My Reliquary Box

This is a prototype reliquary box using wooden hinges and is made of cherry.

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Youtube

This morning I was informed that my youtube site https://www.youtube.com/@MrDougStowe had reached the threshold for receiving advertising revenue. Please subscribe. The videos are from my own shop, and include the three DVD's produced by Taunton Press about box making, rustic furniture and making small cabinets.

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Making a finger joint variation

This video is about making a modified finger joint for milling drawer sides.

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Making brass jewelry hangers

This video shows ho to make brass jewelry hangers.

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Making a lift tab on a small box.

This video shows a technique for adding a lift tab to the lid of a small wooden box.

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Hinging a box.

 Applying surface mounted 90 degree stopped hinges to a custom crafted box.

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A Pivot Lid Box

This a box from my book Beautiful Boxes: Design and Techniques published by Taunton Press. 

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Crafting the ideal school

I have an article in the Front Porch Republic as follows:

 https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2025/02/crafting-the-ideal-school-finding-a-balance-between-high-tech-and-the-hands/

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there's an article about my work

In the local paper http://eureka.news/wood-whisperer-turns-consumers-into-creators/

Learning for Work

Connie Goddard's book, Learning for Work: How Industrial Education Fostered Democratic Opportunity was sent to me for review but a better job is done here at the Front Porch Republic.

 https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2025/01/educating-hands-for-human-flourishing-or-economic-growth/

The truly important point is that industrial arts in some manner should be offered to all... whether in the kitchen, garden or woodshop. 

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my stroke

I had a stroke on December 1, 2024  while waiting to board a flight home to Arkansas. I was rushed to the hospital by ambulance from O'Hare Airport to Resurrection Hospital in Chicago where I underwent treatment for 17 days.  

I am currently home in Arkansas and receiving regular therapies. You may have wondered. I'll be back to my advocacy of hands-on learning when I am more able.

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My favorite box

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