Turning Boxes with Richard Raffan
Richard Raffan
Everyone loves a little wooden box with a tightly fitted lid, and here is the complete, step-by-step story on designing them and making them. This new edition revises and updates Raffan's earlier book of the same title. Companion DVD also available from us. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. EQUIPMENT & TOOLS Lathe Chucks Saws Turning Tools Skew Chisels Ancillary Tools Dust Collection & Safety 2. WOOD SELECTION & PREPARATION Types of Wood Sourcing Wood Cutting Wood for Blanks Air-Drying Blanks Rough-Turning Preparing Blanks 3. DESIGN Exploring Form Practical Considerations Aesthetics & Proportions Profiles Finials & Knobs The Inside The Bottom 4. MAKING AN END-GRAIN BOX 5. MORE ABOUT LIDS More About Lids Suction-Fit Lids Screw-On Lids The Join Inside the Lid 6. DEEP HOLLOWING Boring End Grain by Hand Drilling End Grain Sanding the Inside of a Deep Hollow 7. SURFACE DECORATION Turned Decoration Chatter Work Off-Center Patterns Inserts Texture Carving Burning 8. VARIATIONS ON THE BASIC BOX Retaining the Bark Saturn Boxes Sculptured Profiles Roll-Around Forms Miniatures Drill Containers Earring Containers Needle Cases Experiments 9. FORMS 10. FINISHING Afterword Index
176 pgs, 8.5x11, 322 color photos & 41 dwgs, softcover Usually ships in 24 hours
$24.95 Sale! $16.47
|