A Little Book of Vintage Designs for Making Wooden Boxes

Book excerpt: This text contains a wonderful little guide to the designing and making of vintage wooden boxes. Complete with strep-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams, this text constitutes a comprehensive and accessible manual perfect for beginners and is sure to be of interest to discerning woodworkers. The chapters of this book include: 'Attractive Coronation Memento – Trinket Box', 'Attractive Cigarette or Trinket Musical Box', 'Small Box for Cigarettes or Trinkets', 'Inlaid Swivel-Top Cigarette Box', 'Coronation Cigarette Box', 'Crown Bowl or Trinket Box', 'Child's Box of Poster Colours', 'For The Youngsters – Novelty Money Box', 'Artists Sketching Boxes', and 'The Fisherman's Box'. We have elected this text for modern republication due to its instructional value, and we are proud to republish it here complete with a new introduction on woodworking.