Alan Lacer's woodturning projects & techniques
Lacer, Alan2015
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Selected from more than 15 years of articles from one of the country's top turners, Alan Lacer's Woodturning Projects & Techniques has everything you need to learn to turn and take your lathe skills to the next level. This book includes an in-depth look at techniques, tools and chucks that will help perfect your core turning skills. You'll learn the right tools to use, how to handle them safely and how to maintain them. Lacer's expert instruction helps you master the bowl gouge, the spindle-roughing gouge, the skew and other essential turning tools. You'll also gain insight into finishing techniques, French polishing and working with spalted wood. Once you've sharpened your skills with the Tools & Techniques section, put your new knowledge to the test with 20 beautiful projects covering a wide range of turned forms and turning techniques.
Main title:
Alan Lacer's woodturning projects & techniques / Alan Lacer
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Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
Cincinnati, Ohio : Popular Woodworking Books, 2015.©2015
Collation:
173 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Contents:
Tools & techniques. Bowl gouges ; Bowl gouge sharpening ; The spindle roughing gouge ; Detail/spindle gouge ; Rockin' & rollin' with the skew ; Reshaping the skew chisel ; Skew planing ; Woodturning scrapers ; Chucks & chucking ; The trapped reverse chuck ; The ultimate lathe stand ; Eye-catching finishes for small projects ; Spalted wood ; French polishing -- Projects. Game call ; Natural-edge bowl ; Green wood bowl ; Lumberyard bowl ; Toothpick holder ; Wine goblet ; Letter opener & butter knife ; Ice cream scoop ; Wooden plate ; Spinning top ; Classic wooden bat ; Wooden fishing lures ; Bocce balls ; Heirloom awl ; Lidded box ; Lowrider box ; Reading glasses case ; 4-in-1 screwdriver ; Handles for turning tools ; Three-legged stool ; Table lamp ; Table legs ; Door knobs ; Door stop ; Christmas ornaments ; Christmas trees.
ISBN:
9781440340956 (paperback)
Dewey class:
684.083
Language:
English
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BRN:
341229
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 684.083 ALA | Available |