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Discover the Joy of Making Boxes
Doug Stowe talks about how he got into making boxes and the woodworking lessons you'll discover along the way.
Jul 11, 2012
When it comes to box making, Doug Stowe could write a book. In fact, he’s written several, and has built thousands of boxes over the past 30-plus years. Not only can boxes be beautiful to look at, but they are perfect for storing all manner of small items, from jewelry to stamps to keepsakes to change. In this episode of his video workshop on making boxes, Stowe talks about his passion for making boxes and explains why they are so much fun to build. They also are a great way to use scraps of figured wood in creative ways, and each one can help you build your woodworking skills while making something useful and attractive.
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Videos in the Series
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Discover the Joy of Making BoxesJuly 11, 2012 -
Resawing Stock to Make Box SidesJuly 11, 2012 -
Make a Sled to Cut Box MitersJuly 11, 2012 -
Simple Way to Glue up a Mitered BoxJuly 11, 2012 -
A Sled for Cutting Miter-Joint KeysJuly 11, 2012 -
Keyed Miters and Box LidsJuly 11, 2012 -
A Jig for Cutting Finger JointsJuly 11, 2012 -
Make a Finger-Joint BoxJuly 11, 2012 -
Add Hidden Splines to Box MitersJuly 11, 2012 -
Danish Oil is Perfect for BoxesJuly 11, 2012 -
Mounting External Box HingesJuly 11, 2012 -
Mortised Brass HingesJuly 11, 2012 -
Make a Leather Hinge for a BoxJuly 11, 2012 -
Shopmade Wooden HingesJuly 11, 2012 -
Add Dividers and Trays to a BoxJuly 11, 2012
Comments
Is there anyplace where measurements are given for these boxes? Thank you.
I am confused. My understanding is that you are supposed to joint one edge and one face before you put the boards in the planer. Mr. Stowe doesn’t seem to do that.
Actually, it would seem jointing the face first, coupled with the fence then being angled at a 90º to the jointer bed to joint the edge, would give you a much better chance of the stock's jointed edge and face actually being at that same 90º angle to one another. Then your stock would be ready to be thicknessed and then finally trimmed to width.
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