Lathes
and Turning Techniques
Best
of Fine Woodworking
Softcover
230 x 300mm
127pp
Published by The Taunton Press, Connecticut, USA.
R.R.P.$24.90
ISBN 1-56158-021-X
Extract from back cover of book:
The lathe can be the most satisfying machine in your workshop. It doesn't take long to pick up skill, and you can make beautiful things in a very short time. In these 36 articles, expert turners detail the fine points of lathe work and provide a wealth of turning techniques.
You'll
get in-depth information on:
- spindle turning
- production turning
-
decorative folk turning
- shopmade lathes
- woodturning chucks and chisels
- bowl turning
- turned-and-carved vessels
- and more.
The "Best of Fine Woodworking" series spans issues 46 through 80 of Fine Woodworking magazine, originally published between mid-1984 and the end of 1989. (Lathes and Turning Techniques contains a number of articles from earlier and later issues.) In book form for the first time, the material is organized by subject and indexed for easy reference. There is no duplication between these books and the popular "Fine Woodworking on..." series.
Photos: Colour & Black and White
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Introduction
Spindle
Turning
Fine points for the beginner
Production
Tips from an Architectural Turner
Working fast without sacrificing quality
Turning Thin and Finishing with Epoxy
Tool Rests and Turning Tactics
Turning Chair and Stool Spindles
The
Granville Mill
Turning out bowls by the bunch
A
Boatbuilder's Bowls
Overlapping techniques
Turning
Large Vessels
Coping with weight and wood movement
Lathe
Duplicators
Machines and attachments for turning multiples
Efficient
Spindle Turning
Tricks for speed and consistency
Chasing
Large Wooden Threads
An alternative to tap and die
Alabaster
on the Lathe
Turning stones into translucent vessels
Tagua:
The Vegetable Ivory
Clead Christiansen turns palm nuts into translucent vessels
The
Old Schwamb Mill
A place for skilled hands in the Industrial Age
Vermont
Turning School
Russ Zimmerman's three principles for clean cuts
Arrowmont
Turning Conference
New work, new guild
Woodworking
in Ireland
National guild hosts a seminar
Beer-Box Lathe
Economy
Lathes
Turning on the light side
Shopmade
Lathes
Low-cost wooden longbed
Heavyweight Lathes
The
Bowl Gouge
Using long-and-strong tools to turn the outside
Woodturning
Chisels
The squarenose, the skew and the woodturner's sway
Chucks
for Woodturning
How many ways can a wood chuck chuck?
An
Improved Screw Chuck
Good engineering refines a common design
Decorative
Folk Turning
Ancient techniques survive in East Germany
Making
a Nutcracker
An intrepid trio brings a traditional toy to life
Turned-and-Carved
Vessels
Hand-tooled details hide the inside story
Wall
Sculptures
Turning big and burly
Multiple-Segment
Turnings
Designing with structure and color
Backyard
Timber, Tabletop Treasure
Turning natural-edge wooden bowls
The
International Turned Objects Show
New signs of the turning tide
Current
Work in Turning
Do high gallery prices make it art?
Malletsmithing
Make your own quality croquet set
On Workmanship
Turning
Segmented Pots
Elegant woods, artful joinery and graceful shapes
Index