Woodturning: A Foundation Course

Here's a complete course in the basic, safe, and correct techniques for mastering the lathe. Create beautifully shaped newels, balusters, and chair and table legs by using gouges and chisels on a lathe. Each chapter takes on an essential aspect of woodturning -- from types of lathes and accessories to sharpening, from turning between centers to faceplate turning, from copy turning to boring and routing.