Boxes, boxes, and more boxes

Wow!  It has been a week.  I’m exhausted.  But, I’ve found that I really like making boxes. I’ve managed to complete three so far – a clamshell that I’m really proud of, a regular lidded box, and a box with a hinged lid that closes with bone clasps.  I have one more in progress, the pieces cut for another, and hope to squeeze a slipcase in as well.

I have to admit that I feel rather frenetic in class.  With box making, it seems that you always have to have more than one project going at once, because each can be in a different place.  So, I’ve often found myself at a loss as to what I’m supposed to be doing.

It’s also rather soothing.  There’s a pattern that you can fall into, especially with cutting.  I love cutting the boards.  Barbara has made it so simple for me.  Actually, cutting everything has become more simple.  She’s really taught me how to use the object to measure and be comfortable with it.

I will be posting about each of the boxes, but really, once you know how to create one box, you can figure out how to do others.  I don’t have a lot of photos this time because of that.  The steps are the same, but what you create can be oh so different.

I love my clamshell!!!!!!!