Turning Boxes with Richard Raffan, revised

The book begins with basic design considerations and the tools and equipment you need to get started. Raffan then gives you detailed instructions for turning each part of the box, as well as variations you can make. Each chapter includes several step-by-step photo essays to lead you through the process. The book also features a wide variety of Raffan’s own work that you will find truly inspiring.

Improved with color photography and more accessible design, this book is the revised and updated version of the popular Turning Boxes with Richard Raffan. It remains the only full-length book on box-turning.

Turning Boxes give you:

in-depth information on turning basic and challenging boxes
a variety of styles and inspiring finished work
sections on decorative techniques and finishing

About the Author
Internationally acclaimed for both his turning and his teaching, Richard Raffan is a leading figure of the woodturning revival. Well known for his gallery-quality production work, he is the author of the best-selling book Turning Wood with Richard Raffan, the book Turning Bowls with Richard Raffan, as well as the classics Turned-Bowl Design and Turning Projects with Richard Raffan.

Softcover, 8-1/2 x 10-7/8 in., 160 pages, with color photos and drawings.
Published 2001, ISBN 1-56158-509-2, # 070616