Andrew is the inventor and sole supplier of the smartWare range of high-end box hardware. The variety of items includes the legendary smartHinge, the matching smartLock and the newest addition, the smartButt, which are made, polished, and assembled in the UK. When making any box, Andrew’s Rule 1 of box making will be emphasized: namely, choose your hardware BEFORE you make your box! We’ve all done it, forgotten that rule (or optimistically ignored it), and have made a perfectly good box, THEN started looking for some appropriate hinges for it. What a frustrating situation to be in! Andrew will explain the rationale of their design, and for those who have ignored Rule 1, will demonstrate smartWare is the easiest to fit “retrospectively”. Participants are therefore welcome to bring in any partially made boxes which need hardware, as well as past or current box projects for appraisal which will generate general class discussion. Escutcheon making and inlaying, and box lining will also be discussed and demonstrated.