Box-Making Projects for the Scroll Saw

Gary MacKay

ISBN 10: 1565232941 / ISBN 13: 9781565232945

Published by Fox Chapel Publishing, US, 2006

About this Item

The basics of box-making are covered in this manual for the scroll saw, including designs for hinged and lift-off lids, boxes with drawers, and laminated boxes. Patterns are provided for 30 eye-catching variations of such items as recipe and tissue boxes, knitting trays, desk organizers, jewelry boxes, and boxes embellished with stacked wood to create checkerboard, diamond, pinwheel or pie-segmented effects. Full-sized patterns for box, lid, and lid insert are presented for all projects and an introductory chapter covers wood selection, lining material, tools, adhesives, and color photos with clear instructions to make this an informative guide for all scroll saw techniques.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781565232945

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Box-Making Projects for the Scroll Saw
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, US
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565232941
• ISBN 13: 9781565232945
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 567 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Woodworkers of any skill level will be able to easily make their own decorative and functional boxes, using just one tool—the scroll saw.

Author and heirloom box-maker, Gary MacKay, provides step-by-step photo demonstrations to create wood boxes with checkerboard, diamond and pinwheel effects.

Patterns include eye-catching designs for jewelry and recipe boxes, tissue boxes, knitting trays and desk organizers.

About the Author

Gary MacKay is a designer and box maker who lives with his wife, Helen, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He has been designing, making, and selling boxes in craft galleries for more than 20 years. Gary first started woodworking during his high school years when he used a jigsaw to make an end table from pine. After buying a band saw in 1985, he sold band saw boxes through consignment shops in northern Vermont. Now, he concentrates on designing and making wooden items that can be cut on a scroll saw. He is currently juried through the South Carolina Artisans Center, one of the craft galleries where his work is on display. Gary likes to use his scrap wood to make snowflake ornaments and intarsia projects. Whenever he is not working in his woodshop, he can be found out on the golf course or in the vegetable garden. Gary is a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine.