Fundamentals of Woodturning

by Mike Darlow

Overview

Lavishly illustrated with over 400 photos, this is the ultimate introductory guide to the fine art of using the lathe to shape wood into boxes, bowls, toys, and other beautiful objects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565233553
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing
Publication date:	12/15/2007
Series:	Darlow's Woodturning Series
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

Mike Darlow is a professional turner, author, and instructor, and he also ran a major woodturning business for sixteen years. He's had more than 200 woodturning articles published and seven woodturning books. His earlier works include The Practice of Woodturning, The Fundamentals of Woodturning, Woodturning Methods, and Woodturning Techniques. Mike is a leading voice in the woodturning industry and he continues to exhibit and teach internationally, as well as turn commercially.

Read an Excerpt

Working along with Mike in your own shop will have you well on your way to being a proficient turner. A must-have for any turning library.

Table of Contents

1. IS WOODTURNING FOR ME? 11-19 1.1 A Brief History 11-13 1.2 Personal Portraits 13-19 2. HOW TO START 20-22 3. LATHES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT 23-31 3.1 Your Lathe 23-29 3.2 Lathe Accessories 29 3.3 Other Equipment 30 3.4 Your Workshiop 30-31 4. CUTTING AND TOOLS 32-65 4.1 Cutting with the Edge Square 32-35 4.2 Catches 36 4.3 Presentation with Side Rake 36-39 4.4 Other Factors Affecting Surface Finish 39-41 4.5 Summary of Large-Rake-Angle Cutting 41 4.6 Scraping 42-43 4.7 Lathe Speed 43-44 4.8 An introduction to Turning Tools 44-46 4.9 An Introduction to Sharpening 4.10 Sharpening Equipment 47-53 4.11 The Main Turning Tools and their Preparation for Use 53-65 4.12 Recommended Set of Tools 65 4.13 Tool Handles 65 5. DESIGN,WOOD, AND WORKSHOP PRACTICES 66-73 5.1 Design 66 5.2 Wood 67-68 5.3 Drilling in the Lathe 68-70 5.4 Sanding 70-71 5.5 Finishing 72 5.6 Safety 73 6. SPINDLE TURNING 74-128 Excercise 6.1 Roughing and Planing 75-84 Excercise 6.2 Symmetrical V-Cutting and Bead Rolling 84-99 Excercise 6.3 Cutting Fillets 99-102 Excercise 6.4 Cutting Coves 103-111 Excercise 6.5 Making a Turning-Tool Handle 112-117 Exercise 6.6 Turnign a Short Leg 118-125 Exercise 6.7 A Hatstand Shaft 126-128 7. CUPCHUCK TURNING 129-149 7.1 Chucking 129-132 Exercise 7.1 Turning a Peg 132-130 Exercise 7.2 A Lidded Box 140-149 8. FACEPLATE TURNING 150-165 Exercise 8.1 A Mushroom Top 150-157 Exercise 8.2 A Hatstand Base 158-162 Exercise 8.3 A Fishing Reel 162-165 9. BOWL TURNING 166-181 9.1 Bowl Design 166 9.2 Wood Preparation 167 9.3 Outline Turning Procedures 167-168 9.4 Chucking 168-170 9.5 An Introduction to Bowl-Turning Techniques 170 Exercise 9.1 A Bowl with a Plain Rim and a Dimpled Bottom 171-181 10. HOLLOW TURNING 182-193 10.1 Technical Progress 183-186 10.2 The Choices 186-187 10.3 Equipment 187 10.4 The Process 188 Exercise 10.1 An Axially-Grained Hollow Turning 188-192 Exercise 10.2 A Radially-Grained Hollow Turning 193 11. WHERE NEXT? 194 APPENDIX 195 National Woodturners Associations INDEX 196-198