Puzzle Boxes: Fun and Intriguing Bandsaw Projects (Popular Woodworking) (Hardcover)

The only way to make a more popular book on making boxes is to add a puzzle. And not just any puzzle, spring loaded, hidden drawer puzzles! These band-sawn puzzle boxes have it all. The book takes two, popular small-project styles (boxes and puzzles) and combines them into some mind-blowing projects. With a small amount of instruction and some practice, the reader will be able create amazing puzzle boxes using wood that would usually be thrown away as scrap. There are 12 projects of increasing difficulty, as well as a section on how to choose the best wood and how to apply finishes.

About the Author

Jeff Vollmer made his first puzzle box in 1989. This was the beginning of Royal Woods, his own part-time business. In 1992 he made a full-time commitment to making band-sawn boxes and Royal Woods really took off. Today, Jeff and his wife, Lynn, work together making puzzle boxes and selling them at art shows and in fine galleries.

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Sculpted Band Saw Boxes: Design, Inspiration & Construction (Popular Woodworking) (Paperback)

Features step-by-step instructions for eight new designs, plus plans for another ten new designs. Includes a stunning gallery of the author’s amazing sculpted box designs. Woodworker’s love making boxes and a band saw box allows creativity that just can’t be found in other woodworking. Of the few band saw box builders today, few have shared their work with other woodworkers and none offer the sculpted artistry of Lois Ventura’s work. More than uniqueness of the type of box, Ventura’s work has a sculpted beauty to it that starts with the design and moves through the construction. Readers will learn to make their own sculpted boxes and be inspired by Ventura’s amazing designs.

About the Author

Lois Ventura has been woodworking most of her life, and is trained as an artist and photographer. Her boxes are featured in the homes of collectors the world over. She is the author of the bestseller Building Beautiful Boxes with Your Band Saw.

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Woodworking Projects Video Series: Chests, Cabinets & Boxes

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Creating Wooden Boxes on the Scroll Saw: Patterns and Instructions for Jewelry, Music, and Other Keepsake Boxes (The Best of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Cra) (Paperback)

Uniting form and function without complicated joinery or the need for a shop full of tools, this crafting guide offers step-by-step instructions and patterns for 26 unique, keepsake boxes, made exclusively with the scroll saw. Incorporating popular scrolling techniques like fretwork, segmentation, intarsia, and layering, the projects include a holiday card holder, a desktop organizer, a patriotic flag box, and themed ideas for hikers, patriots, cowboys, and poker players. Favorites from pattern designers such as John Nelson, Gary Browning, and Rick and Karen Longabaugh are included as well as many other celebrated favorites from the pages of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts.

About the Author

Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts is the leading magazine for wood crafters and scroll saw artists, providing step-by-step projects and original patterns from the world’s best designers.

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