Beautiful Boxes - Design and Technique

Beautiful Boxes - Design and Technique. Author, Doug Stowe

Beautiful Boxes: Design and Technique, by Doug Stowe, 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

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. 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 project is beautifully illustrated with 300 colorful, instructive photographs and easy-to-follow illustrations.

Projects include:

• Lift Lid Rectangular Box
• Veneered Box
• Finger Jointed Chest
• Jewelry Box
• Sliding Top Jewelry Presentation Box
• Swivel Lid Box
• Magnetic Tower

Doug Stowe. a professional woodworker for over three decades and 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.

ISBN 978-1-62113-955-3

Paperback, 176 pages.

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