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Part of the Woodworking instructional video series, which teaches viewers the basics of wood carpentry, Woodworking: Building Bookcases outlines bookcase construction step by step. Viewers learn how to shop for tools and materials, how to design on paper a bookshelf to meet their specific needs, how to cut dadoes and rabbets, how to dowel, how to joint the edges of the case, and how to build an outer frame, a molding, and a door. The video comes with an illustrated booklet.