Cabinetmakers Cabinetmakers Cabinetmakers build items, such as cabinets, that are made from wood. Cabinetmakers are not limited to building cabinets. They also build store fixtures, office desks and shelves, and custom furniture. Cabinetmakers may install and repair what they have built.
Some customers bring cabinetmakers a blueprint or specification of what they want.
Other customers have cabinetmakers design the piece. The customer may provide the wood or the cabinetmakers may choose and order it. Once the piece is designed, cabinetmakers mark outlines of the parts on paper or lumber. Then they use hand or power tools to cut out the parts. Some of the tools they use are circular saws, jointers, planers, routers, sanders, and drills.