General

• Woodworking

  • Drying, Bending

  • Inlay, Veneer, Marquetry

  • Joinery

  • Shaping, Carving

  • Lathing

  • Routing

  • Varnish, Finishing

• Metalworking

  • Sharpening tools

  • Spinning

  • Sheet-metalworking

  • Milling

• Ornamental designs

• Tools, Machinery & Materials

Projects

• Musical Instruments

  • Acoustics, Design, Tuning,

    • Acoustics, Design

    • Tuning

  • Miscellaneous

    • Collections

    • Experimental

  • Keyboards

    • Clavichord

    • Harpsichord, Spinet, Virginal

    • Piano

    • Organ

  • Percussion

  • Stringed

    • Guitars

      • Classical

      • Electrical, Jazz

    • Lute

    • Harps, Lyres

    • Mandolin, Dulcimer

    • Violin

  • Winds

• Clocks

• Puzzles

• Locks

Paperback: pages
Publisher: Delta Manufacturing (1935)
Language: English

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Taunton (August 1, 1991)
Language: English

Book description
Written for true beginners, this approachable and enjoyable instructional guide teaches the art of turning. Readers receive advice on every step of the turning process, including selecting the right lathe, basic safety and woodshop setup, an overview of the proper tools and how to use them, and the basics on sharpening, sanding, and finishing. Step-by-step instructions for eight projects such as a birdhouse, a simple bowl, and a pepper mill are included. This guide also features a special chapter that addresses and reveals surprisingly simple solutions to common beginner mistakes.

Book description
A great set of books for the beginner or the experienced turner. These are clear, practical and easy to follow guides.

Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Taunton (March 15, 2002)
Language: English

Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd (July 2005)
Language: English

Book description
Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning features step-by-step descriptions for an abundance of wood turning techniques, including both spindle and faceplate methods. Over 900 color photos accompany detailed, hands-on instructions for turning wood, including how to use lathes, turning tools and materials, chucks, as well as sharpening tools.

Book description
Woodturners learn how to cut and combine pieces of wood to produce multicolored geometric designs in turned bowls and vases in this highly illustrated book. Techniques are provided to achieve the accuracy required in segmented work, and professional tips reveal how to create preliminary blueprints. Step-by-step instructions and hundreds of color photographs explain how to accomplish the often-complicated tasks involved with sphere turning, building a porthole-style ring, and inserting diamonds and round designs.

Book description
In this new edition incorporating the latest innovations, experienced woodshop instructor Ernie Conover shows how to choose and set up the proper lathe, and tune and maintain it for the best performance. He outlines basic techniques needed to produce turned furniture parts and suggests quick, practical ways to duplicate parts.

Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Taunton (March 15, 2002)
Language: English

Book description
This book has very good instructions on how to get good results in turning furniture parts. The chapter on table legs is a high point. I would give it a 10 just on that. I wish the author had skipped some of the basics since most buyers already know it. Nevertheless there is a lot of good material. If I come out of a book with something added to my work I consider it money well spent. This one certainly fits the bill.

Book description
Covers the process of turning fresh lumber straight from the log without previous processing... teach[es] the reader how to work with the wood and make use of its many characteristics and features. It explains how to harvest and store timber, make the best use of grain patterns and provides tips for planning a turning project....Offers step-by-step instructions for six projects.

Book description
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.

Hardcover: 64 pages
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (October 2000)
Language: English

Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: B.T. Batsford Ltd (June 6, 2002)
Language: English

Book description
Covering a technique popularized by master woodturner Ray Allen, this manual moves beyond basic woodturning with the segmented woodturning technique. This creative approach is demonstrated in one complete step-by-step project that effectively guides woodturners through the complicated process of creating geometric, repeating patterns with a Southwestern feel. Detailed, illustrated instructions make this seemingly elaborate technique approachable. Additional information on common problems helps avoid mistakes along the way. A full-color photograph gallery provides inspiration for future projects.