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WOODTURNING
WIZARDRY
Spheres within spheres, stars within cubes, delicate lattices with no
apparent means of support.
Woodturners over the centuries have developed a whole range of
extraordinary structures which seem at first site to be quite
impossible.
In fact, all of these things can be made by anyone with basic
woodturning skills, an ordinary lathe and simple hand tools - and this
book shows you how.
A best seller when first published, this new edition has been
thoroughly revised, colour photography throughout, stunning new 3-D
illustrations show cutaway views of the work in progress, making the
instructions even easier to follow than before.
Introductory chapters describe the equipment required - much of which
you can make yourself - and give advice on wood selection, setting out
the work, and turning the basic shapes. |
A former woodwork teacher, David Springett has been a professional
turner for more than 20 years. Specializing at first in lace bobbins, he
became increasingly attracted to more experimental work, such as the
seemingly impossible pieces described here.
He is also the author of Adventure in Woodturning.
WOODTURNING
WIZARDRY
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Projects described in detail include:
- Arrow through the bottle
- Lattice - lidded boxes
- Lattice pomander
- Singapore ball
- Spiked star in sphere or cube
- Captive cube in sphere
- Lidded box in sphere
- Chinese balls
- Chinese rings
- Pierced sphere
- Interlocking spheres
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