Description

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Box-making expert Doug Stowe is back
with a new spin on the classic box-making
book. With an eye toward thoughtful
design, this book walks the
reader through the thought process involved in creating beautiful and functional
boxes.

Designing Boxes offers many
more design opportunities than would be possible in a book that attempts to be a "projects book." The artisan who knows the basics of box making
and is ready to expand
their repertoire will find this approach appealing. This book speaks to
the woodworker who wants
to develop plans of their own to meet their unique needs, express
their own personalities,
and gain confidence in their design
skills.Designing Boxes is a bridge between
how-to and why-to. Doug guides the reader through an exploration of the
materials used in box making, the relationship between the material and the craftsman, how the tools and
their relationship to the maker affect design, the growth of technique
as it relates to the processes
of design, and principles and elements of design storytelling.

About the Author

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Doug Stowe began his woodworking career in 1976. He has founded and taught at several Schools forwoodworkers and continues to teach woodworking grades 1-12 at the Clear Spring School, to work daily in his own shop, and to travel around teaching adult woodworkingclasses for schools and clubs. He has published 90 articles in various woodworking magazinesand educational journals and has written 13 books on woodworking techniques.His Blog, Wisdom of the Hands takes a unique approach to woodworking and all learning. He lives in a hardwood forest at the edge of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, with his wife, Jean.