Woodturning Methods [Paperback]

Mike Darlow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000

Woodturning is the art and craft of using a lathe to fashion raw wood into useful and decorative objects. This book looks at the tools and techniques needed to create a variety of effects including chucking, turning spindles and round objects, multi-axis turning, turning ellipses and rings, and drilling methods on the lathe.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An exciting and accomplished book from a world-leading authority on woodturning. For this reason and many others, I would strongly recommend this to any turner, particularly those who are looking to develop their repertoire and push their skills forward."  —Woodturning (UK)

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Mike Darlow is the author of Fundamentals of Woodturning and Woodturning Methods. His articles on woodturning have appeared in Fine Woodworking, American Woodturner, and Woodwork.

Product Details

• Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565231252
• ISBN-13: 978-1565231252
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,252,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Turning tricks, April 29, 2000

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Alewyn Burger (South Africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Woodturning Methods (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book. It won't teach you how to use a skew or how to turn an ordinary bowl. It starts where that kind of book leaves off. You will find thirteen ways to turn an accurate ball, eight ways to drill or bore holes on a lathe, three machines that can turn ellipses and umpteen ways to steady slender or unbalanced turnings. The first chapter deals comprehensively with chucks from the time that Noah turned the handles of the ark - and it transpires that the 'modern' scroll chuck was in use more than a century ago. There are chapters on turning rings of al kinds, turning objects on multiple axes, eccentric turning and therming (go look that one up).

The book is not for the timid. Some sections are positively heavy going; the author backs up the pretty pictures with just enough theory and math. All the illustations were drawn, photographed or scanned by him and they are superb. His care in devising, setting up and executing them is very apparent. Text is about equally divided between body and captions and is concise, clear and easy to read. At the end of each chapter are copious endnotes and right at the end a seven page bibliography for further reading.

I could not put the book down and finished it in a sitting, and have since gone back to re-read several sections. I can see that I will repeat this often in future. The book will definitely have several reprints or editions and one hopes that the author will then get rid of the unnecessary typographical errors. One also hopes that he will come to grips with the spelling of words like 'asymmetrical' and will learn the difference between 'centripetal' and 'centrifugal'.

5.0 out of 5 stars Woodturning Methods (Darlow), July 3, 2008

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Raymond Cottier - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Woodturning Methods (Darlow's Woodturning series) (Paperback)

I have read many of Mike's books. This book has been well put together. It is full of useful information which helps you to develop your own ideas.

Ray

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something for "oldtimers" and beginners too, September 5, 2000

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Franklin E, Patrick (Barnesville, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Woodturning Methods (Paperback)

As a professional turner with 52 years experience, I find much in this book that I like. Many of Mike's methods I have used and, many I have not. Now that I'm retiring, I shall turn for fun with the help of this book.