Here's a complete course in the basic and correct techniques for mastering the lathe. Learn to create beautifully shaped newels, balusters, and chair and table legs by using gouges and chisels on a lathe. Each chapter takes on an essential aspect of woodturning--from types of lathes and accessories to sharpening, from turning between centers to faceplate turning, from copy turning to boring and routing. Special feature: Every chapter ends with a checklist summary to help you review what you've learned quickly and easily. Internationally recognized as the definitive introduction to woodturning, this new edition is accompanied by a comprehensive DVD. An ideal gift for a woodworking friend - or for yourself!
Projects include: goblet, apple and pear, your first bowl, platter, bar stool, staircase balausters, plinth, inlaid nut bowl, twig pot, pepper mill, table lamp and twist pen.
- ISBN10 1861081197
- ISBN13 9781861081193
- Publish Date 18 November 1999
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 July 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English