If you had to choose a couple of books in your woodturning collection, which ones would you pass on down to your grand kid interested in woodturning, finishing etc.
I have a lot of them. The nicest one is David Ellsworth's hardcover limited edition, signed by him; I prize that a lot. All the books from Richard Raffan have a place of honor too. The Hawaiian Calabash by Irving Jenkins is probably the one that my kids will fight for someday. Non-turning related but the books about trees and plants in Hawaii, I have them all, a lot of them. I have to walk over to my library and take a look, I might add a few later.If you had to choose a couple of books in your woodturning collection, which ones would you pass on down to your grand kid interested in woodturning, finishing etc.
Totally agree every one should read "Understanding Wood", the picture on the jacket is something every woodturner or wood worker should look at and study.Bruce Hoadley's Understanding Wood; when you have a clear understanding of the material much of what people tell you you should do in working with it makes much more sense. Also his Identifying Wood is the easiest to use guide I know of for answering the 'What wood is this?' question.
Any and all of the Raffan books.
I have that book. I met him at the NY Woodturning group that used to meet at the YWCA in Manhattan. He did some beautiful pieces.Frank Knox’s Ornamental Turnery - A Practical and Historical Approach to a Centuries-Old Craft. Best book to start learn about ornamental turning.
If you had to choose a couple of books in your woodturning collection, which ones would you pass on down to your grand kid interested in woodturning, finishing etc.
Bruce Hoadley's Understanding Wood; when you have a clear understanding of the material much of what people tell you you should do in working with it makes much more sense.
Gotta agree with Roger on this one. Hoadley presents wood as an engineering material to be understood. Chapter-6: "Water and Wood" pays for the book.