Constructing and Covering Boxes: The Art and Craft of Box Making

(Paperback, 2)

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This 2nd edition of the classic how-to guide includes a new chapter on divided boxes, as well as additional creative box examples to further inspire you as you learn the craft. The authors, proprietors of the nationally recognised Hollander's School of Book & Paper Arts, teach the time-honoured traditional methods in this guide, so readers come away with high-quality skills and results - not the other books' trend-riding, surface-prettiness-only boxes. More than 300 colour photos make every step crystal clear to craft hinged-lid, clamshell, and other inspired boxes out of book board covered with decorative papers and book cloth. AUTHORS: Tom Hollander and Cindy Hollander own Hollander's School of Book & Paper Arts in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They've taught book arts for over twenty-five years. SELLING POINTS: . New chapter on divided boxes . User-friendly 2nd edition of the classic guide to building and decorating boxes of artisan quality . Beginners and confirmed book art lovers will avidly appreciate these time-tested traditional-quality methods . Includes valuable measurement formulas for ease of customising, a glossary, and colour step-by-step photos 308 colour images

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Tom Hollander and Cindy Hollander own Hollanders School of Book & Paper Arts in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Theyve taught book arts for over twenty-five years. www.hollanders.com