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About Wood Turning, and Using Lathes for Wood Turning Projects

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Bowl Turning - DVD
RC-T061019
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Bowl Turning - DVD
2 Hour DVD Provides A Video Introduction to Turning Beautiful Wood Bowls and Plates
Del Stubbs shows you how to turn beautiful bowls and plates. You can start with dry lumber or with green wood you cut yourself. The camera zooms in close to see the careful contact of edge on the turning wood and then moves back so you can study various tool positions, grips and stances.
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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Period Furniture Details
RC-T070708
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Complete Illustrated Guide to Period Furniture Details
Building, Carving and Wood Turning Techniques for 18th Century Furniture
This new paperback expands on the techniques covered in Shaping Wood. It covers joinery relating to 18th-century furniture styles, as well as the demanding techniques required to complete ornate period pieces. Turning and carving, as well as building accurately, are all included in a highly visual format. Over 400 photos and drawings illustrate the methods -- from half-blind dovetails to gooseneck moldings. If you love period details and long to create them, you will want this book
Hard-cover
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning - Hard-cover
RC-T070757
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Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning - Hard-cover
Master Techniques for Turning Wood Bowls, Vessels and Spindles
This step-by-step pictorial reference covers all of the essential techniques for turning wood. Organized for quick access, this book makes it easy to find exactly the technique you are looking for. Overt 850 photos and drawings illustrate how to hold, sharpen, and use turning tools, use specialized chucks, deep hollow elegant vessels, finish at the lathe, and much more.
The Lathe Book
RC-T070541
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The Lathe Book
A Complete Guide to The Lathe and Lathe Accessories
No other book gives you such valuable information on the essential turning tool. Completely revised and updated, The Lathe Book is the comprehensive guide to woodturning machinery, incorporating the many innovations in the lathe and its accessories. The Lathe Book covers every aspect of the lathe, including how to choose one, how to select tools and accessories, how to maintain and repair the machine, and basic techniques.
Lathes and Turning Techniques
RC-T070165
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Lathes and Turning Techniques
Learn The Secrets of Production Wood Turning On A Lathe
In these 36 Fine Woodworking articles, woodworkers reveal the secrets of production turning and share information on decorative folk turning, spindle turning, and sharpening and honing tools. There are also Wood Turning techniques and projects -- everything from traditional nutcrackers to 3-ft.-wide burl platters. The work is both accessible and diverse. With one lathe, a half-dozen tools, and some lumber you can turn all the parts for a chair or hollow out a bowl.
Richard Raffan Turning Guides - 3 Volume Slipcase Set
RC-T070664
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Richard Raffan's Turning Guides - 3 Volume Set
3 Volume Slipcase Set with The Best Wood Turning Information from a Legendary Craftsman
Turning Wood provides the foundations, while Turning Boxes and Turning Bowls provide detailed exploration of these popular turning motifs. The most complete collection of turning information at a great price, this slipcase set contains three books by legendary turner Richard Raffan. The set covers general turning, bowls, and boxes. Raffan provides a thorough exploration of turning and covers virtually all aspects, from wood selection and design to tools, techniques and problem solving.
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Turn A Bowl with Ernie Conover
RC-T070407
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Turn A Bowl with Ernie Conover
Get Great Bowl-Turning Results the First Time Around
Making a bowl may look daunting, but with the expert guidance of veteran teacher Ernie Conover, you can create a beautiful bowl even if your experience is limited. Step-by-step photo essays show every part of the process. Detailed drawings show how to sharpen tools and make the correct cuts. Includes information on how to find wood, prepare bowl blanks, and correctly chuck them.
Turning Bowls
RC-T070617
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Turning Bowls with Richard Raffan
An Experienced Master Reveals the Secrets to Turning Wood Bowls

This step-by-step pictorial reference covers all of the essential techniques for turning wood. Organized for quick access, this book makes it easy to find exactly the technique you are looking for. Overt 850 photos and drawings illustrate how to hold, sharpen, and use turning tools, use specialized chucks, deep hollow elegant vessels, finish at the lathe, and much more.
Turning Boxes with Richard Raffan
RC-T070616
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Turning Boxes with Richard Raffan
Revised and Updated Full-Length Study of Wood Box Turning
This step-by-step pictorial reference covers all of the essential techniques for turning wood. Organized for quick access, this book makes it easy to find exactly the technique you are looking for. Overt 850 photos and drawings illustrate how to hold, sharpen, and use turning tools, use specialized chucks, deep hollow elegant vessels, finish at the lathe, and much more.
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Turning Projects
RC-T070095
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Turning Projects - Book
23 Wood Turning Projects with Step-by-Step Instructions
Richard Raffan has a master's eye when it comes to turning wood. In this book, he presents 23 intriguing woodturning projects -- rolling pins and mallets, hollow vessels, scoops, and ladles, even a turned hedgehog. The projects range from simple to complex, and Raffan provides you with complete instructions with step-by-step photos and drawings. These projects will lead you through a skill-building course in woodturning. A photo gallery of ideas at the end of each chapter is sure to inspire you to turn some truly unique pieces.
DVD
Turning Projects - DVD
RC-T061016
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Turning Projects - DVD
87 Minute Companion Video to Turning Projects Book
In this video, you'll learn to select the wood species best suited for a wide variety of turning projects. Raffan shows you how to manipulate skews, gouges and parting tools to produce the whole repertoire of wood-turning cuts, and how to recognize the structural aspects of a project as it develops on the lathe. Raffan also shows you how to sand and apply finishes and waxes, and he offers important safety tips throughout the video.
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Turning Wood with Richard Raffan
RC-T070542
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Turning Wood with Richard Raffan
The Definitive Book on Wood Turning - Completely Revised and Updated

Thousands of novice turners have learned to turn with Turning Wood with Richard Raffan. Completely revised and updated, this classic is the definitive book on wood turning. With new techniques and up-to-date information on tools, this book is a great resource for every wood turner.
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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning
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Ted's Woodworking Plans - Over 16,000 Woodworking Plans on CD-ROM
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Richard Raffan Turning Guides 3 Volume Slipcase Set - Turning Wood, Turning Boxes, Turning Bowls
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