Turning wood with Richard Raffan. - Softcover

Raffan, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561584177 ISBN 13: 9781561584178

Publisher: Taunton Press, 2001

Synopsis

Richard Raffan demonstrates the moves that are so important to skillful woodturning. Then he leads you through six useful projects from his companion book, Turning Wood with Richard Raffan.

You will learn about:

Techniques

• sharpening
• stance and movement
• gouge exercises
• skew exercises
• centerwork techniques
• facework techniques

and Projects

• tool handle
• light-pull knob
• scoop
• box
• breadboard
• bowl

About this title

About the Author

Richard Raffan is an internationally respected woodturning artisan and teacher. Collectors prize Raffan's gallery-quality production pieces, and he is the author of "Turning Wood, Turning Boxes, "and "The Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning,"

Reviews

In this revision of a 1983 book that sold nearly 100,000 copies, chapter one is a brief guide to the lathe that explains its standard parts. Attachments for the lathe--drives, faceplates, and chucks--are described in chapter two, and cutting tools, such as gouges, scrapers, chisels, and parting tools, in chapter three. Chapters follow on safety precautions; measuring diameters, depths, and wall thickness; centerwork and facework; and finishing surfaces. Problems, symptoms, and remedies are discussed in one appendix, and selecting and seasoning wood in another. The useful paperback contains 355 color photographs and 69 black-and-white line drawings. George Cohen
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It is hard to improve upon perfection, but Raffan does, bringing his classic introduction to woodturning up-to-date. Readers are introduced to the lathe, the methods of attaching wood to it, and (most importantly) turning tools and their proper care and use. Woodturning is arguably the most difficult woodworking discipline because proper technique is so important (a slip or moment of inattention and the project is gone, sometimes flying directly toward one's face). Raffan is a gifted instructor whose years as a production turner have developed a pragmatic style and an economy of motion. By mastering these techniques, one can move on to any style of woodturning. This is the standard title on the subject and an essential purchase; even libraries that own the original edition should consider this update, since many changes have occurred, especially in the area of equipment.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1561584177
• ISBN 13: 9781561584178
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208