Home Back My Cart : 0 item(s)

 

AAW GETTING STARTED IN WOODTURNING

Getting Started in Woodturning
Sale Price: $16.77
Compared at: $27.95
You Save: $11.18
Product ID : 16-253

Purchase

Product is out of stock

Description

Get a great start in woodturning with expert, shop-tested insights and advice from the American Association of Woodturners. With this collection of articles from American Woodturner magazine, the official journal of the AAW, you’ll quickly get out of the blocks with the best practices on safety, tools, and fundamental techniques. Along with the 18 skill-building projects for everything from bowls and pens to holiday ornaments and doorknobs, Getting Started in Woodturning delivers all the detailed, practical advice a beginner needs.

Woodturning is a great hobby: it has a short learning curve, the skills last a lifetime, and you get to make wood chips fly.  Few things are more satisfying than creating something out of wood with your own two hands—that beautiful bowl, useful pen, or one-of-a-kind ornament turned on the lathe instantly becomes a source of pride, a family heirloom, or a favorite gift.

Woodturners enjoy nothing more than sharing their passion for turning and the knowledge they’ve gained at the lathe.  Getting Started in Woodturning represents this community spirit: This collection of practical and skill-building information from American Woodturner magazine, the journal of the American Association of Woodturners, is written by woodturners for woodturners.  Inside these pages, experts and pros share their best safety practices, tool knowledge, fundamental techniques, and favorite projects.  This helpful reference is chock full of detailed, useful advice that covers the problems, challenges, and questions that all beginners encounter. With the guidance of Getting Started in Woodturning, you’ll be turning in no time and sharing your own enthusiasm for the craft. 

Inside Getting Started in Woodturning, you’ll discover:

  •  What to know when buying and aligning your first lathe
  •  Safety practices for dust collection, face shields, and the shop
  •  Techniques for sharpening and using your turning tools
  • How to turn, avoid catches, and finish like a pro
  • 18 useful projects to build your skills 

Products You May Like

  • Chip Carver's Workbook: Teach Yourself with 7 Easy and Decorative Projects (Pape

    Chip Carver's Workbook: Teach Yourself with 7 Easy and Decorative Projects (Pape $14.95
    $8.97

    Chip carving—a style of woodcarving in which knives are used to remove selected "chips" of wood from the project in a single piece—is introduced in this guide. Noted chip carver and teacher Dennis Moor presents the tools and techniques needed to replicate this ancient woodcarving art with detailed guidance on wood, tools, and sharpening, and tips on how to hold chip carving knives. Instructions on the three main types of chip carving, layout and design, and on getting the pattern onto the wood, lettering, and finishing are included. Woodworkers are taken through seven projects, including a napkin holder, a plant box, a letter holder, a trinket box, a tissue box holder, and a cheese and cracker tray. A photo gallery of finished pieces provides inspiration for novice woodworkers.

  • CODE CHECK BUILDING, 2nd Ed.

    CODE CHECK BUILDING, 2nd Ed. $17.95
    $10.77

    Code Check Building's 2nd Edition is a builder, remodeler, and inspector's trusted friend. The most up-to-date information presented in Taunton's Code Check series' trademark straightforward text and unique illustrations. Designed to withstand the jobsite, Code Check Building has durable laminated pages and spiral binding. Toss it in the truck, put it in your on-the-job portfolio, or make room in the tool box -- just be sure to keep it at reach...you'll be needing it.

  • FOR PROS BY PROS: BUILDING STAIRS

    FOR PROS BY PROS: BUILDING STAIRS $24.95
    $14.97

    Stair building combines precision carpentry with tricky math, so even experienced builders can find it challenging. But as this extensively illustrated book demonstrates, any builder who can measure the distance between two floors can plan and build a stunning set of stairs. By clearly laying out the geometry, planning, and construction involved, author Andy Engel takes the reader from a simple structure of framing lumber to a set of stairs fit for a king. From building and installing railings to using off-the-shelf stair parts, Building Stairs lays out the process clearly and completely. All the reader needs to is a router, saw, drill, and level. This elevating book fills in all the rest -- step by step by step.

  • ESSENTIAL WOODCARVING TECHNIQUES

    ESSENTIAL WOODCARVING TECHNIQUES $17.95

    This is a comprehensive introduction to all of the essential knowledge you need to become a woodcarver. Includes information on tools, methods, wood, etc. There are a whole range of vital tips and shortcuts and each project and chapter builds on the previous one taking you through a complete course. Over 270 color photos.

  • FOR PROS BY PROS: SMART BUSINESS FOR CONTRACTORS

    FOR PROS BY PROS: SMART BUSINESS FOR CONTRACTORS $24.95
    $14.97

    This book is a guide to money and the law as pertains to contractors. What are the unique financial and legal concerns of running a construction business? Do you have the right tools for dealing with them? Attorney Jim Kramon provides all the information you need to turn your hard work into greater financial security.

Call us: 800-345-4447

Full Website