The Book of Boxes: The Complete Practical Guide to Design and Construction

The Book of Boxes: The Complete Practical Guide to Design and Construction

Andrew Crawford

Language: English

Pages: 144

ISBN: 1561382906

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


This book features projects that utilize various box making techniques, showing how to make attractive box carcasses of all shapes and sizes. Detailed instructions cover plannng a box so that it all fits together, how to make a suitable lid and fit appropriate locks and hinges. There is full coverage of tools and materials to use, as well as ideas for personalizing and decorating the boxes. All projects are illustrated with photographs and the book includes finsihed boxes for design inspiration.

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Cauls. When the glue is dry, remove the tape. Clean off the top surface of the cocobolo if necessary and glue on the second black/black/white/black "sandwich" as before. Make sure that the double black layer is upward - that is, on the outside of the finished line. The cross-banding inlaid into a panel. It is important that inlaid lines are neatly mitered. Using a small and very finely set block plane, cut back one edge until it is quite even and the planing produces a complete shaving of the.

Primarily for driving chisels and gouges when a steel hammer would damage a wooden handle. When you are cabinetmakers for centuries. Choose used with scrap-wood spacers to prevent bruising. Cheap ones often break or bend in use, although in box-making it is unlikely that enough pressure would be used for this to happen. small work such as box-making. SHARPENING STONES You will need fine stones for delicate work, and most people use diamondimpregnated stones. There are many systems that can be.

Freshly applied. Discard the pieces after only a little use. Check if the colors of the grain fillers used are blending as they should. Correct discrepancies using an artist's brush dipped in polish, then into alcohol dye powder. The color can be blended on the back of a piece of used sandpaper. Carefully brush a small amount of the blended color onto the required place and check the result. With a little practice, almost any blemish can be camouflaged. It is often useful to go back to your.

Produce an even, rich, and natural-looking flat finish. If a slightly less matte look is what you have in mind, do not rub with the steel wool, but merely buff with a clean, soft cloth to produce a glowing, silky-smooth sheen. 123 Apply two more coats of the full-strength, undiluted oil, allowing time to dry between each coat as before. When the final coat is dry, rub over the whole surface with 0000 grade steel wool, starting with circular movements and finishing with full, even passes with.

And is also extremely stable. Its unremarkable appearance can easily be enhanced by the use of inlays and bandings. In addition to its excellent working properties, it can be brought to a very fine finish. AMERICAN WALNUT Dark and sensuous, this wood is ideal for working in the solid, for it could be described as "craftsperson friendly" in every respect. It has no major drawbacks: it will screw, glue, nail, and shine as required. It will take stain and French-polish easily, it will work well,.

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