Woodturning Full Circle - Softcover

Springett, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565234065 ISBN 13: 9781565234062

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Here's a book that will inspire and challenge even the most skilled wood turner! Offering step-by-step projects for fascinating projects, the comprehensive manual guides readers to create unusual and complex geometric shapes, puzzles and other curious objects. Turners can try their hand at crafting twisted polygons, gravity-defying clocks and so much more. Woodworkers will be amazed with the gallery of turned objects - all of which show how other artists have decorated the author's work. This book makes the seemingly -impossible- possible!

About this title

About the Author:

David Springett's interest in turning began when he was a woodwork teacher. By reading every one of the few books then available, by practising, experimenting and persevering, he slowly improved his skills. David and his wife Christine successfully ran the British College of Lace, providing lacemaking courses and producing videos and books. They became experts in the identification and classification of nineteenth-century East Midland lace bobbins and their makers. The results of their research provided the basis for their book Success to the Lace Pillow, which is used by auction houses as the authority on this subject. At the end of a working day, spent turning highly decorated lace bobbins in the traditional English style, David would allow himself the relaxation of experimental turning. From this developed his fascination with the apparently impossible and somewhat improbable in turned wood. This led him to the discoveries featured in this book, and in his equally intriguing Adventures in Woodturning. He is on the Register of Professional Turners maintained by the Worshipful Company of Turners of London. David Springett is the author of Adventures in Woodturning, Turning Lace Bobbins, and Woodturning Trickery.

From the Back Cover:

Try something new and different from the range of inspiring projects and ideas in this fascinating book. Woodturning Full Circle relects David Springett's fascination with complex geometrical shapes, puzzles, and mathematical curiosities. It gives woodturners the chance to try their hand at making Chinese strings, star-shaped streptohedrons, and boxes with a twist. A wealth of close-up photographs guide you through each project. And a gallery section provides further inspiration by showing how a range of artists have decorated the author's and others' work. *Unusual and fascinating projects *Detailed step-by-step photographs *Shows how to make the 'impossible' possible David Springett is a former woodwork teacher and has been a professional turner for more than 20 years. His previous books include Woodturning Wizardry and Adventures in Woodturning.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1565234065
• ISBN 13: 9781565234062
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 191