Turned Boxes


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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!


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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


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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.




The Art of Making Small Wood Boxes


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Written instructions, photographs, designs, patterns, and projects.




Turned Boxes


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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


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• Attractive gift book for woodworkers. • A craftsman's companion that celebrates the elite artisans who have taken box-making to a higher level of aesthetic form. • Inspirational studio-quality photographs of spectacular boxes. • Oscar P. Fitzgerald is a nationally known historian, author, lecturer, and consultant.







Unpacking the Boxes


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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.




Druggists' Circular


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