Creating Wooden Boxes On The Scroll Saw

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.

A collection of 24 favorite box designs and scroll saw patterns from the pages of Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazine. Includes jewelry and keepsake boxes, music boxes, and unique one-of-a-kind boxes that hold everything from poker chips to flags. All scroll saw projects include step-by-step instructions and photography, plus expert tips from many celebrated scroll saw artists.

Whether you are a beginner or have been scrolling for years, you'll be inspired by this collection of 60 of the best projects from the pages of Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts.

Chess pieces and their boards are a thing of beauty that serious players often like to display around their homes. These 15 one-of-a-kind designs and projects for the scroll saw are sure to become conversation pieces.

Fool your friends with wonderful wooden baskets that look like they were handwoven! Seasoned woodworkers John Nelson and William Guimond have revised their popular book to include full color photographs along with an additional 4 patterns. New patterns include small round basket with lid, small oval basket with lid, small rectangle basket with lid and ring box with lid.

Features 30 woodworking projects.

Try your hand at contemporary fretwork scroll saw projects! Featuring how-to tips, three complete step-by-step tutorials, and 27 scroll saw patterns, this exciting project guide offers a modern twist to a traditional artform. Learn everything you need to know to accomplish intricate trivets, coasters, and wall plaques filled with peace signs, butterflies, flowers, mandalas, and other fresh designs. Also included is insightful information on wood, blades, blank preparation, a gallery of completed designs, and more!

Classical and whimisical boxes fill the pages of this book by author and scroll saw artist Diana Thompson. Step-by-step directions show you how to create these boxes using just a scroll saw; additional directions address using common woodshop equipment, such as bandsaws and a router. A special section on wood introduces you to the colors, grains, and characteristics of common and exotic woods.

What makes band saw boxes so wonderful? They don’t require a shop full of expensive tools, they have unlimited design potential, and they’re easy to make. For years, woodworker Donna Menke has researched every aspect of the process, accumulating a wealth of knowledge about band-saw use, safety precautions, construction, and finishing techniques. Here, she passes on those ideas and skills, explaining all the basics of selecting and handling the wood, cutting, sanding, fitting edges, gluing, making repairs, and giving the box a gorgeous surface treatment, such as carving or inlay. The breathtaking projects begin with an easy, no-fail Bangle Box, and include a mahogany Star Box, a Man in the Moon box with a segmented lid, and many others. A Selection of the F & W Book Club.

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