Learn to Turn is the ideal woodturning book to get beginners turning in no time!
If you've ever considered trying woodturning but have been intimidated by the tone and scope of the books available on the subject, you'll find this informative book to be an approachable and enjoyable guide that will have you turning in no time!
Author Barry Gross, an artist and professional woodturner, offers expert instruction, valuable tips, and common-sense advice that will eliminate the mystery while infusing some fun into your turning.
Discover how to select the lathe that's right for you, the basics of turning tools, and the fundamentals of sharpening, sanding, and finishing.
This revised & expanded third edition also includes new and very attainable step-by-step projects, a special troubleshooting section that reveals surprisingly simple solutions to common turning mistakes, and an inspiring artist gallery of completed works.
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THE IDEAL BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO WOODTURNING
Learn to Turn is the ideal woodturning book for beginners. If you've considered trying woodturning—but have been intimidated by the tone and scope of the books available on the subject—you'll find Learn to Turn to be an approachable, informative, and enjoyable guide that will have you turning in no time. Author Barry Gross, an artist and professional woodturner, offers expert instruction, valuable tips, and common-sense advice that will eliminate the mystery while infusing some fun into your turning.
Inside Learn to Turn, you'll discover:
Learn to Turn also includes twelve attractive and very attainable step-by-step projects, a special troubleshooting section that reveals surprisingly simple solutions to common turning mistakes, and an inspiring artist gallery of completed works.
Barry Gross, an expert woodworker and artisan with more than 30 years of experience, specializes in transforming wood and other media such as Corian—the kitchen countertop material—into amazing pieces of art and useful every-day items. A skilled teacher who knows how to start at the beginning, Barry volunteers solutions to his own mistakes with the hope of encouraging beginners to redesign rather than recycle.
Barry is a member of the American Association of Woodturners, the Bucks County Woodturning Association, and the Scroll Saw Association of the World. Barry was recently invited to join the prestigious Pen Makers' Guild and is named in Who's Who in 2005.
His art can be seen in various art galleries including Island Earth Gallery, Langman Galleries, and Wylands Sae Life Gallery in New York. In addition, he has received commissions from DuPont and for the Alien Stinger display at the New York Aquarium.
His exquisite turned pens are sought after for gifting, most notably, his Stars and Stripes pen was recently gifted to House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
Barry Gross is the author of Pen Turner's Workbook, Learn to Turn, and a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Workshop magazine and Woodturning Design magazine. He lives in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
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