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Box-Making Basics
by David M. Freedman
Box-Making Basics

Design ideas, techniques, and projects from an expert box maker.

It took years for woodworker David Freedman to develop and perfect the box-making techniques he shares in this book. Accompanying his techniques are detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to make 16 handsome boxes. In addition to Freedman's designs, there are also selected projects from a number of professional box makers.

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Item# Description Price Quantity
1922 Box-Making Basics $15.99

Basic Box Making Book
by Doug Stowe
Basic Box Making Book

Box making is perfect for beginning woodworkers interested in gaining skills, experimenting with design, and feeling satisfaction at a project that can be completed without the time and expense commitment of a bigger project. This book will offer basic designs, as well as many variations to teach different woodworking techniques while the reader creates a practical item or a gift that will become an heirloom. While this book will be enjoyed by beginners, it will also be great for any woodworker interested in small projects that can be done in a weekend with wood leftover from another project.

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2039 Basic Box Making Book $17.99

Woodworker's Guide to Joinery (Back to Basics)
by Skills Institute Press

Woodworker's Guide to Joinery (Back to Basics)

Straight Talk for Today's Woodworker

Woodworking should be a fun and fulfilling hobby. Bypass the overwhelming overload of woodworking information available, and get Back to Basics with the core information you need to succeed. This new series offers a clear road map of fundamental woodworking knowledge on sixteen essential topics.

In Woodworker's Guide to Joinery, you'll learn what is important to know now and what can be left for later. Best of all, the information is presented in the plain-spoken language you'd hear from a trusted friend or relative, and includes:

  • Joinery basics from simple to ornate
  • Why Butt Joints are an excellent option for many tasks
  • Miter Joints - clean lines and more gluing area
  • Lap and Groove Joints - strong and simple -
  • Mortise-and-Tenon Joints - unparalleled resistance to most joint stresses
  • Dovetail and Box Joints - practical solution to construction problems

The world's already complicated - your woodworking information shouldn't be.

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9801 Woodworker's Guide to Joinery (Back to Basics) $18.99

52 Boxes In 52 Weeks
by Matt Kenny
52 Boxes in 52 Weeks Improve Your Design Skills One Box At A Time
224 Page Paper Back Book

Improve Your Design Skills One Box At A Time

What do you get when an accomplished woodworker and senior editor of Fine Woodworking magazine sets himself the challenge of designing and building one box a week for a solid year? You get 52 Boxes in 52 Weeks, a book dedicated to making relatively simple—yet gracefully elegant—boxes that woodworkers of all skill levels will be eager to build.

Readers will begin by learning the fundamental box-making techniques that are applicable to almost every box in the book:

  • How to match grain at corners
  • How to cut miters
  • How to make tops and bottoms
  • How to finish a box with shellac, sometimes highlighted with milk paint ( a major trend in finishing right now).

Following that, Kenney reveals some universal design principles that can be used as guidance as readers develop their own design aesthetic. And then, of course, the book transitions to the 52 boxes themselves.
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11464 52 Boxes in 52 Weeks Improve Your Design Skills One Box At A Time $24.95

Blanket Chests:
Outstanding Designs from 30 of the World's Finest Furniture Makers
by Scott Gibson, Peter Turner
Blanket Chests: Outstanding Designs from 30 of the World's Finest Furniture Makers

No project has more universal appeal among woodworkers at every skill level than the blanket chest. It’s a simple form ― essentially a large box with a lid ― and yet it can be complex, elaborate, and intricately detailed. This collection of 30 original designs by artisans from around the globe illustrates the versatility of the chest, one of the oldest forms of furniture.

Blanket Chests opens with an overview of chest-building techniques; following are the chests, each of which features design and construction details, working drawings, and technical details of the more challenging pieces. Chests range from traditional to contemporary and offer inspiration to woodworkers and furniture makers of all skill levels. Approximately 200 photos and 50 drawings illustrate these designs.
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1891 Blanket Chests: Outstanding Designs from 30 of the World's Finest Furniture Makers $24.95
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