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Build Better Boxes Easy Steps to Master a Classic Craft

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ISBN-10: 1951217268

ISBN-13: 9781951217266

Edition: N/A

Authors: Matt Kenney

List price: $44.99
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In Build Better Boxes, Matt Kenney distills and shares what he's learned in 20 years of box making using step-by-step photos that walk you through the process of creating 10 beautiful designs from scratch. You'll begin with a few simple, but elegant painted boxes that introduce fundamental concepts like cutting miter joints and fitting a lid. Then you'll progress through several stunning projects that include tea cabinets and jewelry boxes--designs that show just how much you can do with a box. Along the way, you'll learn smart techniques for joinery like rabbets and dovetails, how to create box sides with grain that flows seamlessly around all four corners, to make your own veneers, and to…    
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Book details

List price: $44.99
Publisher: Blue Hills Press
Publication date: 3/15/2022
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 7.99" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.232

Matt Kenney - Watertown, Connecticut A teacher of philosophy before he started working as an editor at Fine Woodworking, Matt Kenney started building furniture as a hobby. His first big project was a crib for his daughter constructed on a 2 ft. by 10 ft. apartment balcony. Then Matt met Joe Mazurek, a professional furniture maker in Camden, SC., who, according to Matt, "taught me almost everything I know about the craft."