Taunton's
Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making
by Doug Stowe
Softcover
235 x 275mm
150pp
Published by The Taunton Press, Connecticut, USA.
R.R.P.$39.90
ISBN 1-56158-593-9
Extract from back cover of book:
This comprehensive, step-by-step pictorial reference covers all the methods for making small boxes. Organised for quick access, this book makes it easy to find each technique. Over 500 colour photos and drawings show how to make joined, turned and bandsawn boxes.
Learn about:
Elegant Box Joinery
Dividers and Trays
Lids, Bases and Feet
Installing Hardsware
Turned and Shaped Boxes
About the author: Doug Stowe is a professional furniture designer and box maker. His work has been featured in national woodworking magazines, and he is the author of Creating Beautiful Boxes with Inlay Techniques and Simply Beautiul Boxes. He lives on a forested hillside overlooking Eureka Spring, Arkansas, USA.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Introduction
Section
1: Tools for Box Making
Creating Shop Space
Measuring and Marking Tools
Dimensioning
Tools
Shaping Tools
Drilling and Boring Tools
Holding and Clamping Tools
Sanding
Tools
Hand Tools
Noise and Dust
Safety and Accuracy Aids
Shopmade
Jigs
Section
2: Box-Making Materials
Rough-Milling Small Logs
Resawing Boards
Working
Boards with Handplanes
Making Wide Panels
Making Thin Stock and Veneers
Section
3: Box Joinery
Butt and Rabbet Joints
Miter Joints
Mortise and Tenon
Joints
Finger Joints
Dovetail Joints
Section
4: Lids
Basic Lids
Lids Cut from the Box
Sliding Lids
Joints for
Frame Lids
Section
5: Box Feet and Bases
Box Feet
Box Bases
Section
6: Box Interiors
Dividers
and Trays
Drawers
Box Linings
Section
7: Hinges and Hardware
Installing Hinges
Installing Locks
Shopmade
Hardware
Section
8: Decorating Boxes
Inlay
Veneer
Carving
Section
9: Shaped Boxes
Bentwood Boxes
Turned Boxes
Bandsawn Boxes
Index