Glossary of cabinetry terms
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- 3/4 extension slide
- Slides that allow all but approximately one-quarter of the drawer body to extend out of the cabinet.
- 32mm system
- A manufacturing system for producing frameless cabinets. Its nameis derived from a series of holes(system holes) in the cabinet that are spaced 32 mm apart.
- Abrasive Grains
- Grains made of crushed minerals or synthetic substances.
- Abrasive Planers
- A variation of a wide belt sander using very coarse abrasives that that can remove material rapidly.
- Abrasive tools
- Files, rasps, Surforms, textured metal sheet abrasive, and metal screens.
- Acrylic Plastic
- A rigid plastic that is often used for cabinetmaking.
- Acylic resin adhesive
- Strong and waterproof two-part adhesive that can be used for wood, metal,glass, and concrete,but not plastic
- Adhesion
- Adding some substance, liquid or solid, which sticks two objects together. Refer to solvent.
- Adhesive
- Products such as cement,glue, mastic, or resin that will bond similiar and/or dissimiliar materials.
- Adjustable dado cutter
- Device installed on the arbor of a table saw or radial arm to cut dados. It rotates with a controlled side-by-side motion.
- Adjustable dial saw
- A slow speed tool similiar to a circle cutter. It has a center guide drill with three surrounding arms. Each arm has two teeth.
- Adjustable hinge.
- Hinge with oblate mountin holes allowing for door adjustment.
- Adjustable leveler
- Protects the bottom wood surface of the cabinet and floor as well as level the cabinet
- African Mahogony
- A wood with much the same qualities as genuine mahoganies but with a coarser texture.