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Turning Wood with Richard Raffan 2nd Edition
Author(s): Richard Raffan (Author)
- Publisher: Taunton Press Inc
- Publication Date: 15 Mar. 2001
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 1561584177
- ISBN-13: 9781561584178
Book Description
This revision of the classic Turning Wood with Richard Raffan is the definitive primer on the art of turning. With new techniques and up-to-date information on tools, this book is a must for any woodworker. Turning expert Richard Raffan’s easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step illustrations make this accessible to any level of woodturner. Illustrated in full colour for the first time! Definitive: this has been acclaimed as the textbook on woodturning: widely recommended by craftsmen and teachers as the first book for someone who wants to learn the craft. Comprehensive: covers all the basics to get you started, including lathe and tool selection, sharpening, and innovations in techniques. Best-seller: the first edition, (Taunton Press; 1985; 0-918804-24-8) 15 years old, has sold 91,000 copies, and reprinted seven times. Top author: well known world-wide to woodworkers for his turning tuition video and other books: total unit sales in excess of 160,000.
