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Sculpted Band Saw Boxes: Design, Inspiration & Construction (Popular Woodworking) | 
 enlarge | Author: Lois Ventura
Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 194024
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 1558708294
Dewey Decimal Number: 684.08
EAN: 9781558708297
ASIN: 1558708294
Publication Date: August 18, 2008
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Product Description
Woodworkers love making boxes and a band saw box allows creativity that just cant be found in other woodworking. Of the few band saw box builders today, few have shared their work with other woodworkers and none offer the sculpted artistry of Lois Venturas work. More than uniqueness of the type of box, Venturas work has a sculpted beauty to it that starts with the design and moves through the construction. Readers will learn to make their own sculpted boxes and be inspired by Ventura's amazing designs.
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And now for a HELPFUL review... September 12, 2008
The first two reviews of this book seemed kind of unhelpful to me so I thought I would try to be a little clearer.
Having read and used her earlier book on bandsaw boxes, I looked forward to more designs and insight. Ms. Ventura, it is mentioned in the book, appears to have had a recent medical setback that has kept her out of the shop as much as she would like. It looks like two other very accomplished box makers consulted with her and completed the book as a kind of team effort. At least that's the impression I got. Don't we all wish we had friends and colleagues like that!
If you need step by step details and the reasons behind certain approaches, I would highly recommend the first book, "Building Beautiful Boxes with your Bandsaw." If you are familiar with the general ideas of bandsaw box building, are an experienced woodworker, or have read the earlier book, this book will pick you up and move you forward.
The directions for the boxes are abbreviated in comparison with the first book but there are several new designs to try. That's what I was looking for so I took it and ran.
I still have several that I plan to try out and getting a good handful of useful designs is how I value a book in this genre.
The book doesn't have the "mystique" of the first one where you feel like you are truly being let in on a secret as well as her committment to her craft. Since other authors are contributing, I don't think that could be avoided.
Also, in the world of woodcraft there is a fine line on copyright protection. Ms. Ventura said in the first and again in the second that these designs are intended for personal use and gifting but not for use for profit. In this one area I kind of got the idea that she might have been publishing some designs to get them out there where she can say, "Look, see that one was mine!" I guess in today's business world it is an essential thing to do.
I hope that the alluded to medical concerns are in the past and that woodworkers all over will use this book to further enjoy boxmaking!
 Wonderful and inspiring! August 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you can't make a bandsaw box after reading this book, you might as well sell your bandsaw. The book is filled with excellent instructions aided by great photos. It also contains lots of plans that I found very inspirational.
 Not Much Different Than the First Book August 19, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
After going through this book it does not appear to provide much more information on the construction of these boxes than what the first book did. If you didn't read the first one, the second one will stand alone without any problem.
There are many more beatiful boxes with lots of new ideas on shapes and the use of wood laminates to dress them up. Good ideas inspire other good ideas and that is part of the charm of the book. It will make you want to get to the shop and start work on your next project.
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