158-561-0, # 070647