Synopses & Reviews
The second book in Mike Darlow's popular "Woodturning Series," this invaluable reference features clear language, crisp full-color illustrations, and special turning techniques seldom covered in one volume, including chucking, turning spindles, drilling, forming round objects, and multiaxis turning. If you're looking to elevate your woodturning knowledge and talents, this is the book.
Synopsis
Featuring clear language and appealing full-color illustrations, this intermediate-level manual shifts the focus to a survey of interesting special techniques that are seldom seen together in one volume-including chucking, turning spindles, drilling, forming round objects, and multiaxis turning. Projects in this guidebook include chucking a spoon, creating a ring, and turning a sculpture of a tree from a block of wood. Many of these tricks are shown to come from the long history of woodturning, and a number of old engravings and other materials are presented to give historical depth to the discussion. Mike Darlow is a woodturner who has been featured in American Woodturning and Woodcarving Illustrated magazines. He is the author of The Practice of Woodturning, Woodturning Design, Woodturning Methods, and Woodturning Techniques.
Synopsis
The second book in Mike Darlow's popular "Woodturning Series," this book features clear language and crisp full-color illustrations and is an invaluable woodturning reference. Enthusiastic woodturners will discover special techniques that are seldom seen in one volume, among them chucking, turning spindles, drilling, forming round objects, and multiaxis turning. The featured projects -- aimed at elevating woodturning knowledge and talents -- include chucking a spoon, creating a ring, and turning a sculpture of a tree from a block of wood. Many of these tricks have been mined from the long history of woodturning and are accompanied by old engravings and historical materials to provide perspective and depth. Woodturners of all abilities will find plenty to challenge them in this guide to creating delightful and beautiful adornments. Learn how to decorate your turned pieces with such techniques as staining, dyeing, and inking; inlaying with wire, beads, wood banding, and gemstones; and using paints, inks and powders.
About the Author
Mike Darlow ran a major woodturning business for sixteen years. He's had more than a hundred woodturning articles published, and this is his fifth woodturning book. His earlier books were The Practice of Woodturning, The Fundamentals of Woodturning, Woodturning Methods, and Woodturning Techniques. Mike continues to exhibit and teach internationally, and turn commercially.