The author assembles a collection of plans for 23 of the most spectacular wooden boxes available. Lydgate, who made about half of the featured projects, feels that boxes give the observer a sense of mystery because their contents are unknown. The projects range from traditional rectangular boxes to unusual, one-of-a-kind artworks. One aspect each project has in common is perfect execution and beautiful materials. There is something here for woodworkers of all skill levels.
Scroll Saw Toys and Vehicles: A Complete Technique and Project Pattern Manual
Handmade wooden toys have a special charm, and they are easy to make on a scroll saw. Each of the 10 projects in this book comes complete with a material list, a full-size or scale plan, detailed instructions, and six or seven photos of project details to keep the builder on track. The projects: pick-up truck, 4-wheeler ATV, goose-neck trailer, “High Ride” sports utility vehicle, “Big Mudder” jeep, dirt bike on a trailer, semi low-boy, articulated end loader, tractor, and folding chisel plow.
Celtic Woodcraft: Authentic Projects for Woodworkers
Celtic knot work and other designs of early Ireland are immensely popular, so it's about time that someone created a woodworking title featuring these powerful images. Bennett, a self-taught woodworker who hopes to encourage beginners, here offers a collection of 20 projects appropriate for woodworkers of every skill level. This reviewer has not been so excited about a new project book in years; the designs are beautiful and so diverse that they should appeal to nearly everyone.
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I Can Do That! Woodworking Projects shows the absolute beginner how to create twenty quality furniture projects with a modest kit of tools in less than two days of shop time while using only materials that are available at any home center. The enclosed tool manual explains all the tools and shows the reader how to perform the basic operations in a step-by-step format. By replacing much of the complicated joinery common in woodworking with mechanical fasteners (biscuits and pocket screws) the learning curve is greatly reduced, but the quality and appearance of the project remains intact.
