Accomplished woodworker Matt Kenney set himself the challenge of designing and building one box a week for one solid year. Along the way he created a wonderful collection of simple wooden boxes, refining his unique design aesthetic and developing smart techniques for making gracefully elegant boxes that woodworkers of all levels will be eager to build. Readers will first learn some fundamental box-making techniques that are applicable to almost every box in the book: matching grain at the corners; cutting mitres; making tops and bottoms; and finishing a box (with shellac, sometimes highlighted with milk paint). In a second general chapter, Kenney reveals some universal design principles that can be used as guidance as you develop your own design aesthetic.