Woodturning Wizardry

by David Springett

Overview

Spheres within spheres, stars within cubes, and delicate lattices with no apparent means of support--woodturners over the centuries have developed a whole range of extraordinary structures which seem at first sight to be quite impossible. In fact, all of these things can be made by anyone with basic woodturning skills, an ordinary lathe and simple hand tools--and this book shows how.shows how.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781861084224
Publisher:	Guild of Master Craftsman
Publication date:	09/17/2019
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

David Springett's interest in turning began when he was a woodwork teacher. By reading every one of the few books then available, by practising, experimenting and persevering, he slowly improved his skills.

David and his wife Christine successfully ran the British College of Lace, providing lacemaking courses and producing videos and books. They became experts in the identification and classification of nineteenth-century East Midland lace bobbins and their makers. The results of their research provided the basis for their book Success to the Lace Pillow, which is used by auction houses as the authority on this subject.

At the end of a working day, spent turning highly decorated lace bobbins in the traditional English style, David would allow himself the relaxation of experimental turning. From this developed his fascination with the apparently impossible and somewhat improbable in turned wood. This led him to the discoveries featured in this book, and in his equally intriguing Adventures in Woodturning.

He is on the Register of Professional Turners maintained by the Worshipful Company of Turners of London.














David Springett is the author of Adventures in Woodturning, Turning Lace Bobbins, and Woodturning Trickery.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the first edition 8

Foreword to the revised edition 9

Health and safety 10

Introduction 11

Preparation

1 Wood 14

2 Making jigs and chucks 20

3 Toolmaking 34

4 Turning spheres 40

5 Setting out the surface of a sphere 44

Projects

6 Arrow through bottle 50

7 Lattice circles 58

8 Offset lattice lid 64

9 Box with domed lattice lid 72

10 Lattice pomander 86

11 Singapore ball 96

12 Spiked star in cube 102

13 Spiked star in sphere 110

14 Captive cube in sphere 120

15 Lidded box in sphere 130

16 Chinese balls 142

17 Chinese rings 156

18 Pierced sphere 164

19 Interlocking spheres 170

Gallery 182

Further reading 188

Metric conversions 189

Index 190

About the author 192

Editorial Reviews

"Beautifully illustrated with color photography of the works in progress, making it very easy to understand and follow." —Mike Jones, Woodturners of North Texas

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