Overview
Hone Your Woodworking Skills One Box at a Time
When it comes to great woodworking projects, it's hard to beat boxes. Using a minimal amount of materials, you can craft wonderful gifts or items for sale. And it's a great opportunity to use those pieces of special wood you've been hoarding.
The real trick to successful box-making is coming up with the right designs. If you've been looking for attractive box projects that suit your particular tools and abilities, you've picked the right book. In these pages, you'll find plans for 21 delightful boxes along with step-by-step instructions for making them. They include lovely, simple creations that a novice can make with just a few hand tools, all the way through designs with drawers and dovetail joinery that will provide experienced woodworkers with an exciting challenge.
Regardless of your woodworking experience, building these boxes provides a world of fun and the opportunity to develop new skills. In the process, you'll become a better woodworker—bit by bit, and box by box.
Synopsis
For anyone wanting to get started in woodworking, building a box is a great introduction to this time-honored craft. And with the simple instructions in Box-by-Box, any novice can construct spectacular wood pieces.
* Each box can be assembled in small spaces and built with basic tools, such as a hammer, drill, and screwdriver—perfect for beginners without their own workshops
* Projects increase in difficulty, allowing readers at any experience level to hone their skills as they progress through the book
* Step-by-step projects include a trinket box, a box with drawers, a jewelry box, and a box with a fitted lid
With Box-by-Box, readers will not only create stunning boxes, they'll also become more accomplished woodworkers.