Designing Boxes

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. AUTHOR: Doug Stowe began his woodworking career in 1976. He has founded and taught at several Schools for woodworkers 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 woodworking classes for schools and clubs. He has published 90 articles in various woodworking magazines and educational journals and has written 13 books on woodworking techniques. He lives near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, with his wife, Jean.