Download or read book Build 25 Beautiful Boxes written by Doug Stowe and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think inside the box! Looking for a fun way to make use of those offcuts you've been saving? Making wooden boxes is a great way to use scrap lumber or exotic woods that can prove too expensive for larger projects. Boxes require a minimal amount of material but afford you the opportunity to learn and practice a range of woodworking techniques. Plus, handmade boxes make great gifts. Build 25 Beautiful Boxes features an array of gorgeous boxes for a variety of special uses. You'll find stunning designs for jewelry boxes and chests, boxes for pens, a wedding ring music box, boxes with unique shapes and distinctive gift boxes. Along the way you'll learn inlay and joinery techniques that can be applied to other areas of your woodworking. Inside you'll find: • 25 art and heirloom box projects designed by a box-making master • Step-by-step instructions for making inlay and using it to enhance your projects • Great ideas for using precious wood scraps • Helpful tips for sourcing wood Let this book be your guide and start making your own beautiful wooden boxes today.
Download or read book Creative Wooden Boxes from the Scroll Saw written by Carole Rothman and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the bestselling "Wooden Bowls from the Scroll Saw" returns to offer her creative spin on box projects. She's surveyed the most popular boxes in woodworking and shows crafters how to make bandsaw-style boxes, jewelry boxes, and lidded boxes on the scroll saw. Includes 29 beautiful and creative designs for boxes.
Download or read book Basic Box Making written by Doug Stowe and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
Download or read book The Art of Making Small Wood Boxes written by Tony Lydgate and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written instructions, photographs, designs, patterns, and projects.
Download or read book Beautiful Boxes written by Doug Stowe and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Making wooden boxes is one of the best ways to develop overall proficiency in woodworking. Boxes are relatively quick to build, require only a small amount of material, and can be made in the smallest of woodshops. And, of course, they make wonderful gifts! In this all-new collection of boxes from one of America's premier box makers, Doug Stowe shows how to design and build eight distinctive boxes, ranging from a Greene & Greene-style jewelry box to a "letter box" with sloping lid reminiscent of a Jefferson lap desk. Each box illustrates a key design principle--such as harmony, rhythm, texture, or contrast--and includes one or two design variations. The focus of the book will be on giving the reader creative license to make boxes that are more personal in design. But all design issues aside, this will be a book of beautiful boxes that woodworkers of all levels will be eager to build"--
Download or read book Boxes to Build 25 Projects to Use in the Workshop Home written by Andrew Zoellner and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Box projects for the home and workshop that you'll actually use... When it comes to selecting a project, boxes are a popular choice for woodworkers. They're small, don't require a lot of material, and can be quick to build. They can offer technical challenges with regard to the joinery or shape. Best of all, they make a very welcome gift. But, sometimes-whether you're a woodworker or not-you just need a good 'ol box to organize, store, or simply protect your stuff. You don't need a small, precious keepsake, you want a box, chest, or cabinet that's sturdy, good-looking, and specifically designed to do the job, whether it's holding your tools, the summer blankets, or a family Bible. Compiled from the pages of Popular Woodworking, Boxes to Build features more than two-dozen useful, hard working projects that you'll want to build because you need them. Featuring designs and how-to from some of today's top woodworkers, including Marc Spagnuolo, Gary Rogowski, Chris Schwarz, and more, Boxes to Build is a woodworking book that's fueled by function, but doesn't skimp on the form. Ideal for all skill levels, the box projects in Boxes to Build will quickly-and proudly-be put to good use making your life more organized, less complicated, and very stylish.
Download or read book Creating Beautiful Boxes With Inlay Techniques written by Doug Stowe and published by Betterway Books. This book was released on 1997-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody loves boxes - especially woodworkers. After all, they're easy to make, great for gifts, and are perfect for honing your skills. &break;&break;Creating Beautiful Boxes With Inlay Techniques is a practical, easy-to-understand working manual to building elegant boxes in an array of shapes, colors and sizes. Rich in information, Doug Stowe's book details everything you need to know - from tips on tools to specific wood recommendations to sources of hard-to-find materials. &break;&break;Nothing has been left out or left to chance. &break;&break;Each project - the sculpted pecan box, the routed box with sliding top, the bandsaw box, and more - is lavishly illustrated with color photographs of the finishes project, detailed drawings and cutting lists, and step-by-step photos so precise and vivid that you could probably build the projects without reading a word (there are more than two dozen of these illustrating the first simple project alone)! &break;&break;Projects include: &break;&break;Pen box &break;Stamp box &break;Triangle box &break;Walnut box with spalted maple inlay &break;Checkerboard inlay box &break;Sculpted pecan box &break;CD cabinet &break;Tea chest &break;Cherry dovetailed jewelry box &break;Jewelry cabinet &break;Earring chest &break;Fiddleback maple jewelry chest &break;&break;What's more, Creating Beautiful Boxes With Inlay Techniques gives you the know-how to design your own adaptations of these and other projects. &break;&break;So no matter your experience or shop size, you'll be inlaying your own boxes with confidence and flawless fits, time after time, in no time at all.
Download or read book Out of the Box written by Jemma Westing and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From castles to animal masks, pirate ships, and even dinosaurs! You will be amazed at how much you can do with a simple cardboard box. A DIY projects book for kids that use recycling as a way to build creativity, imagination, and interactive play for kids aged 7-12. It features clear step-by-step instructions and detailed photographic explanations that will inspire imaginative minds. The sky is the limit with Out Of The Box! This book is designed to help kids learn and play. They will learn about the idea of upcycling and reusing materials that otherwise would be thrown away. This book has 25 brilliant projects for them to choose from. Detailed instructions and photographs along with colorful inspiration sheets will delight and inspire for hours of endless fun. Out Of The Box will help kids develop their creativity and imagination through interactive play, and inspire them to find a thousand more projects to build. Think Out Of The Box! A box is just a box, right? Wrong! It could be a pirate ship, a butterfly, or a family of penguins! Out of the box will encourage kids to see a cardboard box as more than junk. Kids can build their imaginations and creative skills by reusing household cardboard. Learn to build and decorate a range of projects to share, wear, and play with. This educational book will show kids how to: - Develop cardboard skills - Build a castle, city and pirate ship - Design penguins, butterflies, and rabbits - Create games like ring toss - Produce wearables like Pharaoh’s finery and masks - Decorate funky flowers and lazy lizards - And much, much more! DK is all about inspiring young minds, teaching them new skills and expanding their knowledge, imaginations, and perspectives. Help them to realize their true potentials by adding to your DK collection today. Awards Book category winner of the Creative Play Award 2017
Download or read book Build Better Boxes written by Matt Kenney and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Build Better Boxes, Matt Kenney distills and shares what he's learned in 20 years of box making using step-by-step photos that walk you through the process of creating 10 beautiful designs from scratch. You'll begin with a few simple, but elegant painted boxes that introduce fundamental concepts like cutting miter joints and fitting a lid. Then you'll progress through several stunning projects that include tea cabinets and jewelry boxes--designs that show just how much you can do with a box. Along the way, you'll learn smart techniques for joinery like rabbets and dovetails, how to create box sides with grain that flows seamlessly around all four corners, to make your own veneers, and to apply finishes like milk paint and shellac. Throughout all of the projects, Kenney emphasizes good design and demonstrates several unique design elements that he's developed, like pulls wrapped in thread, fabric lined bottoms, and grouping individual boxes to create a single piece of furniture. Build Better Boxes, is more than a set of instructions for 10 boxes: In the course of building these designs, you will gain a thorough understanding of key woodworking and design concepts--like wood movement, grain selection, and proportions--that will help you design and make your own boxes.
Download or read book Out of the Box written by Andrew B. Williams, PhD and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Out of the Box: Building Robots, Transforming Lives, Andrew Williams tells his story of overcoming life’s odds to build robots and impact the lives of six bright and adventurous African American females. Tracing the steps of his journey, Williams takes us from the Kansas ghetto of his childhood to Osaka, Japan, where he led the first all-female team from Spelman College — the Spelbots, to the stage of the RoboCup Tournament. Driven by his belief that God called him to uplift and encourage African American youth, Dr. Andrew Williams proves that seemingly impossible dreams become possible with God. In this book, he challenges the reader through his own faith story to find and pursue their unique calling, even when it does not seem to make sense.
Download or read book Little Book of Wooden Boxes written by Oscar Fitzgerald and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This craftsman's companion celebrates 31 of the woodturners, furniture artists, and elite craftsmen from around the world who have taken box-making to a higher level of aesthetic form. Each artist’s profile includes full-color, studio-quality photographs of their most spectacular work, along with insights on their design ideas and objectives.
Download or read book Making Memory Boxes written by Barbara Mauriello and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step-by-step instructions for making several different types of keepsake boxes.
Download or read book Make Space written by Scott Doorley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you are determined to encourage creativity and provide a collaborative environment that will bring out the best in people, you will want this book by your side at all times." —Bill Moggridge, Director of the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum "Make Space is an articulate account about the importance of space; how we think about it, build it and thrive in it." —James P. Hackett, President and CEO, Steelcase An inspiring guidebook filled with ways to alter space to fuel creative work and foster collaboration. Based on the work at the Stanford University d.school and its Environments Collaborative Initiative, Make Space is a tool that shows how space can be intentionally manipulated to ignite creativity. Appropriate for designers charged with creating new spaces or anyone interested in revamping an existing space, this guide offers novel and non-obvious strategies for changing surroundings specifically to enhance the ways in which teams and individuals communicate, work, play--and innovate. Inside are: Tools--tips on how to build everything from furniture, to wall treatments, and rigging Situations--scenarios, and layouts for sparking creative activities Insights--bite-sized lessons designed to shortcut your learning curve Space Studies--candid stories with lessons on creating spaces for making, learning, imagining, and connecting Design Template--a framework for understanding, planning, and building collaborative environments Make Space is a new and dynamic resource for activating creativity, communication and innovation across institutions, corporations, teams, and schools alike. Filled with tips and instructions that can be approached from a wide variety of angles, Make Space is a ready resource for empowering anyone to take control of an environment.
Download or read book New Masters of the Wooden Box written by Oscar P. Fitzgerald and published by Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2009 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features 34 contemporary masters of the wooden box. Each artist's profile includes photographs of their work and a short essay focusing on design ideas and objectives. Includes jewelry boxes, desk boxes, reliquaries, keepsake boxes and more.
Download or read book Creating a New Old House written by Russell Versaci and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through hundreds of inspiring photos and engaging text, the author describes what gives traditional homes their enduring appeal, and illustrates the creative work of builders who are forging the movement toward building new homes that capture old-home sensibility.
Download or read book Simply Beautiful Boxes written by Doug Stowe and published by Betterway Books. This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doug Stowe's boxes are more than functional; they're inspired objects of beauty. Now you can recreate the same elegance in your own workshop with these 15 gorgeous boxes. Featuring a wide range of styles, these boxes embody the skill, artistry and innovation that has made Doug Stowe's work prized by collectors. From a simple ring box to an elaborate relief-carved jewelry box, you'll find, among others, these perfect pieces to suit your skills: Inlaid Walnut Ring Box Bracelet Box Lathe-Turned Ring Box Wedding Ring Music Box Winter Woods Box Triangle Ring Box Pin Cabinet Cherry Jewelry Chest Tribute to American Linden Reliquary & Reverence To help you craft each unique project, this guide includes step-by-step instruction, drawings, corresponding cutting lists, full-color photos and sidebars that detail the most difficult steps. Stowe also encourages you make each box your own by customizing his designs and selecting alternative woods and finishes. With Doug Stowe's guidance, you'll build more than boxes; you'll craft treasured heirlooms as precious as the objects you place inside of them. Take this guide and experience the satisfaction of creating simply beautiful boxes.
Download or read book Little Bead Boxes written by Julia S. Pretl and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to craft one-of-a-kind miniature boxes in a variety of shapes no matter your skill level with this assortment of twelve charming beadwork designs. Julia S. Pretl offers crafters her original method for creating decorative beaded boxes and lids in a wide range of surface designs and shapes. Working only with cylinder and seed beads, needle and thread, crafters can create an impressive array of clever and colorful miniature containers. With step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow word graphs and patterns, Pretl leads the reader through the techniques for creating three-sided, five-sided, and six-sided rectangular, square, and stacked boxes. Four-color photographs of each of the 12 designs introduce each set of instructions. Detailed drawings illustrate the beading techniques.
