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Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making
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Taunton's Complete Illustrated guide to Box Making presents both small and large projects. This book covers how to create boxes in different shapes, Japanese puzzle boxes, and band-sawn boxes. 500 color photos are featured in this clear and comprehensive woodworking guide.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 684.08
EAN: 9781561585939
ISBN: 1561585939
Label: Taunton
Manufacturer: Taunton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2004-03-01
Publisher: Taunton
Release Date: 2004-03-01
Studio: Taunton
SIMILAR ITEMS:
• Box-Making Basics: Design, Technique, Projects
• Basic Box Making
• Creating Beautiful Boxes With Inlay Techniques
• The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery
• Simply Beautiful Boxes
CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
This is the best. -
I have been box making for several years now and have found Doug Stowes books to be amongst some of the best. It is obvious that he is very talented in this field and some of his examples will simply blow your mind. I do not suggest this as your first book though, get David Freedman's basic box building book first and then buy this afterwards. There are tons of pictures with examples that serve as an excellent reference for ideas on your own projects. I believe Doug Stowe may in fact be the best box builder in the world....his work sure says he is. Buy it!!
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Making Boxes -
This is an excellent guide to box making and kind of spoon feeds you thru the steps. I recommend it.
Not up to Taunton's level of detail -
I have to agree with some of the other reviewers here. This is a nicely organized book covering a multitude of relevant subjects, but there's very little useful detail in here. I think Taunton made a mistake by trying to stuff too much into too little space. I'm a decent intermediate woodworker and thought this book would help me with some of the things I struggle with in making decorative boxes. But I already knew about 75% of what's in this book. Besides too little detail, the photos, although plentiful, are too small to be of value. Sorry Taunton, a nice effort, but this one misses the mark for me.
Box Making -
The book gave me several new ideas for design as well as new techniques for creating beautiful boxes. It was well illustrated but could have included some specific plans.
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Helpful Guide -
Like all the Taunton's Guides, this one is well written with lots of color illustrations. It has sections on all the phases of box making (wood preparation, joinery, finishing, lids, joinery, linings, etc., and it covers multiple ways to accomplish each of these steps. More comprehensive discussion of joinery and finishing, if you want it, can be found in other books from Taunton's dedicated to those topics. This book does not have plans for specific projects, but rather explains the concepts so that you can invent your own box designs. Some of the methods are quite complex and can't be fully understood with a single reading, but the information is all there and if this kind of work appeals to you, this book can teach you to make nice boxes, simple or elaborate.
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