Customer Reviews

Turning Green Wood

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
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1 star:		(1)

 

 

When I first saw a bowl turned out of green wood, and it was so thin, you could almost see through it, it caught my attention. That is what interested me in this book. The author does an excellent job of explaining how to work green wood, and it is well illustrated in the photographs.
When I saw a bowl at the woodworking show, and the artist illuminating the inside with a light bulb, so he could determine just how thich each part of the wall was. It all made sense. This book will give you everthing you need to know, and get you started on your own translucent bowl creation. Tools, lathe settings, and choosing your wood is covered. Highly recommended, and a sure fire way for guests to ask you about your creations.

Great and a must have for all turners. The book is more oriented toward bowl turning but covers a ton on green turning with plenty of pics and diagrams. Michael O`Donnell goes to great length to educate the reader on how wood dries based on where it is cut form the tree.

As a beginning turner, I searched for books that were both informative and interesting to read. This book approaches turning with 'green' in mind but also has some very good information about wood properties and turning in general. Very much worth buying even if you are an experienced turner.

If you want to be successful when you turn green wood or newly cut lumber on your lathe. I recommend purchasing this book and reading it all the way through before you begin your wood turning project. When you use green wood there are different procedures that you need to follow than when you use dried lumber. I had tried to turn some green logs on my lathe and had many problems with wood cracking and was very unhappy with the results. After purchasing this book I learned the reasons why my previous attempts had not been successful. I only wish I had gotten the book at the same time I purchased my new lathe. It is an excellent resource on how to use green logs and newly cut lumber that can add flexibility and save money on wood costs when you use "found wood" and cut the logs yourself.

this is a good basic book of how to deal with green wood and also the use of crotchwood. well written and illistrated

This was one of the best, most informative and easy to follow woodturning books I have gotten. The author did a great job of explaining everything in regards to turning green wood, and the example projects are both satisfying to complete, and challenging. His goblets are beautiful.

I especially liked the information about microwave drying wood, it was just the info I was looking for. I was spending a fortune on bowl blanks from ebay, now I order a truck of logs and can truly make an original piece, and I am no longer limited to wood prepared by someone else.

If you are just starting, or in between intermediate and advanced like I am, this is the book for you.

An excellent instructional vehicle for the newcomer or the moderately-skilled wood turner. Clear, understandable writing, supported by fine photography and sketches, with good explanation, and, as a bonus, good "homey" advice. Bought two copies, one, so I could return a borrowed copy, and one to give as a gift.

Great book - great photos - great ideas - great explanations and written so anyone can understand the directions and concepts (even me).

Book examines the transformation of logs into turned art. Detailed chapters cover what to expect from the many different parts of a tree and grain orientations to plan a project. Projects reinforce the concepts with detailed descriptions and pictures so you can practice the techniques required to bring out the best in each grain orientation. Book addresses lumber selection, grain orientation, chainsaw roughing, burls, crotchwood, shrinkage, drying, and finishing. Well worth the price, will help you visualize what to expect as a finished product in the logs you have lying around. Author shares his experience to take your turning to the next level. Highly recommended.

This book probably deserves a rating of 5, and if I was interested in turning bowls that is what I might give it. But I'm not interested in turning bowls. I purchased the book to learn something about turning green spindles. And in that regard the book deserves a 0. There is nothing to enlighten the spindle turner. Nothing! Zero!

One would think that a book titled "Turning Green Wood" would cover all aspects of the subject. Or, when that is not the case, at least include a subtitle to let the potential buyer know that the book is limited in its content. In this regard, it does not, and that accounts for my low rating.