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Woodturning Spindle Projects

Easy-to-follow techniques for 18 projects
Alan Holtham
$24.95 USD
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Product Type: Paperback / softback

Description

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A stunning book full of practical advice and eighteen diverse projects for the amateur woodturner. Author Alan Holtham takes a down-to-earth approach in his instruction enabling you to tackle each project with great confidence.

Details

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Pages 176
Publish Date 2010-11-01
Series  
Size 8.5" x 11.0" x 0.0"
Author Alan Holtham
Product Form Paperback / softback

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follow techniques for 18 projects in this book. Everything from a tool handle through to lamp chain pulls, a gavel, a goblet, candlesticks, peppermills and more. The opening chapter outlines the various components of the lathe and the various chucks and their components. The author also nicely covers the finishing of the varied projects, sandpaper choices, types of finishes. He also covers gouges, chisels, skews, parting tools and scrapers, which to use and what types to buy. Sharpening is also described. Mandatory shop safety is covered in depth and then the author takes you into the varied species of wood that are best for turning. Each project is beautifully detailed with a series of 'slides' that walk you through from rough wood to the finished product. An excellent book for the beginner and the advanced turner!
Holtham provides us with easy
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follow techniques for 18 projects in this book. Everything from a tool handle through to lamp chain pulls, a gavel, a goblet, candlesticks, peppermills and more. The opening chapter outlines the various components of the lathe and the various chucks and their components. The author also nicely covers the finishing of the varied projects, sandpaper choices, types of finishes. He also covers gouges, chisels, skews, parting tools and scrapers, which to use and what types to buy. Sharpening is also described. Mandatory shop safety is covered in depth and then the author takes you into the varied species of wood that are best for turning. Each project is beautifully detailed with a series of 'slides' that walk you through from rough wood to the finished product. An excellent book for the beginner and the advanced turner!
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step photos and instructions and nice photos of the finished pieces. Examples of some of the projects are a bird box, table leg, garden accessories, and fruit. So you see there is a great variety to choose from.
Woodturning Spindle Projects looks like a good book for the beginning or intermediate woodturner. The book is broken down into two sections. The first section covers woodturning in general and includes such things as info on setting up a shop for turning, tools, finishes and safety. The second section (and the majority of the book) includes 18 different turning projects to get you going. The projects include step
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step photos and instructions take readers through the projects, which include a lovely cabriole leg, peppermill, tool handle, lamp pulls and much more. Holtham has been involved in woodworking for more than 30 years and has a degree in forestry and wood science. He spent 20 years running his own retail tool and timber company and later set up a film studio where he produced instructional videos for woodworking machinery.
WOODTURNING SPINDLE PROJECTS, by Alan Holtham, is a guide for the beginner and intermediate turner. Half of the book includes 18 projects for turning spindle projects, while the other half features basic turning techniques. The introduction includes information on setting up a turning workshop, using lathes, band saws, chucks and accessories, as well as important advice about tool grinders, abrasives and finishing. Step

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About the Author

Alan Holtham is a woodturner and a journalist, who has written extensively on this vast subject for a range of magazines including the highly acclaimed Woodturning (GMC) magazine as well as New Woodworking (GMC), The Router (GMC) and Furniture and Cabinetmaking (GMC)

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