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WoodTurning | 67 Learning the Art of Pyrography: Burning Images on Wood, Paper, and Leather. Al Chapman, Photography by Leslie Bockol. Photog- raphy by Leslie Bockol. The art of pyrography: the tools and mediums of wood burning and how to use them for wonderful, creative effects. You will learn several methods of transferring a pattern onto your piece of wood or leather • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •All color illustrations•64pp. •978-0-88740- 729-1 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Wood Burning Angels. Sue Waters. With more than 240 color photos, three patterns, and step-by- step instructions, Sue Waters guides readers through all the steps necessary to create three wood burning projects: the Prayer Bench, Puppy Heaven, and a Victorian Angel. The detailed text provides full listings of all tools necessary and every step taken to complete these beatific angels • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 245 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643- 1880-1 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Wood Burning with Sue Waters: Rural Scenes. Sue Waters. Five projects of burning rural scenes into wood. Learn techniques for creating realistic images of barns with their intricate wood siding, stone walls, rolling meadows, and mountainous landscapes. Techniques for even the smallest details of pottery, glass, leaves, and grass are included • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 250 color photos/Patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-569-3 • PB • $12.99 / £11.99 / 17.99 CAD Woodburning Basics. Dick Armstrong. Projects designed to move from the easiest (a lighthouse), to one of medium difficulty (a dilapidated barn), to one that requires some skill (a clipper ship). Every step is illustrated with a clear photo and description. In addition, a gallery of Dick’s work gives the reader many ideas for application of these skills • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •284 color photos/patterns •64pp. • 978-0-7643-2675-2 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD 10 Easy Turning Projects for the Smaller Lathe. Bill Bowers. 10 easy projects for the mini or other smaller lathes, including door stops, a sliding glass door stop, wine bottle stoppers, confetti lights, oil lamps, candlesticks, wine caddies, prep plates and small bowls, hors do’oeuvre plates, and plant stands. As you move through a project you will develop the skill needed for the next • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) • 280 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-2727-8 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD WOODTURNING 7 Great Turning Projects for the Smaller Lathe. Bill Bowers. Seven great projects for the 12–36 inch lathe, designed for beginning to intermediate turn- ers, presented in a fully illustrated step-by-step fashion. Included are two scoops, a covered cylinder box, a lidded bowl with a foil leaf finish, a Christmas ornament turned from last year’s tree, a beautiful carving set, and large salt and pepper mills • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 280 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-2726-1•PB•$14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95CAD Basic Bowl Turning with Judy Ditmer. Judy Ditmer. Bowl turning for the novice turner. Beginning with the preparation and seasoning of the bowl blank, Judy takes the turner step-by-step through the finished product. Along the way she covers the proper use of tools, design considerations, and safety considerations. The project in the book is a beautiful salad bowl. A gallery will spark the imag- ination of the reader • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 250+color photos •64pp. •978-0-88740-627-0•PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.99 CAD WOOD & FURNITURE | Mini-Lathe Magic: Big Projects from a Small Lathe. Ron Hampton. With clear, concise instructions and 345 detailed photos, Ron Hampton takes the reader through every step required to turn and finish works of art from wood on the mini-lathe. Eight separate projects include a goblet, mushrooms, bowls, and pots. A gallery of other designs is pro- vided for inspiration. This book is perfect for the beginning and intermediate wood turner • 81/2" x 11" (279 x 215 mm) • 345 color photos • 64 pp. • 978- 0-7643-1614-2 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Dick Sing ReTurns: Unique & Unusual Pens from the Wood Lathe. Dick Sing. How to make high quality, beautiful pens and pencils—keepsakes, great gifts, and something to make the turner proud. More than 260 photographs and detailed instructions cover more than a dozen variations, with information on the special equipment to make pen turning easier and improve the quality. A gallery of pens provides inspiration for variety and creativity. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 270 color photos, gallery • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-0359-3 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Multi-Axis Spindle Turning: A Systematic Ex- ploration. Barbara Dill. This approach makes a confusing topic understandable, opening an exciting area to turners. With this strategy for understanding the concepts and the many options available to create unique forms, any turner can explore the possibilities. Hundreds of helpful photos and diagrams make this a welcome reference • 7" x 10" (177 x 254mm) • 340 color photos and illustrations • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643- 5534-9 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD NewWoodturning Techniques and Projects: Advanced Level. Helga Becker, Photography by Richard Becker. For advanced level woodturn- ers, this book offers skills, projects, and inspira- tion. Ten turning techniques allow experts to expand their skills. 18 projects with complete instructions offer useful tool fabrication and chucking solutions. A gallery section provides additional inspiration • 9 x 10" (228 x 254mm) • 449 color images •208pp. •978-0-7643-5018-4• HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Pens from the Wood Lathe. Dick Sing, Text written with and photography by Alison Levie. Text written with and photography by Alison Levie. Pens and pencils made at the wood lathe are becoming increasingly popular. This book explains the tech- niques with 273 step-by-step color photos and helpful text covering twelve different styles of pens. Advice on selection of materials, set up, turning, and finishing techniques, and tips for final assembly of the pens make this book the ultimate reference for the field • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 273 photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740- 939-4 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Projects for the Mini Lathe. Dick Sing. Step-by- step instructions show woodturners how to make small decorative magnets, bolo tie slides with match- ing earrings, switch knobs that attach to lamps, and handy little brushes. Dick illustrates techniques for holding your work piece, the use of concentric and offset inlays, and how to add embellishments like beads, contours, chatterwork, and captive rings. These are small projects that are big on fun and flair • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 270 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-1462-9 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Segmented Bowls for the Beginning Turner. Don Jovag. This book is designed for beginning wood turners ready to turn segmented bowls and platters. Each step of the process is explained in both straightforward instructions and more than 200 photos and patterns. The complex process of cutting segments and arranging them in a design is simplified with the techniques described in this book • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 200 color & 13 b/wphotos•80pp.•978-0-7643-4165-6•PB•$19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Turning Boxes with Friction-Fitted Lids. Bill Bowers. An informative book designed for beginning and intermediate turners. Bill Bowers leads this step-by-step workshop for constructing the classic cylinder box and variants with embellishments, and the classic capsule box and variants with chatter tool work. With 300 color photos, each step is clearly described and illustrated. A photo gallery provides more ideas for new turned box styles • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 300 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-3027-8 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Turning Boxes with Threaded Lids. Bill Bowers. A step-by-step guide for turning six somewhat complicated, cleverly designed threaded-lid boxes. Four techniques of hand thread chasing are described, so readers are ready for any circumstance. The use of a rose engine lathe is demonstrated to place ornamental designs on many of the pieces. A photo gallery displays many variations • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 290 color photos • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643- 3131-2 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Turning Candlesticks. Mike Cripps, Text written with and photography by Jeffery B. Snyder. Make a handsome, traditional candlestick and an imagina- tive three-section candlestick turned from a single log. More than 230 color photographs taken from the turner’s perspective illustrate the instructions. In addition, there is an instructive introductory text that presents all of the basic wood turning tools and techniques for beginners • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 230+ color photos, 2 patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0- 7643-0469-9 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Turning Bowls. Dick Sing, Text written with and photography by Donna S. Baker. Step-by-step in- structions illustrate turning techniques for a variety of bowls, including a dramatic “natural top” bowl. Learn how to prepare the wood, rough out a bowl before drying, and select the most appropriate equipment and tools. All necessary sanding and finishing techniques are also covered. Hone your woodturning skills while producing elegant bowls you’ll be proud of • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •302 color photos • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-1795-8 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD Segmented Wood Turning. William Smith. In- cludes information on wood selection and prepara- tion, jigs, glue, turning tools, finishes, and advanced techniques for making vases, boxes, and sculptural pieces • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 186 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-1601-2 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD A Turner’s Guide to Veneer Inlays. Ron Hamp- ton. More than 300 detailed color photos illustrate the step-by-step instructions to applying veneer inlays to turned wooden objects, including a box lid, a bowl or platter base, a bowl top, and the edge band around a tall glass vase. Also included are safety instructions, a complete tool list, and an in- ventory of turned wooden shapes and veneer inlays required • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 303 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-1611-1 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD The Basics of Turning Spirals. Bill Bowers. The processes and techniques of turning spirals. Richly illustrated and explained in simple terms, for the novice as well as the expert, here is necessary in- formation to fashion gallery quality spiral turned pieces. Innovative applications of stains and shapes are demonstrated on plates, platters, and bowls. Multiple tips on turning delicate spirals and hand-threaded chasing are included • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 283 color photos • 76 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2592-2 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / 19.95 CAD