Hi
I am trying to find any books on boxes but mainly the boxes that I call puzzle boxes,
these are the one’s that you have to slide pieces out before you can take the lid off.
I have seen these boxes in some shops for jewelery or trinkets, but would to try and make them my self.
Any help in locateing Information on design and construction would be most appreciated, has there been any features in Fine Woodworking?
Thanks
Mooeee
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There are a ton of boxes and I would check the various catalogs.
I build them every year for presents, and there are three major ways of constructing the sides: (1) Dovetail joints (2) Splined Miter Joints and (3) Box Joints.
The bottoms are generally either captured by a dado or pinned with a rabbet. I like to pin them with a rabbet.
The tops are generally glued with a rabbet, the the box band sawed or table sawed in half. Other designs has the top as the lid.
Hinges are either brass jewelery type or in large meaure, homemade jobs with metal pins. The metal pin types use the box top as the actuall lid.
Many box designs are veneered or at least have lids that are veneered. Many have laminations using exotic woods. It is fun to construct them.
Good Luck, and have fun with small boxes. I do.
Boris
"Sir, I may be drunk, but you're crazy, and I'll be sober tomorrow" -- WC Fields, "Its a Gift" 1934
There have been a veritable flood of books (6-7) within the last couple of years on boxes of various types. Any Woodcraft or Rockler store will have most of them in stock at any given time. Or try a B&N if neither is available in your area.
I think you would be better served by looking at the actual book, rather than perusing the list of Amazon offerings -- since it will be hard to tell what will be useful to you by the cover/title/description.
There's probably more written about making boxes than any other WW topic! Heaps of books. Do a Goggle search as well. Almost the first thing I made was a box, and I've been making them for fun and profit since the early 80s. I have two sitting on my kitchen table at the moment that I'm particularly pleased with - one in yew, rosewood and kauri, one in walnut, sapele and quilted mahogany. Currently I'm experimenting with very thin stock (6 to 8mm) for the carcases, flush panel solid and veneered lid panels, and lift-out trays of machined solid wood. Almost too much fun to be legal!New Zealand | New Thinking
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