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Marvel at masterpieces made of gorgeous wood, with trick openings and hidden devices--every one destined to be a museum piece. Then develop your own skills with the gallery of 11 additional boxes and chests chosen by the masters for you to complete. Each one is explained by the designer along with detailed instructions, a color photo of the finished work, and helpful line drawings for assembling the parts.
Written instructions, photographs, designs, patterns, and projects.
Exquisite inlaid covers, gracefully simple lines and soft curves, glorious woods, intriguing lids, and intricate compartments are the hallmarks of the work of some of the world's best box-making artists. "If you think a box is just a box, you're in for a surprise. The boxes Lydgate details are...handcrafted works that call for such exotic woods as rosewood, purpleheart, satinwood, and Hawaiian koa....Not a lot of board feet are needed for any project and the average woodworker will have the tools to make every project in the book."--Booklist.
The definitive guide to antique Art Metal, Art Nouveau, Victorian, Arts and Crafts, and Revival Period jewel boxes, The Jewel Box Book is the first book to provide easy reference for the spellbound collector or charmed novice. Over 500 rich color photos accompany this fascinating narrative about the history, styles, composition, and sales of jewel boxes manufactured in America between 1900-1925.Readers will appreciate detailed information about manufacturers that include Jennings Brothers, Weidlich Brothers, Benedict Manufacturing Company, Rogers Silver Plate Company, Kronheimer & Oldenbusch, and The Art Metal Works (known today for the Ronson trademark), and others.Explanations about design motifs and the "Language of Flowers" provide the perfect complement to these stories of the jewel boxes that once adorned dressing tables at the turn-of-the-century and continue to delight aficionados.
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.
The author of the bestselling "Wooden Bowls from the Scroll Saw" returns to offer her creative spin on box projects. She's surveyed the most popular boxes in woodworking and shows crafters how to make bandsaw-style boxes, jewelry boxes, and lidded boxes on the scroll saw. Includes 29 beautiful and creative designs for boxes.