Turned Boxes
Turned Boxes

Author: Chris Stott

Publisher: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Limited

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 9781861082039

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Fifty projects, showcasing an incredible richness of shapes and styles, will appeal to turners who have mastered the basics and long to expand their range of techniques. Among the highlights: graceful teardrop, Japanese lantern, skep or beehive, onion-top, and Mosque boxes. Each design comes with a working drawing (usually full-size) and color photographs. Bonus: a gallery of works by leading turners.

All Screwed Up!
All Screwed Up!

Author: John Berkeley

Publisher: Linden Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780941936934

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Hand-chasing wooden threads, the centuries-old technique of joining two pieces of a wooden object together, is the focus of this instructional guide to creating wooden puzzles and boxes with screw lids. Aimed at both hobbyists and professional woodworkers, the projects range from the simple to the complex and include Box Basics, the Wedding Ring Box, and In the Soup, an exasperating puzzle that involves removing a ball from a bowl. A thorough tutorial accompanied by numerous photographs guides woodworkers through the intricacies of the hand-chasing process. A discussion of wood choices, safety precautions, and tools, including lathes, chasing tools, and the all-important armrest, is included.

New Masters of the Wooden Box
New Masters of the Wooden Box

Author: Oscar P. Fitzgerald

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2009-10-01

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1607650347

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Featuring some of today's best woodworkers and artisans-such as Michael Hosaluk, Steven Kennard, Richard Raffin, Jacques Vesery, Bonnie Klein, and Hans Weissflog-this craftsmen's companion celebrates these modern masters and others who have taken box-making to a higher level of aesthetic form. The artist profiles include full-color, studio-quality photographs of their work along with essays that illustrate their design ideas and objectives. In addition, this collection also offers an in-depth introduction detailing the recent history of the wooden box in woodworking and its place in contemporary crafts and instrumental pieces, such as jewelry boxes, desk boxes, reliquaries, and keepsakes.

Turned Boxes
Turned Boxes

Author: GMC.

Publisher: GMC Publications

Published: 2017-03-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781784942489

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Turned Boxes is a must for all keen woodturners. The fantastic projects include designs to suit all levels of ability as well as taste - from simple boxes to more intricate designs incorporating screw threads and exotic timbers. Most of the projects include helpful tips and hints that will help to ensure a perfect result and all projects include detailed instructions along with either step-by-step photography or easy-to-use diagrams. Turned Boxes projects include: endgrain boxes, kitchen storage jars, offset lidded form, spinning top box, tunbridge ware box.

Little Book of Wooden Boxes
Little Book of Wooden Boxes

Author: Oscar Fitzgerald

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2021-02-01

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1607656485

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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.

Turning Bowls with Richard Raffan
Turning Bowls with Richard Raffan

Author: Richard Raffan

Publisher: Taunton

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781561585083

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Presents full-color illustrated instructions to making wooden bowls, and provides advice on tools, wood selection, and design, solving common turning problems, surface embellishments, and finishing techniques.

Unpacking the Boxes
Unpacking the Boxes

Author: Donald Hall

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2009-09-11

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780547247946

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Former United States poet laureate Donald Hall reflects on his life, discussing his childhood in Connecticut, the works that influenced him, his education, his success and failures as a writer and father, his friendships, and other related topics.