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Cabinet making involves techniques such as creating appropriate joints, shelving systems, finishing tools such as routers to create decorative edgings, and so on.

Before the advent of industrial design the cabinet maker was responsible for the conception and the production of any piece of furniture. In the last half of the 18th century, cabinet makers such as Thomas Sheraton, Thomas Chippendale and George Hepplewhite also published books of furniture forms. These books were compendiums of their designs and those of other cabinet makers.

With the industrial revolution and the application of steam (through rod and belt devices) and electrical power to cabinet making tools, mass production techniques were gradually applied to nearly all aspects of cabinet making, and the traditional cabinet shop ceased to be the main source of furniture, domestic or commercial. In parallel to this evolution there came a growing demand by the rising middle class in most industrialised countries for finely made furniture. This eventually resulted in a growth in the total number of traditional cabinet makers.

The arts and craft movement which started in the United Kingdom in the middle of the 19th century spurred a market for traditional cabinet making, and other craft goods. It rapidly spread to the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in and to all the countries in the British empire. This movement exemplified the reaction to the eclectic historicism of the Victorian eraJune 20, 1837) gave her name to the historic era. The Victorian Era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. It is often defined as the years from 1837 to 1901, when Queen Victoria and to the 'soulless' machine-made production which was starting to become widespread.

After World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough woodworking became a popular hobbyThis article is about pastimes. For the bird species, see hobby (bird). For the horse species, see hobby (horse). For the airport, see Hobby Airport. A hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit. In the Middle Ages, falconry was a very popular pastime (wh among the middle classes. The more serious and skilled amateurs in this field now turn out pieces of furniture which rival the work of professional cabinet makers. Together, their work now represents but a small percentage of furniture production in any industrial country, but their numbers are vastly greater than those of their counterparts in the 18th century and before.

See also: List of furniture designersA list of furniture designers, cabinet makers and people involved in that trade Robert Adam Mario Bellini Matthew Boulton William Chambers Thomas Chippendale Thomas Chippendale, the younger Giovanni Cipriani Henry Copland Le Corbusier Charles Eastlake Uwe