All Screwed Up!: Turned Puzzles and Boxes Featuring Chased Threads

Hand-chasing wooden threads, the centuries-old technique of joining two pieces of a wooden object together, is the focus of this instructional guide to creating wooden puzzles and boxes with screw lids. Aimed at both hobbyists and professional woodworkers, the projects range from the simple to the complex and include Box Basics, the Wedding Ring Box, and In the Soup, an exasperating puzzle that involves removing a ball from a bowl. A thorough tutorial accompanied by numerous photographs guides woodworkers through the intricacies of the hand-chasing process. A discussion of wood choices, safety precautions, and tools, including lathes, chasing tools, and the all-important armrest, is included.
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All Screwed Up!: Turned Puzzles and Boxes Featuring Chased Threads

Hand-chasing wooden threads, the centuries-old technique of joining two pieces of a wooden object together, is the focus of this instructional guide to creating wooden puzzles and boxes with screw lids. Aimed at both hobbyists and professional woodworkers, the projects range from the simple to the complex and include Box Basics, the Wedding Ring Box, and In the Soup, an exasperating puzzle that involves removing a ball from a bowl. A thorough tutorial accompanied by numerous photographs guides woodworkers through the intricacies of the hand-chasing process. A discussion of wood choices, safety precautions, and tools, including lathes, chasing tools, and the all-important armrest, is included.
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All Screwed Up!: Turned Puzzles and Boxes Featuring Chased Threads

All Screwed Up!: Turned Puzzles and Boxes Featuring Chased Threads

by John Berkeley
All Screwed Up!: Turned Puzzles and Boxes Featuring Chased Threads

All Screwed Up!: Turned Puzzles and Boxes Featuring Chased Threads

by John Berkeley

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Overview


Hand-chasing wooden threads, the centuries-old technique of joining two pieces of a wooden object together, is the focus of this instructional guide to creating wooden puzzles and boxes with screw lids. Aimed at both hobbyists and professional woodworkers, the projects range from the simple to the complex and include Box Basics, the Wedding Ring Box, and In the Soup, an exasperating puzzle that involves removing a ball from a bowl. A thorough tutorial accompanied by numerous photographs guides woodworkers through the intricacies of the hand-chasing process. A discussion of wood choices, safety precautions, and tools, including lathes, chasing tools, and the all-important armrest, is included.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780941936934
Publisher: Linden Publishing
Publication date: 09/01/2005
Pages: 116
Product dimensions: 8.38(w) x 11.68(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author


John Berkeley is a professional woodworker and woodturning instructor. He is a member of the Register of Professional Turners of the Worshipful Company of Turners, a 400-year-old London Livery Company.

Table of Contents

Introduction1
Notes on
Measurements3
The Puzzles3
Photography3
Tools and safety4
Choice of woods6
Thread chasing9
The projects
1Box Basics13
2In The Soup17
3Tire 'em Out21
4Barrel and Ball25
5The Zulu Box31
6The Balls and Chain Puzzle37
7The Invisible Gift43
8The Wedding Ring Box49
9The Castle Money Box53
10The New Castle Money Box57
11The New New Castle Money Box61
12The Egyptian Box67
13The New Brass Money Box71
14The Ball and Three Strings75
15The Sceptre Puzzle81
16The Lighthouse Puzzle87
17The New Persian Puzzle93
18The Arabi Gun Puzzle97
19The New Jubilee Puzzle105
20The Truck109
Bibliography115
List of suppliers116
Index119
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