Box-Making Basics : Design, Technique, Projects

by FREEDMAN, DAVID M.

• ISBN13: 9781561581238
• ISBN10: 1561581232
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1997-09-01
• Publisher: Taunton

Summary

A detailed guide to the basics of making wooden boxes. How-to journalist David Freedman goes beyond the usual cut-list approach. Readers will learn valuable woodworking skills and find satisfaction in making 15 attractive items for personal use or gift-giving. Appealing to anyone wanting to build intricate, small-scale projects. 65 photos. 100 drawings.

Table of Contents

Introduction	3	(1)
Basics of Box Making	4	(18)
Elements of Good Design	4	(8)
Selecting Wood and Preparing Stock	12	(5)
Finishing	17	(5)
Mitered Boxes With One-Piece Lids	22	(18)
Techniques	22	(9)
Projects	31	(9)
Box with a Slab Lid	31	(3)
Beveled Box with a Rabbeted Lid	34	(3)
Lever-Action Pen-and-Pencil Box	37	(3)
Boxes with Decorative Lids	40	(20)
Techniques	40	(11)
Projects	51	(9)
Keeper Box with End Inserts	51	(2)
Two Keeper Boxes with Raised Lid Panels	53	(4)
Keeper Box with Two Tiers	57	(3)
Boxes with Slot Hinges	60	(15)
Techniques	60	(5)
Projects	65	(10)
His-and-Her Ring Boxes	65	(6)
Stationery Box	71	(4)
Boxes with Pin Hinges	75	(24)
Techniques	75	(13)
Projects	88	(11)
Box with Two-Piece Swivel Lid	88	(3)
Box with Bookmatched Two-Piece Lid	91	(4)
Box with Blind Pin Hinges	95	(4)
Boxes with Butt Hinges	99	(32)
Techniques	99	(11)
Projects	110	(21)
Sunburst Jewelry Box	110	(7)
Box with Ball Feet	117	(4)
Classic Jewelry Box	121	(5)
Southwestern Box	126	(5)
Metric Equivalence Chart	131	(1)
Index	132