Build your skills and knowledge of woodworking. Beautiful Boxes:
Design and Technique is perfect for the beginner to intermediate
woodworker. Each chapter features a new box design--ranging from simple
to complex as you work through the book with each one illustrating a key
design principle:
Harmony
Rhythm
Texture
Contrast
The beauty of wooden boxes. Building a wooden box is one of the best
ways to develop overall woodworking proficiency. Boxes are quick to
build, require only a small amount of material (affordable), and can be
made in the smallest of woodshops. Best of all, charming, hand crafted
boxes make the perfect gift.
8 gorgeous box projects. This all-new collection of gorgeous boxes
offers step-by-step instruction for building eight distinctive boxes.
Also included are one or two design variations for showing off your
creativity and adding your own personal touches. Each chapter is
beautifully illustrated with 300 colorful, instructive photographs and
easy-to-follow illustrations.
Lift Lid Rectangular Box
Veneered Box
Finger Jointed Chest
Bracelet Box
Jewelry Box
Sliding Top Jewelry Presentation Box
Swivel Lid Box
Magnetic Tower
Learn from a Pro. Doug Stowe, a professional woodworker for over
three decades, is one of America's premier box makers. He is the author
of Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making and Basic Box
Making and appears in three feature-length DVDs. Stowe teaches
woodworking in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and across the country. In 2009,
he was selected as an Arkansas Living Treasure by the Arkansas Arts
Council for his contributions to the craft of woodworking.
