Cabinet Making Courses

Cabinet making courses are either taught as a part of general woodwork courses or as specialised programmes for imparting training in the fundamentals of cabinet making; it varies by institution and level of education provided. Several trade and vocational schools, colleges, and other institutes offer cabinet making courses of different levels; from certificate course to degree programmes, these classes cover fundamentals of woodwork, materials, and tools of cabinet making in general. Some of the cabinet making courses are: Introductory Courses in Cabinet Making, Degree Programme in Cabinetry and Architectural Woodwork, Associate Programme in Cabinet Making and Millwork, Cabinet and Furniture Making, and Cabinet and Furniture Technology.

Typical course curriculum includes creative and technical aspects of cabinet making, such as identifying types of wood/composite material, hand tools and machine operations, design and layout, joints and assembly, cabinet doors and drawers, wood finishing, fine woodworking specialties, AutoCADD, and safety issues. Apart from the basics of general woodworking, the cabinet making courses also aim at providing in-depth knowledge in cabinetry maths. The areas of instruction comprehensively cover residential and commercial cabinet making, hand and spray painting, stains, fillers and finishes, properly preparing wood, selection of wood products, and functions of cabinet making tools, maintenance and safety.

The students receive hands-on instruction and practice in gluing, clamping, hand and portable electric and air cabinet making tools, finish technology and computer aided drafting, workplace setup, designing, constructing, refacing, and refinishing, face frame construction, carcass construction, shelving, partitions and the making of drawers and doors, machine and hand tool joinery, veneering technology, jigs and fixtures, computer cabinet layout, plane making, conventional and basic drafting methods, basic estimating, and production carving. The programmes also include introduction to new materials like Kortron, Melamine, and high-density particle boards.

There are many certificate courses in cabinet making, aimed mainly at those who have basic knowledge of carpentry or cabinet making; most of these are part time courses offered by carpentry and vocational schools and other institutes. Certificate courses generally intend to provide continuing education or specialised courses in particular aspects of cabinet making like computer aided design and drawing, estimating and costing jobs, etc. Cabinet making training is even available through the Internet. These are different from the free information and techniques on cabinet making available on the web; the online courses are like regular programmes that require enrolment, fees, test, and issue of certificates. Online furniture and cabinet maker degree and diploma programmes help the students to learn the techniques of the trade from the comfort of their home; training is provided through step by step illustrative videos.