One of the most common comments about The Scale Cabinetmaker and The Cabinetmaker’s Guide is that they are “too difficult,” that they are not written for folks who are not already experts in the use of tools. The second most common comment is that we use a “weird measurement” system that requires the use of a scale or architectural rule. While we can’t really address the first set comments other than to ask folks to take a look at the index; the second set of comments go to the heart of both TSC  and the Guides–the issue of scale. In his closing essay “Why Scale,,,and … Continue reading →