Complete Starter Guide to Making Wooden Boxes: Learn to Craft Beautiful and Practical Containers for Everyday Use (Fox Chapel Publishing) Woodworking Techniques and Projects from Beginner to Advanced

ISBN: 1497105048

Author: Albert Kleine

Condition: New

Your master key to woodworking!10 box projects ranging in difficulty from a simple butt joint design to a desk tray with a marquetry bottom Step-by-step photos and instructions make techniques and projects easy to follow Beginner-friendly, breaking down complex techniques making them easy to understand and execute Learn the basics from tools, materials, and safety equipment to woodworking fundamentals Author Albert Kleine is a woodworking expert specializing in box making, furniture making, and marquetryMaking a wooden box for the first time? Then welcome to the most accessible way to join one of the most popular hobbies around!Complete Starter Guide to Making Wooden Boxes is more than an introduction to woodworking, it's the perfect companion for your first foray into greater craftsmanship - taking the knowledge you learn from making small wooden boxes and invigorating your love for working with wood!Author and experienced teacher Albert Kleine is a longtime woodworker who teaches woodworking for beginners. He presents projects here by featuring the more beginner and intermediate-friendly first, such as one made with a simple butt joint, then progresses through more advanced endeavors such as a desk tray with a marquetry bottom.Projects include: Simple Pine Keepsake Box with Lift Lid Cherry Keepsake Box Bubinga Gift Box with Framed Lid Curly Maple Trinket Box with Ebony Pull Salt Cellar with Finger Joints Two-Tone Sliding Lid Dovetail Box Miniature Dovetailed Chest Catchall Tray with Marquetry Asymmetrical Band Saw Box Padauk and Curly Maple Turned Ring BoxYou'll learn everything from cutting dovetails to adjusting hinge mortises for a lid that fits just right. Get everything you wanted from a woodworking introduction - all without breaking the bank on a lot of expensive wood and supplies before you earn your first stripes. Join Kleine as he walks you through the fundamentals of wooden box making and learn why so many woodworkers find it to be an enjoyable and rewarding endeavor.From making a simple wood box to nailing all the woodworking basics, you'll find expert tips for details from hand-cut dovetails to foolproof rabbet joints. In-depth overviews on a wide variety of joints are included as well as woodturning and band saw projects. Don't be surprised if you don't want to stop after making your first projects!Master woodworking skills while you build beautiful and practical containers for everyday use with Complete Starter Guide to Making Wooden Boxes!