A thoughtfully designed cabinet, built of carefully selected materials, transcends its utilitarian storage role into functional art. The eight wonderful small cabinets in this book will inspire novice and intermediate woodworkers to create a project that showcases not only their treasures, but also their talent. Detailed instructions along with 300 color photos and 30 drawings will help readers hone their cabinetmaking abilities, while design suggestions encourage them to use their own creativity and craftsmanship to customize the projects and make them their own.
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About the Author
Doug Stowe is a professional furniture designer and box maker. He is the author of 8 books: Beautiful Boxes: Design and Technique, Rustic Furniture Basics, Building Small Cabinets, Basic Box Making, Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making, Creating Beautiful Boxes with Inlay Techniques, Simply Beautiful Boxes, and Making Elegant Custom Tables. He also writes for Fine Woodworking and other woodworking magazines. In 2001 he started a pre-K through 12th grade woodworking program called "Wisdom of the Hands," recognizing the importance of hands-on learning for all children.** **
Two of Stowe's books have been translated into German. Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making is available in German as Kästen Schachteln: perfect knostruieren und bauen. Building Small Cabinets has been translated and published as Kleine Schränke: 8 faszinierende Modelle.
Stowe teaches adults at the Eureka Springs School of the Arts, at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking, and for various wood working clubs throughout the US.** **
Description:
A thoughtfully designed cabinet, built of carefully selected materials, transcends its utilitarian storage role into functional art. The eight wonderful small cabinets in this book will inspire novice and intermediate woodworkers to create a project that showcases not only their treasures, but also their talent. Detailed instructions along with 300 color photos and 30 drawings will help readers hone their cabinetmaking abilities, while design suggestions encourage them to use their own creativity and craftsmanship to customize the projects and make them their own.
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About the Author
Doug Stowe is a professional furniture designer and box maker. He is the author of 8 books: Beautiful Boxes: Design and Technique, Rustic Furniture Basics, Building Small Cabinets, Basic Box Making, Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making, Creating Beautiful Boxes with Inlay Techniques, Simply Beautiful Boxes, and Making Elegant Custom Tables. He also writes for Fine Woodworking and other woodworking magazines. In 2001 he started a pre-K through 12th grade woodworking program called "Wisdom of the Hands," recognizing the importance of hands-on learning for all children.** **
Two of Stowe's books have been translated into German. Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making is available in German as Kästen Schachteln: perfect knostruieren und bauen. Building Small Cabinets has been translated and published as Kleine Schränke: 8 faszinierende Modelle.
Stowe teaches adults at the Eureka Springs School of the Arts, at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking, and for various wood working clubs throughout the US.** **