Good Woodworking - Special 2015 (gnv64)

Good Woodworking - Woodturning Special 2015
English | 92 pages | PDF | 25.6 mb

On the cover
14 & 26
Dust off your turning smock
Andy King tests a variety of turning kit, revisits some past projects and shows you how to turn a pen, step-by-step!
In pole position 60
Barrie Scott visits Queen of the Woods Gudrun Leitz who is pretty handy with a pole-lathe. In fact, she can turn a
perfect spindle in less than 30 minutes!
Spindle turning refresher 79
Les Thorne turns teacher this month as he goes back to basics and covers the various spindle turning tools in detail, and most importantly, shows you how to get the best from them
Projects
Make your own mini pole-lathe 56
Alan Turner shows how to build a small version of the traditional pole-lathe that can even be used in a city garden
Techniques
Back in the turning seat 26
Andy King finds himself critiquing some past projects, getting to grips with acrylic and looking at some top pen-turning kit
Timber – a very complex subject! 51
Michael Huntley goes back to the beginning and introduces the vast subject of timber
Getting back to(spindle) basics 79
New to turning or need a bit of a recap in terms of spindle turning tools and their uses? Fear not if so, as Les Thorne shows you how
People & places
Fine-tuning 41
Edward Hopkins meets Bryan Cath, a segmented turner with a complex and mathematical mind
Centrefold 46
We look at the 10 deservedly-awarded turned pieces from the 2015 AAW International Symposium
Queen of the Woods 60
Barrie Scott ventures into the historic Clissett Wood to meet pole-lathe turner Gudrun Leitz
Your favourites
News 8
Courses 12
Letters & makers 66
Around the House 71
Next month 89
Michael’s Musings 90
Andy King tests…
Nova Comet II wood lathe 14
Treatex Hardwax Oil 17
CompacTool turning set 18
Easy Wood turning tools 19
Robert Sorby ProEdge Plus deluxe sharpening system 20
Axminster Evolution compression pen mandrel 34
Axminster Deluxe pen assembly press 34
Universal Pen Barrel Trimmer 35
ZAP Z-Poxy Adhesive 35