Wooden Boxes
Taunton Press, 2014.
$9.99; 124 pp.
We have chosen the 2 winners.
To celebrate the release of our new book-a-zine, Wooden Boxes, Strother Purdy and I have signed two copies that are ready to be shipped out to two lucky winners. Wooden Boxes includes step-by-step instructions for nine gorgeous boxes, as well as helpful tips and finishing techniques. To participate in this giveaway, please follow this simple rule:
Lucky wemek and jdavidA are the winners. Their comments were chosen at random. Congrats!
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I've been really impressed by Doug Stowe's work, and I like smaller projects. Sounds like a perfect combination!
Love the video workshop, would love to have the book as well.
Doug is an awesome instructor. I have several of his books and a DVD. Highly recommended.
Count me in
Doug is a great teacher and I would love to have this book.
I love boxes!
Doug is an inspiring woodworker and his passion for education has been a real blessing.
Doug Stowe creates interesting box designs and his books and articles are quite informative. Strother's articles on box design/build have been interesting as well. I'm sure together, they have created a great book.
I like books. I like boxes. I like books about boxes.
I love making boxes.
Doug Stowe is a treasure chest of talent. Videos and books always top notch!
I love Doug's work and would love to have this book.
I would love this book-a-zine!
I'm just making my first small, (hopefully) fine, box. I'm going to need this book if I'm to progress!!!
Doug,
I have always been inspired by your work, would love a copy of the new Wooden Boxes book.
Jeff
Boxes
Good timing. I am in the process of making two walnut and quilted maple boxes.
yes please!
Count me in for making boxes.
Allons-y!
I've seen pictures of some of his boxes. Really nice work.
Love building boxes and would like to make some gifts for my sons.
I have never made any boxes - Is this going to be the trigger to get me started?
I love books and boxes and what a good idea it would be to send one of the books to me in Brazil!
I've got plenty of small wood pieces to use I just need the instructions contained in the book. Wish me luck.
Jawohl, this looks like a great book
I've got the hard copy and ebook of your original. Even converted the DVD to play on my ipad. Can't wait to see what's new. Your books and video are easy to read and follow directions. Keep them coming
Ken
Looking forward to starting some wooden box projects -- this magazine would help in that...
looks good, would make a great addition
Hey! I read about you giveaway on Doug Stowe's WOH blog. Count me in!
plenty of offcuts laying around just looking to be turned into boxes
I am excited about this contest, and wish you all the best of luck with your box making. I know you will also enjoy Strother Purdy's boxes. His beautiful and useful boxes are different from mine, and his step-by-step instructions are clear. Between the two of us, we'll have you making beautiful boxes in no time flat.
Our signatures will be found towards the bottom of page 5.
Good luck! And congratulations in advance to the lucky winners!
My son needs this book. He tried to make a box for his wife. He bought all the wood, brought it over, started cutting, and got stuck. A year later, I gave him back the wood.
Maybe this time I am due for a win
I enjoy all of the box making information here and would love to make some of the boxes featured in this book.
I'm excited to learn how to make boxes from the book!
I make a lot of wooden boxes to give away. It would be nice to read more on the process so that I may upgrade my skill set.
Just what I need to help me make better boxes!
I'm a big fan of Doug's work. Sign me up.
Ironically I bought both of Doug's other two books over the weekend
Great I need more box making practice.
I love the video workshop. I'd learn a lot from this book.
I'm eager to see the projects in this book.
I am looking forward to being a winner twice. Once for winning the book and once for being a winner to my family by building my first box.
Follow DougStowe's blog and I am looking forward to reading the new book
That looks wonderful. I would love to read it up.
Mr. Stowe writes a great blog, and I'm sure this book would be a valuable addition to my library.
Look forward to reading the magazine. Always looking for new designs!
Can always use some new box-making ideas.
A wooden box! Simple in concept; beautiful in it's simplicity. Crafting to perfection is a journey with many twists! This new e-zine will add greatly to the knowledge bank... Bring it on!
boxes
wooden
ownership
craftsmanship -- sublime!!
Boxes...I need boxes and how-to-make tips.
Never to early to start making boxes for Christmas!
Seriously, it looks like a fabulous book.
What a great resource for those of us who look forward to learning from skilled craftsmen like Doug Stowe and Strother Purdy!
The boxes look amazing and the book is something that can be extremely useful in my shop for sure.
I love making boxes of any type. I don't think I've made any two a like. Finding new forms and methods is always a quest for me.
co'mon books!
If you build a great box - you can build a great chest!
I love making wooden boxes and I love Doug's books and videos.
Would love some new ideas for fly tying boxes
What's better than some new ideas for box making? Looking forward to the book.
I'm standing on the edge of box making, about to put my big toe in. I have the gear, but this book would seem to be what I need to make the jump!
my library is looking a bit thin, This would be great,
Would like to start making boxes. This book would be very helpful.
i'am trying to learn how to make boxes. there books will be very helpful.
Even at this advanced age, there's a new love interest in my life! A small handmade wooden box will be a perfect first birthday present for her. I need this book!
Those are some very beautiful boxes on the cover.
For some strange reason boxes fasinate me. So much so that I just purchased an Incra Ibox jig for making finger joints and a Veritas dovetail saw for making dovetails. All in the hopes of being able to make beautiful boxes one day. I'm a beginner in woodworking so this book would help me tremendously. Thank you for this opportunity.
Bill
The winners will be very fortunate to have this book, hope I'm one of them!
Generous offer... count me in also.
Charlie Kapper
There never seem to be enough good books for making small items, especially intricate boxes. I'm looking forward to reading this new instructional guide from Taunton!
From treasure chests to jewellry containers... Boxes are fascinating!
I just purchased a new dovetail saw and am learning to make dovetails. This book would be great for ideas and techniques to improve my work.
Looks like a good book. I'd be glad to add it to my library.
I would like to have this book authored by Doug Stowe and Strother Purdy.
Boxes are a wonderful challenge!!
Doug Stowe's book would certainly help my box making.
I sure would love to be the lucky winner of this book!
I'd love to get the book. Getting ready to retire and more time woodworking ! This looks like a winner book.
I've started to make two boxes in my 30 years of woodworking. Once, 23 years ago and recently in 2011, but they were so complicated and time consuming that I never finished them! It seems that my imagination exceeds my woodworking skills. I could really use this book with step-by-step guides to help me complete a box!
"when i was a kid we had a quicksand box - i was an only child, eventually" - stephen wright
just thinking outside the box!
i would love this book -
good luck to all!
Looks like a winner!
I love making wooden boxes for all kind of uses and occasions. I look forward to adding the new book to my collection and improving my box making (and enjoying) skills.
I love making boxes for a lot of reasons besides their usefulness and common appeal. In between larger projects, boxes help me keep my skills sharp and often make me think about how things go together, both from the design point of view and from the mechanical point of view. That process has an effect on how I approach my next piece of furniture. Besides, everybody likes boxes; they're fun.
Looks like a dandy project book.
I love looking at all types of boxes. It is fascinating to see some of the creativity that goes into them. One of the things that makes a box inviting is that it almost tells you to pick me up, open my lid, check out my drawers. A real hands on type of furniture. Doug's new book is something I would enjoy reading and using.
I have made several boxes but nothing that compares to Doug Stowe. Would love to have this book.
Can't win it without a ticket
I'm looking forward to winning the book!
Doug's "Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making" is my go to guide for box making. Clear and concise but unfortunately it is getting dog eared. I would enjoy to learn additional ideas and techniques from Doug and Strother.
Doug Stowe's books serve as inspiration.
I need all the help I can get - this would be a great addition to my library
I'm always looking for new box ideas. If the content is anything like the cover this should be a great book.
No free lunch gentlemen. I am buying the book.
I am looking forward to more box making projects to complete with another great book.
Would love to add this to my reference collection.
I've recently found a new interest in small boxes. They were something that I overlooked in all the years of working with wood. I can't believe how much I've missed by not "seeing" them before. Thank you for this opportunity to receive a great book!
Box building is practice for creating fine furniture. Same joints, different proportions.
I love boxes!! They make very good cat traps.
Always looking for new designs and construction details. Making boxes for the grandchildren as a remembrance after I'm gone.
This looks like a must have book!
I would love to check this book out! I am sure I could learn a lot from it.
I'd love to learn to make the boxes in this book so I can finally think outside them. Really.
I will take a shot at winning a copy...then go buy one if I don't! :-)
This would be a great addition to my woodworking library.
Just starting and boxes sounds like a great place to start. As I gain in proficiency hopefully I can move on to the more challenging designs. Looking forward to trying.
Nice give-away! Looking forward to the book one way or the other.
Great idea for a book. Along with my CNC machine, I think I could make quite a few great looking projects.
Sounds like a good book to own - would be nice to win.
The perfect book for the small project wood worker!
Love making boxes, all shapes and sizes!
I'm always looking for good ideas for new box styles. Boxes make great gifts for anyone for any occasion. Roger
this would be the perfect gift for me, as I have been recently been asked by my 80 yr old mother to build her urn for when she passes
Looks like a good book.
This would be a good one to have. Especially for those of us with a very small shop.
I'd love this book!
I'm new to box making and would love this resource.
I have five boxes to make the book should come in handy
Every box I've built has been from the pages of Fine Working magazines or books - it's what got me into woodworking! My wife, kids and grandkids liked them so much that it became an obsession that drove me to build my shop so I could make more. I love boxes! I'd definitely like to have this latest one from FW.
Dave Davies
Salt Spring Island, BC
Good day all. I've read this article on making boxes and would to add this book to my shop. Please add my name to your contest. Cheers!
Looks like a great book to help build my woodworking skills.
I enjoy making boxes, with the combination of styles, shapes, joinery techniques, and wood species the possibilities are limitless. Boxes are normally very simple projects that do not take forever to complete, perfect for beginners. They can also be intricate and involved perfect for advanced woodworkers. Both types give instant gratification to the maker, therefore boxes are the perfect projects for anyone interested in honing their skills in woodworking!
I am working on a wood box to donate to the State of Texas that will contain a walnut gavel and strike plate (already turned). I would appreciate any help if making a nice wood box to present this gavel to the chairperson of the committee of which I am a member.
This will motivate me to make that long promised jewelry box.
I am taking a class to learn how to make decorative boxes. This book would be a great reference source for technique and ideas.
WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ON FINE WOODWORKING.
I have been working on some boxes from another of Doug Stowe's books. Even made one for my truck console. He's the box master!
I would love to have a copy of this. I have enjoyed Doug's books and articles over the years.
I would love to have a copy of this. I have enjoyed Doug's books and articles over the years.
This looks like a great book and would help me to build a jewelry box for my wife that she has been asking for the last few years.
One of my grand daughters is approaching 21 years old and I promised to make her a jewelry box. This looks just like the help I'm going to need.
I would like to win one of these two books; it would give me some ideas for some box designs I would like to try out.
I have a thing for boxes. This would be a good box to have
With four granddaughters (ages 2,4,6 and 8) and no grandsons I think pretty boxes are in my future! Would love a copy. Thanks.
This sounds like a great source for some creative box making opportunities! Sure hope I win one of these books!
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I have a friend who is just starting to get into woodworking and I suggesting box making. This book would be a great gift and not to mention helpful valuable information.
I loved Doug's video. Have made a few boxes using his technique. His book would be the icing on the cake
Before starting a new project, I always look through my w/w library for ideas & tips. A good book on boxes would be a useful new item.
Just what I need,another book to see all the stuff I'm not making due to Ringette,Dance,soccer,curling and just plain being a Dad.I d take it anyhow.
Count me in sounds like a great book. Love to learn more from an expert.
I am kind of new to woodworking. I have always been interested in box making, but I have never attempted it. I am the type that must have a plan before attempting such art.
I am kind of new to woodworking. I have always been interested in box making, but I have never attempted it. I am the type that must have a plan before attempting such art.
This book would get more use then a phone book. Would love to have it.
I am a big fan of Doug Stowe. I would love to have his latest book.
I have purchased this book but would love to have one autographed!!
I want :) Thanks guys for the giveaway. You sure know how to get me to comment. Peace...
Thanks for the book giveaway. I can't wait till I win.
I love making boxes and enjoy new ideas. I would love to win this book!
Been working through Doug's box making videos. Fantastic stuff. I'd love to check out the book.
Yeah Baby!
Have enjoyed many of Doug Stowe's articles and previous books. OK with me if these are ready to stow in my woodworking library.
Would love to add this book to my library. I really enjoy Dougs' work.
I have several special boards I would like to use to make a box. This book might have the plan I must have for this special project.
With this book, I could think outside the box and inside the box at the same time. Great!
With this book, I could think outside the box and inside the box at the same time. Great!
With this great book on Boxes and the 50 Ton of Quartered and Rift grain thin wood in my hoard... I should be able to start using this wood up. Thanks!
Would love to win it.
Would love to win but will buy it anyway - especially from the box making guru
I have to make a box to hold all my box books. This book would be on top it the jimmy Hendrex box builder
I'm in.
Looks Good. Something I have yet to try!
Ahh. You can't have too many boxes.
G
Another great book from the "Master" of boxes!
looks like a good read to me
Interesting looking book.
I would love to win this book-a-zine. However, if that doesn't happen i will probably purchase it. I have great fun building boxes and could use the advice and tips from Doug Stowe and Strother Purdy,
I like Doug's books, work and Eureka Spirings. I would welcome another one of his books to my library.
Ha! Do you really think you can lure me out of hiding with such a childish trick? Trick me into posting a comment with the promise of an autographed book? I won't be caught out that way again, oh no. Of course, even when you contact me to say I've 'won the special prize' I won't be fooled in to giving you the details of my secret hideout. I'll show you who the real winner is, the world shall hear from me again...
Would love to win it. Boxes are in my future!
I have a heap of timber just waiting for a book like this to give me a head start.
I recently inherited some very nice, exotic hardwood from my recently passed Dad. Its well suited for box projects. Looking forward to learning another facet of our craft.
Jeff Crowell Jr.
Just let me know and I'll send my address! Boxes are my relaxer!
If you don't give me the book, Mr. Stowe will have to teach me personally. That should be incentive enough!!
If I don't win the book, Mr. Stowe will have to teach me personally. That should be incentive enough!!
Books are like clamps. You can't have too many good ones.
Send it!
Always need instruction books.
I enjoy Doug Stowe's and Strother Purdy's books and articles. Always room for another.
Can never get enough info especially from a master.Put me in the pot
Love a pretty box
have wood and saws, would like to have one of the books, put me in.
thanks
I'm looking forward to reading the new book.
valuable topic
There are boxes, and there are BOXES. I need to learn how to make BOXES....therefore I need Doug Stowes instruction manual.
Really look forward to read this book.
Doug's video workshop has been very useful. I'm sure this book is even more.
i primarily make boxes because they require less material. This book will make a great addition to my library.
My 11yo daughter and I make boxes together for her to give away at birthday parties. This book would expand our repetoire of choices.
Great video workshops and tips. Thanks.
random #1
A great set of skills to learn and/or refine
Looks like another great book by Doug Stowe and Strother Purdy. I really enjoy making boxes as gifts so I'm always on the lookout for new ideas and techniques.
Sign me up!
This would be a great book to add to the collection. BTW....my middle name is Random. grin
I ENJOY BUILDING SMALL BOXES AND CASES. HAVE NOT SEEN THIS NEW BOOK YET BUT I'M VERY ANXIOUS TO DO SO.
I'd love to be in. Always could use more information on boxes.
I love learning from books, as well as videos. Looking forward to receiving the book.
Let's give it a try. Your books have always been fun.
Wayne
I am finishing three Christmas ornament boxes with box joints. Very nice looking but I would like to try more decorative boxes. This book looks interesting and provides instruction on the process. I am always looking to learn new techniques and try different projects. This book fits the bill.
As a woodworker that's just getting started I'm sure this would be a great help to my woodworking education.
Just making my first box and I could use some more help. This book would be a welcome addition for my woodworking education.
Haven't made any boxes this would be a great resource to get started.
Thanks
I HAVE WELL OVER 100 WOODWORKING BOOKS THAT I HAVE COLLECTED AND USE AS REFERENCE BOOKS OVER THE LAST 40 PLUS YEARS. ANY TIME I DO A PROJECT/ I LOOKUP WHAT INFO I HAVE IN MY COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE. MOST OF THE TIME IT REFRESHES ME ABOUT SOME " JEWEL OF INFO" TO IMPROVE MY PROJECTES. I LOVE GETTING NEW UPDATED BOOK ON PROJECTS, CUZ IT TAKES IN TO ACCOUNT MODERN DAY TOOLS AND JIGS ETC. IT WOULD BE A HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO INCLUDE THIS BOOK.
I have a couple old boxes that my Dad made when he was stationed in the phillipines during WWII. They are made from Phillipine Mahogany and have lasted a lot of years. My Dad used the boxes to store his old construction books from the 1940's, which I still have. It would be great to see how the small boxes of today compare.
If this book is anything like your basic box making book it should kick up my level of tablesaw work by another ten fold! Pap
I just started to "try" to make boxes and could sure use some tips!
Making boxes is an infinite variety activity. There are so many ways and things you can do to make boxes. Fun and rewarding.
Congrats. Looks like a great book. Boxes are tougher than they look.
If the book is up to the usual high standard of Tauton publications , it would make an excellent addittion to my library. I would find plenty of use for this book as I intend to make some boxes for my children and grandchildren.
The box would be a great gift, for me, as the boxes are for others.
Thumbed through this book in Barnes and Noble. Would make a nice addition to my stuffed bookcases, along with many other Taunton publications. Put my name in the hat. Thanks.
Doug , it was inspiring to watch your video series on box making. Thanks scott
I've enjoyed your previous works, can't wait to see this new one
I am fairly new to this standard of wood working so was looking to buy the book to ad to my bookshelves. Look forward to making some of these great boxes.
I love free books. Making boxes would be great.
Always looking for new ideas.
This book looks like just what I need!
I've got some old recycled mahogany that I hope would be ideal for some of these designs.
This is just the book I've been looking for to get started on boxes. How cool to be able to get a signed copy!
I haven't done much with small projects such as these, so smaller ones will bring an ideal time usage, with gifts the main objective of such jobs. And this book would be an ideal companion.
This would be an outstanding addition to my woodworking book library and a well used reference source.
Looks like a winner!
I love Doug Stowe's boxes and would like the opportunity to learn more. Count me in!
My first introduction to box making was Doug Stowe's books and videos. They are excellent resources. So are the articles on boxes in Fine Woodworking magazine. Making boxes is an excellent way to refine our wood working skills, and explore woods and finishes. I plan to collect everything Doug publishes.
I have just started making small boxes. This looks like a great addition to my library. Love to have a signed copy.
Making small boxes is a great way to use that special piece of wood that you have been saving. I look forward to reading the new book. Thank you for the opportunity.
What a great learning tool to add to anyone's library. Making decorative boxes would make great gift. Thanks for the opportunity.
I am starring at a pile of apple wood that is supposed to become a small box for a relative. I need this book!
I'd love to make some nice wooden boxes. This would be a great resource.
Just ordered the book. Making small boxes is what I want to learn looks to be a perfect fit.
Would like to try some different styles of boxes but don't know how. This might be just what I need?
Just finished going through my pre-ordered version. What a great book. An autographed copy would be icing on the cake.
Just retired. Looks like some great projects!
It must be my turn to win by now. So go ahead and send the book. It will be appreciated.
Just received my copy the other day, however, I would love to win a signed copy!!
Boxes are a great way to hone your skills and use up that small piece of "special" wood.
This would be great for getting my son involved in woodworking.
I'm a new subscriber and brand new to woodworking. I've found your site and magazine to be my best source of inspiration. I have been trying to learn this craft by building small boxes and any help would go a long way to improving my skills and knowledge.
I am excited to checkout this book. I started building boxes in highschool shop class for gifts and I am always looking for more ideas.
I have enjoyed making boxes. New ideas would be welcomed,
I've always been fascinated by all of the different types of boxes that can be crafted!
As a builder of boxes, I'd like to read this.
I'm glad to see another one by Doug.I have another DVD by Doug and it has helped a lot.I love to make boxes and there is some challenges to learn.I hope to win one but if not I will buy one.Its nice to see another Arkansan.
Dougs books & videos , have some of the best step by step instruction to get used to making small project.Thanks Doug
I LOVE WORKING ON THE BOXES,
THANX
Beautiful book :)
I think book-a-zines are a great idea and I could surely use the one by Stowe & Purdy!
Thanks, Travis
I want to make a box!
I would love to get started making beautiful boxes.
I just wanted to say that I appreciate the opportunity to be eligible for a book. Boxes are a great way to be introduced into woodworking as they are typically less time consuming than other projects, less intimidating, and make great gifts.
Again, thanks.
Shawn
The first thing I made in my retirement workshop was a triangular box. I was thrilled when the lid fit in all three positions. With a wife, a sister, two daughters, three granddaughters, and four great-grandaughters, I could use this book for gifts. And the five boys down the line need toolboxes.
Would love to read this new pub from Doug. He's a great teacher I admire his work and taking the time to share his knowledge and experience.
Please include me in the drawing for this book, it sounds great!
Would love to get my hands on this for my two boys (14 & 11) They love their slöjd hours at school so much and I would love to encourage them even more.
Kind regards,
Elizabeth
Denmark
Would absolutely love to learn from 2 of the best
His work is fantastic, love to get the book.
Please!
I would enjoy having the boxes also!
I would enjoy one of the books.
Would love to have one of those books!
My hobby wood shop is dedicated to building small boxes. Everything I know about boxes I learned from Doug Stowe through his books, etc. I would LOVE a signed copy of the new book! Thanks!
I have several box making books by Doug Stowe and have learned most of what I know about box making from his books. I would treasure having a signed copy of his new book. I would also love to visit his shop in Arkansas and see first hand his artistry in person.
Congratulations to the winners, Wemek from Colorado and JDavidA from Virginia. Your magazines will be sent ASAP.
Thank you all for participating, and for all the kind things you've said in your comments.
I wish you all the very best of box making!
Doug
THIS YEAR WITH A FRIEND I HAVE TAUGHT 8 CLASSES ON HOW TO MAKE BOXES. IT WAS AT TWO LEVELS AND WE TAUGHT OVER 40 PEOPLE. DOUG STOW'S BOOKS ARE GREAT AND ANYONE CAN LEARN TO MAKE BOXES IF THEY FOLLOW EACH BOOK FROM THE BEGINNING MAKING EACH BOX. THANK YOU DOUG STOWE.
KNOW THE CONTEST IS OVER BUT WANTED YOU TO KNOW ANYWAY
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