top box

I have been working on the chapter of my woodworking with kids book that is about box making. It is a rich subject area. If you can make a box, you can make most other things from wood.

Boxes invite precision. If you try to assemble one in which the parts are not cut square or to proper length, the failings are obvious and at hand without the teacher being required to critique the work. Reality is impartial. It affects even those who have been selected by society to find only ease.

The sliding top box in the photo shows how a box can hold objects, and also offer a means for displaying related objects. The small top at left is spinning to show the way colors blend when in motion.

Make, fix, and create. Assist others in learning and playing likewise.