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This book is a great book, however I ordered the same book I already had. I explained this and mailed it back without any problems and was reimbursed quickly.
This is an excellent book full of great ideas and plenty of pictures to explain what you may not understand. There are boxes explained in this book ranging from simple to complex with a number of elements thrown in that can be combined with other ideas to make some truly unique boxes.
I believe Doug Stowe may in fact be the best box builder in the world.his work sure says he is. It is obvious that he is very talented in this field and some of his examples will simply blow your mind. I have been box making for several years now and have found Doug Stowes books to be amongst some of the best. I do not suggest this as your first book though, get David Freedman's basic box building book first and then buy this afterwards. Buy it. There are tons of pictures with examples that serve as an excellent reference for ideas on your own projects.
This is an excellent guide to box making and kind of spoon feeds you thru the steps. I recommend it.
This is a nicely organized book covering a multitude of relevant subjects, but there's very little useful detail in here. Besides too little detail, the photos, although plentiful, are too small to be of value. But I already knew about 75% of what's in this book. I have to agree with some of the other reviewers here. I think Taunton made a mistake by trying to stuff too much into too little space. Sorry Taunton, a nice effort, but this one misses the mark for me. I'm a decent intermediate woodworker and thought this book would help me with some of the things I struggle with in making decorative boxes.
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