A complete course in the proper techniques and fundamentals for building proficiency with a lathe, this visual aid offers an over-the-shoulder look at the work of a master. Woodworkers of all experience levels will benefit from step-by-step demonstrations on suitable timber and tool selection, sanding and fine finishing, and maintaining the ultimate tool edge. Infused with enthusiasm and sage wisdom, viewers are guided through several projects that focus on the basic concepts. Exceptional videography, including close-up shots, allows for easy accompaniment and accentuation of intricate details.

Product Description: Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning features step-by-step descriptions for an abundance of wood turning techniques, including both spindle and faceplate methods. Over 900 color photos accompany detailed, hands-on instructions for turning wood, including how to use lathes, turning tools and materials, chucks, as well as sharpening tools...read more

Product Description: Informative and superbly detailed, this viewable demonstration offers step-by-step tutorials for creating seemingly impossible toys, puzzles, and brainteasers. Emphasizing the importance of wood selection and workshop health and safety, the guide utilizes basic woodworking skills to create intricate projects ranging from an old-fashioned whistling top to interlocking spheres or a spiked star in a cube...read more

Product Description: Format Paperback Subject General Miscellaneous Crafts Hobbies Woodworking Carving Publisher Taunton Press Incorporated

Product Description: From selecting materials and tools to applying finishes and shellacs, this handy guidebook provides complete instructions for creating 16 unique toy tops. Economical and simple to produce, each project includes step-by-step photographs and many can be made without a lathe...read more

Product Description: The ultimate introductory guide to the fine art of using the lathe to shape wood!Tips from professional instructor Mike Darlow on how to purchase and master the lathe, and set up your workshopLearn basic and specialized cutting techniques, plus information on tools, machinery, and safetyLearn how to design your own projects, from bevels to spoolsSecrets to sanding and finishing for the best resultsTroubleshooting advice and mistakes to avoidStep-by-step exercises with projects for boxes, bowls, hat stands, toys, and moreGuiding novice and experienced woodworkers alike, this ultimate guide to the fine art of using the lathe to shape wood includes exercises and projects to develop the skills needed to maximize the fun and enjoyment of this craft...read more

Product Description: Aimed at beginning turners, this woodturning primer covers all the basics needed to get started, such as what type of lathe to buy, what tools and chucks are needed, what differences exist in lathes and tools, which accessories are handy to have, how to sharpen, differences in various grinding systems, where to obtain wood, and which wood to use...read more

Aimed at beginning turners, this woodturning primer covers the basics needed to get started, such as what type of lathe to buy, what tools and chucks are needed, what differences exist in lathes and tools, which accessories are handy to have, how to sharpen, differences in various grinding systems, where to obtain wood, and which wood to use.

Product Description: Comprehensive guide from professional woodturner covers all aspects of woodturning, from working with a lathe and tools to preparing the wood and planning your designs to applying finish to your work

Product Description: Contemporary designs and unique materials come together in this expanded book of projects, ideas, and shop talk for turning out fine writing implements. Six projects from the original edition are joined by new pens, more troubleshooting, and new materials geared toward experimenting with new media as well as making the most out of small pieces of stock...read more

Product Description: A practical guide to the fascinating craft of turning jewelry. Includes 12 step-by-step projects including earrings, rings, necklaces, and brooches.

Product Description: Hand-chasing wooden threads, the centuries-old technique of joining two pieces of a wooden object together, is the focus of this instructional guide to creating wooden puzzles and boxes with screw lids. Aimed at both hobbyists and professional woodworkers, the projects range from the simple to the complex and include Box Basics, the Wedding Ring Box, and In the Soup, an exasperating puzzle that involves removing a ball from a bowl...read more

Product Description: Today’s woodworkers seek to develop new forms that capture their own individual vision. Using 22 of their finest projects, four masters of the lathe reveal the creative possibilities offered by turned woodwork, and provide innovative techniques and graceful designs to follow...read more

Product Description: Woodturners learn how to cut and combine pieces of wood to produce multicolored geometric designs in turned bowls and vases in this highly illustrated book. Techniques are provided to achieve the accuracy required in segmented work, and professional tips reveal how to create preliminary blueprints...read more

Product Description: All the steps needed to create delightful and decorative miniature birdhouses. Starting with a basic birdhouse, step-by-step instructions show how to turn the body, roof, perch, and finial. Additional chapters cover more intricate details, other materials, natural edge roofs, birdfeeders, and stands...read more

Product Description: In-depth instruction and creative ideas for both the novice who has never made a pen and the experienced turner looking for a fresh approach are detailed in this book. From choosing a mini-lathe and turning tools to mastering pen turning basics, and from choosing woods and alternative materials to marketing finished work, everything woodworkers need to know to complete a practical and beautiful custom pen is detailed...read more

Provides instructions for twenty-three woodturning items, such as trivets, scoops and ladles, vases, trays, pepper mills, and beads

Product Description: Although there are some books on turned projects, there have been none devoted solely to turned boxes. That is up until now. This informative book is for woodturners interested in adding new skills and ideas to their work through the turning of boxes...read more

Product Description: Follow along as world-renowned woodturner Dick Sing leads you through all the steps needed to create beautiful, awe-inspiring bowls. Using clear, step-by-step instructions and over 300 photographs, Dick describes turning techniques for bowls ranging from basic to advanced, including a dramatic "natural top" bowl in which the bowl's rim edge incorporates actual bark from the tree...read more

Product Description: Ron Hampton takes the reader through all the steps necessary to apply beautiful veneer inlays to handsome turned wooden objects, including the lid of a box, the bottom of a bowl or platter, the top of a bowl, and even into the edge band around a tall round glass vase...read more

Product Description: Master traditional woodturning techniques while crafting beautiful, practical projects. Collected from Woodturning magazine, these more than 20 projects can be done on a basic lathe using standard tools and equipment by turners with little prior experience...read more