In Over My Head

very nice box’s I find that I get addicted very easily in wood working so I am staying away from box’s for now.

-- Pyromedic602, free wood is always good wood

Great boxes. I enjoyed the Basic Box Making book as well—found it in my local library. Don’t worry about being addicted. If you think boxes are addicting…..wait until you get a lathe!

-- GSY from N. Idaho

Boxes are addictive, aren’t they. Love the Ambrosia Maple tops!

woodworking is a hoot ! great way to express yourself … very expressive boxes !

welcome to lumberjocks

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

I fully understand the addiction part. I have a list of about 20 boxes I’d like to make, but I always seem to make something for a gift or more practical. I think after this round of Christmas gifts is over, I’m going to have my own Christmas and buy a bunch of really expensive wood and make a bunch of boxes, humidors, and clocks and just line the walls of my shop with them. I don’t need them, I don’t want to sell them, I just want to build them. Is that so wrong?

-- Tom, Simsbury, CT

Very nice boxes.

When a woodworker addicted to box making, usually he is double addicted.
First addicted to making box and second addicted to making jig for cutting joints, pattern, inlay etc.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Wow, these are awesome! But be careful, the slippery slope leads to a downward spiral. I used to just be addicted to box making. Now I am hittin’ the hard stuff on a regular basis. Box making leads to furniture making. What they say is true.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

Most furniture are nothing but big boxes. Join the addicted groupe and take it one day at the time.

-- All bleeding will eventually stop.

lol

I have that same DVD and have been watching it over the past week. Have not started making boxes, however I have been tempted. Maybe I should lay off the dust . . . saw dust . . . for a while.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

LOL – This is like asking for help from your ‘dealer’.
Think we’re all a little addicted to this stuff.

Great looking boxes too!

-- Still learning everything

Lately I’ve been binging.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

now I’m going to be addicted to looking at your beautiful boxes!!!

I think there are a lot of wood-addicts on here that need some prayin’ done for them :) Lucky me- I get to see the creations

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

If you liked Doug Stone’s book – “Basic Box Making”, you should get the DVD. It is the next thing to having him standing over your shoulder helping you!

Jim

Thanks for all of the positive feedback. My wife had no idea that she was creating a monster when she bought me Stowe’s book and DVD.

-- When the tide goes out you see who's been skinny dipping.

Gorgeous boxes. I especially like the one on the right. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Very cool! The top material really compliments the box nicely.

Yessss, That’s right, just one more…try the fingered box with the mitered top fingers… Excellent!
Mwahahahaha!!!

Thanks to Matt Groening and Wikipedia

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Funny stuff. My mother is close friends with Doug and recently sent me his books and dvd’s. I ran out yesterday and picked up supplies for three jigs that I started today. It really is like crack, I woke up a few days ago at 4:30am and could not stop my mind from racing ( all I could think of was what box to make next). Nice work and I will see you at the AA meeting or box makers.

-- Things of the greatest worth are from the Earth. If you tell yourself that something is "close enough" it is not...do it again.

Good luck on that addiction!

-- Michael, Fort Worth, TX. "I wood if I could!"

I too bought the book! Building jigs . . . drooling and grunting and buting wood. Soon I’ll have something to show off tooooo

Don’t fight it,enjoy.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon