The Craftsman Woodturner

by PeterChild (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1989

  $4.06

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.49

  It's the classic introduction to woodturning, revised and updated, and filled with facts on fundamentals, tools, techniques, and projects! Lathes, chisels, gouges, bowl turning, flat work, turning between centers, drilling, chuck selections, high-speed steel tools: you'll find them all here, fully illustrated. Fifteen practical and ornamental projects include tool handles; goblets; egg cups; a peppermill; an automatic tea dispenser; a chopping board; table and standard lamp bases; jar lids; dishes; round containers; and napkin rings. Decorate them--even work with laminated and checkerboard designs.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1992

  $3.49

  This revised edition by the late Peter Child's son, Roy Child, includes up-to-date machinery, revised text and new photography. Starting with basic principles, the book takes the reader through a logical sequence of techniques covering all the skills needed to produce any well-crafted piece of woodturnery. The second section of the book is devoted to a wide selection of projects, including peppermills, table legs and chequered turning. Step-by-step text and illustrations give the best possible explanation of the methods described. The book aims not only to teach all the skills needed for competent turnery but also to inspire the amateur to become an expert craftsman.