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Boxes   (10 books)

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Art of Making Small Wood Boxes
by Lydgate, March 1998, 144 pages, softcover.
Categories: Boxes, Projects, Techniques

Contains 40 designs for small wooden boxes, ranging from an ironwood freeform box to playing card boxes made from Himalayan ebony, African vermilion and osage orange. Each project in the text is accompanied by exploded diagrams and how-to-build instructions.

Award Winning Wood Boxes
by Tony Lydgate, September 1995, 144 pages, softcover.
Categories: Boxes, Techniques

A collection of 40 wood box projects to make, with tips and hints from some of the world's best box-making artists. Ranging from jewellery boxes to lap desks, the designs feature inlayed covers, intriguing lids and intricate compartments.

Creating Beautiful Boxes with Inlay Techniques
by Doug Stowe, July 1998, 128 pages, softcover.
Categories: Boxes, Marquetry, Parquetry, Inlay and Intarsia, Projects, Techniques

A step by step illustrated guide to making decorative inlaid wooden boxes, featuring thirteen projects incorporating details such as handcut dovetails and hidden compartments.

Fine Decorative Boxes
by Andrew Crawford, April 1999, 144 pages, softcover.
Categories: Boxes, Projects

This work presents the reader with 10 box designs and a guide to achieving elaborate detailing and a fine finish. The designs include a diskette box, a curve-lidded jewellry box, a yew-topped Christening box and a remedy tray with a lid.

Making Little Boxes from Wood
by John Bennett, July 1993, 148 pages, softcover.
Categories: Boxes, Projects

A collection of 25 projects for woodworkers of all abilities. Each project is accompanied by background information on history and design, step-by-step instructions, a cutting list and suggested use of materials, even down to dowel pins, hinges and linings.

Po Shun Leong : Art Boxes
by Tony Lydgate, March 1998, 128 pages, softcover.
Categories: Boxes, Projects, Techniques

This volume contains the range of wooden boxes created by Po Shun Leong. Specific how-to-build instructions, design elements, and construction drawings for several boxes are also included.

Simply Beautiful Boxes
by Doug Stowe, April 2000, 128 pages, softcover.
Categories: Boxes

The Art of Making Elegant Wood Boxes
by Tony Lydgate, April 1993, 144 pages, softcover.
Categories: Boxes, Projects, Techniques

Presents 23 wooden box projects designed to be made in the home workshop. Each has complete construction drawings and instructions on the special techniques required to make the boxes.

The Best of Wood Boxes
by R. Adam Blake (Editor), Editors of Popular Woodworking Books (Editor), April 1988, 128 pages, softcover.
Categories: Boxes, Projects

Provides illustrations and project descriptions for fifty unique and creative wooden boxes, including humidors, collectors' boxes, jewelry boxes, blanket chests, and decorative boxes.

The Book of Boxes: the Complete Practical Guide to Box Making and Box Design
by Andrew Crawford, September 1993, 144 pages, hardcover.
Categories: Boxes, Projects, Techniques

This book features projects that utilize various box making techniques, showing how to make attractive box carcasses of all shapes and sizes. Detailed instructions cover plannng a box so that it all fits together, how to make a suitable lid and fit appropriate locks and hinges. There is full coverage of tools and materials to use, as well as ideas for personalizing and decorating the boxes. All projects are illustrated with photographs and the book includes finsihed boxes for design inspiration.

 

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