Short description
Intended for carvers of various skill levels, this work provides an overview of tools, wood, and blade choices. It includes step-by-step instructions for jewelry and music boxes that demonstrate box-making basics which apply to different scroll-saw carved models. It contains designs for fret, inlay, and relief lids and compound handles.
Long description
This compendium of wooden-box projects makes this high-end art form accessible to carvers of all skill levels. An overview of tools, wood, and blade choices provides fundamental information to get any carver started. Step-by-step instructions for jewelry and music boxes demonstrate box-making basics that apply to all scroll-saw carved models. Designs for fret, inlay, and relief lids and compound handles provide an elaborate array of decorative choices. An additional 23 projects are detailed with ready-to-use patterns and finished photographs from multiple angles.