Little Book of Wooden Boxes: Wooden Boxes Created by the Masters

This craftsman's companion celebrates the uncontained creativity of woodturners, furniture artists, and elite craftsmen from around the world!

• 31 profiles of today's finest woodworkers and artisans including Andy Buck, Jenna Goldberg, Ulrike Scriba, Hans Weissflog, and more
• Over 250 photos, full-color and studio-quality, of stunning pieces including jewelry boxes, desk boxes, reliquaries, keepsake boxes and more
• Insights and design ideas for spectacular work that takes box-making to a higher level of aesthetic form
• Author Oscar P. Fitzgerald is a nationally known historian, author, lecturer, and consultant

Little Book of Wooden Boxes features 31 of today's finest woodworkers and elite artisans—such as Michael Hosaluk, Steven Kennard, Richard Raffin, Jacques Vesery, Bonnie Klein, and Hans Weissflog—who share their amazing techniques, their inventive talents, and the inspiration that fuels their distinctive designs.

Each artist's profile includes full-color, studio-quality photographs of their most spectacular and inspirational work, including jewelry boxes, desk boxes, reliquaries, keepsake boxes and more, along with insights on their design ideas and objectives.

Curated by nationally known historian and author Oscar P. Fitzgerald, this book is sure to become a treasure in every woodworking library.

Little Book of Wooden Boxes is presented in an attractive pocket-sized 5.75-inch by 7-inch format and will make a cherished gift for any woodworker!

Profiled artists include:

• Bonnie Bishoff and J.M. Syron
• Andy Buck
• Kip Christensen
• Jim Christiansen
• Jean-Christophe Couradin
• Andrew Crawford
• Michael Cullen
• Jenna Goldberg
• Louise Hibbert
• Michael Hosaluk
• Robert Ingham
• Ray Jones
• Kim Kelzer
• Steven Kennard
• Yuji Kubo
• Po Shun Leong
• Peter Lloyd
• Tom Loeser
• Michael Mode
• Craig Nutt
• Jay and Janet O'Rourke
• Emi Ozawa
• Andrew Potocnik
• Richard Raffan
• Ulrike Scriba
• Jeff and Katrina Seaton
• Tommy Simpson
• Bonnie Klein and Jacques Vesery
• Philip Weber
• Hans Weissflog

"Full of ideas for studio artists and advanced hobbyists and should inspire them to see boxes and other containers as works of art, not just as functional objects."
—Library Journal

"If you are interested in stretching your mind and your woodworking 'out of the box' then this book is for you."
—Lumberjocks

"This is an inspiring book that is sure to appeal, not only to those who either make or wish to make boxes, but also to anyone who enjoys seeing and learning about the very finest work of the world's great wood artists."
—Australian Woodworker Magazine

Oscar P. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., earned his master and doctorate degrees in history from Georgetown University. He served as director of the Navy Museum in Washington, D.C., and curator for Tingey House, the oldest residence in the Navy, until he decided to pursue fulltime his passion as a furniture historian and decorative arts consultant. Fitzgerald's consulting includes work for Dumbarton House, the headquarters for The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America; Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial; and the Clara Barton National Historic Site. He is a member of the faculty of the Smithsonian Institution/Corcoran School Master's Program in the History of Decorative Arts, where he teaches all of the courses on the history of American furniture and the contemporary studio furniture movement.

Peter Korn is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, a non-profit woodworking and design school in Rockport, Maine. A furniture maker since 1974, his work has been exhibited nationally in galleries and museums. He is the author of numerous how-to books including Working with Wood, Why We Make Things and Why It Matters, Woodworking Basics, and The Woodworker's Guide to Hand Tools. More information is available at peterkorn.com.