Product Details

• Actors: Richard Raffan
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Taunton
• DVD Release Date: November 1, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1561587133
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,966 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, informative, and well done, July 22, 2007

By	erunners "erunners" (COSTA MESA, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Richard Raffan, who is a leader in the field of woodturning with international fame, takes us the viewers through various projects while commenting all along the way. Many of his hints, tips, and tricks improved my turning skills the same week that the DVD arrived. I like his quick pace. It is energizing. His commentary gets to the point regarding how he aligns himself with the chisels, lathe, and piece of wood. This helped me to understand what is important when it comes to being fast... real fast and precise.

Some may find it all a bit abrupt because he does not coddle the viewer with encouraging words nor re-explain himself. Raffan's personality totally compensates for what some will perceive to be amateur production values. I recently watched "Turning Boxes," also by Raffan, and liked it even more. Keep it in mind.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy the book instead, May 23, 2007

By	N. Clayton (Sudbury, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is far more informative. I found the pace of the DVD too fast. Also, the photography was far more distant than I would have liked.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Woodworking is not just a popular do-it-yourself pastime; it can also be an artistic means of expression, October 9, 2008

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Turning Wood (Paperback)

Woodworking is not just a popular do-it-yourself pastime; it can also be an artistic means of expression, a source of lucrative income, and a successful counter to the stresses and strains of daily life. Now in a fully updated and significantly expanded third edition, "Turning Wood" by internationally acclaimed woodworker Richard Raffan draws upon his more than twenty years of experience and expertise to provide aspiring woodworkers with a superbly presented and profusely illustrated instruction manual for turning out such beautiful objects as wooden bowls, boxes in the round, lamp bases, and furniture parts. Beginning with a 'users guide' to the lathe, "Turning Wood" covers such areas as 'Fixings'; Cutting Tools; Safety, Tool Handling & Cutting; Measuring, Centerwork, Facework, Hollow Vessels, and Finishing. Of special note are the two appendices 'Troubleshooting' and 'Selecting and Seasoning Wood'. As informed and informative as it is practical and step-by-step instructive, "Turning Wood" is an invaluable and highly recommended addition to personal, professional, school wood shop, and community library woodworking reference collections.