The
Book of Boxes
The Complete Practical Guide to Design and Construction
by Andrew
Crawford
Softcover
220 x 220mm
144pp
Published by Stobart Davies, Hertford, UK
R.R.P.$35.90
ISBN 0-85442-099-1
Three Basic Boxes
Trunk-Style Box
Card Box
Pencil Box
Laminated Box
Hexagonal Box
Display Case
Dovetail Desk Box
Oval Box
Jewellery Box in Burr Veneer
Extract from back cover of book:
This complete, practical guide, beautifully illustrated guide with more than 250 full-colour illustrations, tells everything you will need to know in order to master this fascinating aspect of woodcraft.
First familiarize yourself with the materials used: the tools, equipment and various types of wood for boxmaking. Learn to plan and design a box as you work through 10 step-by-step projects, beginning with the simplest forms. You'll explore choices of lids and joints, as well as interesting features such as curved surfaces, multi-sided boxes and veneered interiors.
With practice and planning, you can create and decorate even complex boxes. The Book of Boxes is an essential reference for all woodworking enthusiasts.
Experiment with the full range of decorative effects, including marquetry, making and inlaying your own lines and bandings, and find out about French polishing and oiling. An inspirational gallery featuring works by talented boxmakers shows you what you may achieve with these techniques.
About the Author: Andrew Crawford is a highly acclaimed craftsman who specializes in the creation of fine decorative boxes, which he makes to order for private and corporate customers all over the world. His designs have been featured in leading lifestyle and woodworking magazines in the United Kingdom and America.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Metric & Imperial
Contents
Introduction
How To Use This Book
Tools and Equipment
Choosing Wood
Planning and Preparation
Box-Making
Projects
Three
Basic Boxes
Walnut, maple and mahogany are the woods chosen for these elegant,
easy-to-make little boxes.
Trunk-Style
Box
A delightful trunk-style box with solid domed lid, piano hinge and
catch.
Card
Box
A striking playing card box with sliding lid and veneer lining.
Pencil
Box
An elegant pencil box featuring a tilting lid.
Laminated
Box
Made with a bandsaw, this box has a striking "gull-wing"
style lid.
Hexagonal
Box
An unusual box in cocobolo, ebony and glass featuring an all-wooden
catch and hinge.
Display
Case
This multi-partioned display case can be shelf or wall-mounted.
Dovetail
Desk Box
A dovetailed desk box in solid timber with fitted tray, lock and
quadrant hinges.
Oval
Box
A superb box in figured maple and ebony with an unusual inlaid lid
motif.
Jewellery
Box in Burr Veneer
A striking velvet-lined curved jewellery box in burr
veneer.
Decorative
Techniques
Veneercraft
Making Coloured Lines
Making Cross-Banding
Making Geometric Lines
Parquetry
Marquetry
Tunbridgeware
Basic
Finishing Methods
French Polishing
Sealing and Waxing
Oil Finish
Boxmaker's
Gallery
Glossary
Index
Credits