Turn a Bowl with Ernie Conover: Getting Terrific Results the First Time Around [Paperback]

Ernie Conover (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2000

Bowl turning is becoming increasingly popular as a hobby and a way to reconnect with a traditional craft. Ernie Conover is a master turner who has turned his experience teaching this activity to hundreds of people into a practical, easy-to-read guide. This book provides basic instructions to get aspiring turners directly to their goal of creating a pleasing bowl. Along the way, he shows how to:
-- Gather and buy wood for turning
-- Apply basic and advanced turning techniques
-- Sand and finish
-- Use the faceplate and chucks to hold the work
-- Choose, sharpen, and handle tools
-- Create the most attractive bowl shapes

The author's straightforward, encouraging style and extensive photos and illustrations make the process easy and rewarding.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Taunton Press (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156158293X
• ISBN-13: 978-1561582938
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #561,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Turn a Bowl with Ernie Conover: Getting Terrific Results, February 15, 2000

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Rev. Joseph M. Clark (Gaithersburg, Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Turn a Bowl with Ernie Conover: Getting Terrific Results the First Time Around (Paperback)

FINALLY! A BOOK THAT REALLY EXPLAINS BOWL TURNING

For anyone seeking puidance on bowl turning, this is the book for you. The problem for most wookworkers is that we work along. We need the advantage of a master craftsman and good teacher to set us on the right path. In that respect, this book is a treasure. It will start anyone off soundly, so that they wil be able to take advantage of the excitement that comes from creating something of value out of a piece of wood. The color photographs are clear, sharp and upclose guides that go along with a well written text so that even a beginner can get it right the first time.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taught me a lot of things, March 22, 2004

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Randy Rathbun "total nerd" (Independence, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Turn a Bowl with Ernie Conover: Getting Terrific Results the First Time Around (Paperback)

I am wanting to get into wood turning and while at the used bookstore last week I found and bought a copy of this book. After spending the weekend looking over it, my buying a lathe and making woodchips is quickly approaching.

About the only thing I really knew about turning wood was what I saw Norm do on TNYW and from reading a few magazine articles. That ain't a lot of information. Mr. Conover does a fantastic job at presenting all the main aspects for making a bowl and even I, a lowly guy who has not even bought a lathe yet, feel like I can do this stuff and do a decent job of it.

This is a terrific book and the information in it is going to be put to very good use.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of "Turn A Bowl", December 19, 2009

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Anton S. Chaplin (Brookings, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Turn a Bowl with Ernie Conover: Getting Terrific Results the First Time Around (Paperback)

The book is informative and provides basic information and guidance for methods and techniques for turning a bowl. Wood selection and preparation is covered. Selection, sharpening and application of chisels especially gouges is covered.