Making Stained Glass Boxes Review

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Making Stained Glass Boxes ReviewFirst. The title is wrong. the book only shows you how to make ONE box. The one on the cover. It apologetically then gives you "patterns" for others which are no more than the same box with different lids. If you do basic stain glass, that's a no brainer. There are a couple other small patterns stuffed in the back but you would have to scale them way up as they are mere thumbnails of real patterns.
Second. The box they DO make has incredibly detailed instructions with clear color pictures and step by step "if-you-mess-it-up-it's-not-our-fault" attention to detail. In THAT, it is a great book.
The book spends the first 57 pages explaining basic stained glass cutting and soldering technique. Fine if you want a whole course, but my assumption (I know, dangerous word) is that if you're looking at building a box, you have your basic technique down, give us more and different box types. the next seventy or so pages show how to make the one box pictured on the cover (and it's only an "or so" pages because there are still interspersed directions for basic glass cutting and assembly, not "box making specific" techniques). Following that are the few pages of alternative patterns -- not boxes, just other patterns to plug into the top frame. then an entire section on repairing stained glass. Not a thorough section and not really sure why it was put in the book unless they assume again you will drop something through the box quick enough to need to know how to fix it.
There is finally a FOUR PAGE gallery of pictures of boxes a couple with domed lids and pentagon shapes that would have been nice to actually show technique for, but alas, no, just one rectangular box appears in the book itself.
I was however looking for a book on making different styles of boxes, perhaps with non standard non square corners. I was hoping for more than flat lids, that simply changed the arrangement of pieces. I have another fourteen page book from the seventies that shows more than this book does in all it's pages.
so if you're looking for a book on different styles and types of boxes, pass. if you want to make the box on the cover, you couldn't find a better book.Making Stained Glass Boxes Overview
Illustrated step-by-step instruction on techniques to make a variety of beautiful and practical stained glass boxes
Photos show exactly how to assemble corners, attach hinges and lids, work with mirrored glass, create shelves and compartments, and add feet and lips
Detailed information for the beginner or more experienced glass artist
Using the wide variety of stained glass available to create one-of-a-kind tabletop boxes is explained and illustrated in an easy-to-follow format. It's like looking over the shoulder of a master glass artist at work.

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