I would like to buy a book on wood turning and I am looking for
recommendations on a wood turning book that covers the basic to
intermediate turning. Please give me your input.

Mark Russell wrote:

I would like to buy a book on wood turning and I am looking for
recommendations on a wood turning book that covers the basic to
intermediate turning. Please give me your input.

Mark,

Keith Rowley's "Woodturning: A Foundation Course" (new edition) is a book
that's often recommended and it is one of the best in my opinion.
Apparently there's also a video of the first edition, which I cannot
comment on since I've never seen it.

In the UK these are published by "Guild of Master Craftsman Publications".

Neil

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Mark Russell wrote:

I would like to buy a book on wood turning and I am looking for
recommendations on a wood turning book that covers the basic to
intermediate turning. Please give me your input.

My recommendations:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156...sr=1-3/ref=sr_
1_3/104-3688770-8197550?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156...t_b/104-368877
0-8197550?%5Fencoding=UTF8

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156...104-3688770-81
97550?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155

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I would like to buy a book on wood turning and I am looking for
recommendations on a wood turning book that covers the basic to
intermediate turning. Please give me your input.

_The Practical Woodturner_ , by Frank Pain is about the best for turning
theory, not practice. Lots of people have color-illustrated books on their
practices which neglect theory.

He's a COB (Crotchety Old Bodger), but he'll get you thinking of how an edge
cuts wood.

Neil wrote:

Mark Russell wrote:

I would like to buy a book on wood turning and I am looking for
recommendations on a wood turning book that covers the basic to
intermediate turning. Please give me your input.

Mark,

Keith Rowley's "Woodturning: A Foundation Course" (new edition) is a
book that's often recommended and it is one of the best in my opinion.
Apparently there's also a video of the first edition, which I cannot
comment on since I've never seen it.


I'll second the recommendation for the Rowley book. I also have the
video. While I think that Raffan's videos are better produced etc.,
Rowley's video is a must have for basics and safety.

In the UK these are published by "Guild of Master Craftsman
Publications".

Neil

Hi Mark

I have several wood turning books, but my favorite one is "Turning
Wood" by Richard Raffan
Lee Valley carries it and several other mail order places do too.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

On Fri, 26 May 2006 13:45:05 GMT, Mark Russell
wrote:

I would like to buy a book on wood turning and I am looking for
recommendations on a wood turning book that covers the basic to
intermediate turning. Please give me your input.

If you can handle reading online, I got a lot out of this site:

http://www.turningtools.co.uk/wtintro/wtintro.html

Lots of detailed info and good pictures.