A Lesson Plan for Wood Turning
Linden Publishing, Inc. 2014.
$19.95; 112 pp.
TonyT won a copy of this new book.
Author James Rodgers has been teaching woodturning for over a decade. He took that experience and wrote the book A Lesson Plan for Wood Turning to provide step-by-step instruction for beginning turners. The book is designed as a self-directed course in woodturning safety, tools and techniques and builds upon itself with each skill and project. The projects focus on skill development and are documented with over 200 color photos so the student will see proper cutting motions and positions. This book would also make a great guide for teachers.
TonyT is the lucky winner. His comment was chosen at random.
Be sure to check in for more give aways. Next up is Taunton’s Outdoor Wood Projects.
Comments
Oh how I'd love this book!
I promise I will learn from it! I'm just now getting into this form of wood working.
Wow. Turning is what got me interested in wood working, but I just figured out the basics through trial and error (mostly the latter). This would be a tremendous pickup!
This book might actually get me to make that project for my wife she keeps asking me about.
Thanks for the opportunity....
As a novice and somewhat intimidated turner I'm sure I would find this very useful.
one of these times...
Just getting started with turning after inheriting a brand new Jet Benchtop Lathe from my wife's grandfather. I could really use this book. There's a limit to how much you can learn from only watching YouTube videos.
It would be a great addition to our school workshop library!
Though does it come with international shipping?
thanks
cam
I can't wait to get my hands on this. I'm (slowly) trying to teach myself and this would be a great resource.
I would like the book for our group library. It would be great for all of us to use.
I'd love to win this book.
I would like to add this book to my collection!
wood turning seems like such an art form, like pottery sculpting without a mulligan
Would love to learn how to turn! Currently building my first workshop (shed) and will be slowly acquiring equipment as the wallet allows!
Woodturning is a craft where your only plan can be just to have fun, and bango you've got an excellent project. D
never win unless you play right?
As a novice would love to have this book.
A must .... to prompt me to turn more.
This appears to be an excellent way to begin learning all about turning.
Would love the book, have done some (very little) woodturning, and hope to do more when I recover from a stroke I had last fall. There is lots of wood out in the cow pasture behind our house. Who knows what all kinds and what kind of beauty could be made out of what others have thrown away as worthless
As a self-taught turner, this would be a great advantage to figuring out my questions.
looks like a good book
So, I sold all my stock and quit the stressful job. My wife got a fancy five-string fiddle to play with and I got a Powermatic 3520B, a set of lathe chisels and a chuck. They are all oh so shiny (ooooh, aaaaah).
Problem is, I've never turned anything in my life. My wife can sure pull that bow so clearly that was money well spent. But she's raising an eyebrow at that as yet to be productive lathe.
So if you want a book review from a complete neophyte I may be a decent candidate.
please include me in the drawing and thanks!
Been bitten by the woodworking bug, slowly getting back into it and would love to learn about wood turning.
include me, thanks
I recently purchased a restored Powermatic 45. This book looks like it would really be a great way to start turning.
This book would be a great addition to a library.
Looks like a great book. Just when I was thinking about buying a lathe and making some round posts for a bed frame.
This book would be a great addition to my library.
I would love to win this book. I really think it will help me with my turning technique. Pick me!
As I work to improve all aspects of my craft a book as nice as this one will be a continual reference for turning. A systematic learning system is the way to build the necessary skills to turn correct and safe. It also builds the basis for continual improvement. If I win the book a review will be my pleasure.
I picked up a used lathe this past year and would like to expand beyond pen making.
Want!
Sounds like a good book.
You know it , I'd love it !
Sounds great!
Sounds like a good book
This will be a great ad for me. Thank you FWW
This seems like an ideal book for me. I've taken up turning as a therapy after being retired from work following a serious breakdown.
Looks like it would make a good addition to my woodworking library!
I've been attempting turning with a good will but too little knowledge. The book's structured approach should help me improve my efficiency AND the quality of my turnings.
My wife would be so happy if I won this book as it would provide another way for me to be in the workshop and not under her feet. Life is good when our wives are happy, happy, happy.
Thanks for making this offer. It looks like a good book.
Though I've been a wood-turner for quite a long time I have found that there is always something new to learn about, or a new/better way of doing something.
A comment.
I inherited a old wood turning lathe from my late father, and i have not used it at all foe years, as i do not know how to use it. maybe this book will give me some clues on how to approach a project and use the machine as one should.
More to learn, yum
I am just learning to use a lathe I purchased last summer. This looks like a great book to help me get started.
I just acquired a Harbor Freight 40" lathe and do not have a clue as how to operate it. Can not afford lessons as I am on a fixed income as a Disabled Veteran and can not afford lessons. This book appears to be just what the doctor would order for me to get some well needed therapy.
Thank You for making this offer, no matter who should win.
Thanks for the offer. I enjoy woodturning. It is very rewarding to see piece of wood become a beautiful object. And, the finishing is a snap.
Great offer. Putting the book on my "get" list if I don't win :)
I have been turning for a while but I believe you can always learn something new!
John_ who is a disabled veteran, you should look for an AAW turning club near where you live (you can search on woodturner.org) because most clubs have folks who will gladly help new turners and many clubs are especially interested in helping our veterans.
Looking forward to getting this book...either by winning or buying. My lathe is taunting me!
I'm beginning to put together resources for teaching turning. This looks great.
I've got the lathe, I've got the wood and I've got the time....just need the inspiration (book)
Looks like a great addition to my library!
I'd like to learn from this book being a new turner.
Being a woodturning beginner this would be a good chance for learning more techniques.
Great timing! I just picked up a nearly new Jet lathe. This would be perfect to get me going.
Looks like a great book with plenty of action shots for the beginner - just what I need!
Maybe this book will teach me how to make something other than sawdust and kindling.
I don't own a lathe yet but see one coming in the near future. As such, there will be a lot to learn and such a book will come in handy as a tutorial and reference.
I need a new book to read and to improve my lathe skills. Pick me.
Sounds interesting.
I am relatively new to wood turning. There is so much to learn and so many things you can do. This book will address and create many opportunities.
As a beginning turner, this is definitely something I would get 'round to.
I would really benefit from the expertise of James Rodgers! This looks like an amazing education opportunity! I hopeI win!
I love t turn and have self taught myself - but at some point a good teacher or lesson can change your level of capability by astonishing amounts. Learning is always fun and usually what we all learn after the self teaching bumps.
I'm in the drawing now. Yippee!!
I haven't done a lot of turning recently, the book would certainly help me get back to one of my passions. I am really interested in turning pens and pencils.
Nothing like woodturning for instant gratification!
Looks like a geeat beginner;s book. Added to my wishlist.
Always room for another book on the shelf. The only thing I have more off than woodworking tools is books about woodworking (not certain thats a good thing).
Sign me up!
every book has at least one new idea to me. Looks like a good one here.
It is time to return to the joy of wood turning, and this book would be an excellent stimulus for that.
Looks like a great book
I learned turning as a teenager by trial and error. I'm older by 50 years, and wiser now, I hope, and haven't turned since those early days. My untried "new" lathe, inherited from an old furniture-maker, awaits, but I want to do things right this time. I'd love to have this book to help me do that.
Looks like a good book to get me back into turning!
I've been turning for a while, but I still feel intimidated by the machine. I hope this book will give me more assurance.
This looks like it would be a great addition to the club library
I would love to learn how to turn wood into so many useful and beautiful things!
This sounds like s perfect book for someone just getting into turning.
Maybe with some knowledge from this book I can dust off the lathe I pushed away into a corner!
no, pick ME. I'd love to hone my lathe skills.
I could use this book to hone my skills on the lathe.
As one who occasionally teaches wood turning I am always on the lookout for new how-to books on the subject.
Just retired and would love this book.
Centering, whether in pottery or wood turning, is a significant philosophical topic. It ultimately relates to one's self concept, keeping oneself in balance. So even our hobbies have things to tell us.
I have a couple people who want me to teach them to turn. This would be very useful.
Another free book! You guys are great!
I have a spot next to the recliner that will just fit this book for some evening reading. Also to CarlSr, congratulations on your retirement.
This book might convince me to upgrade my lathe.
Just started turning recently, would really be a nice addition to what I have been reading and watching (video's). Wood turning is a lot harder than I expected! Richard Raffan video has helped more than anything thus far. But I do need to read some stuff from other turners. Great giveaway thanks!
I enjoy woodturning when I have the chance and am always looking for information about it. Kindly enter me in your contest. Thanks.
Yeah Baby.
I'd like to win it and learn some new techniques.
it always great to read something about a skill you are trying to improve and some information can save a lot of trial and error so I would love a book on turning.
If i don't win this book, i might actually have to buy it...
Thanks for this great book give away!
Struggling along without a plan.
Maybe this book would help. Matt
I will likely buy it anyway as I plan to get started in wood turning and will need all the help I can get
You can never have too many books on wood working! And that includes books on using the lathe - I really like the idea of a book covering a series of developmental steps in wood turning. I have been using a lathe for over 40 years (on and off) and I am still a newbie and always striving to get better. As another writer commented, I may have to buy this book on my own!!
I'm fairly new to turning - just some small spindle turnings. I'm still looking for a good step-by-step guide to getting started the right way.
Would love to learn how to turn lidded boxes.
This would be a great resource to help me learn on the lathe I inherited from my grandfather.
Always room in the book shelf for another good wood turning book!
Thanks
I have been primarily a hobbyist furniture builder but would like to learn more about turning. I just inherited a variable speed lathe and am anxious to learn the proper techniques.
Have purchased a couple of Taunton books but more are better.
I have recently taken up wood turning. Each different book or author on the subject has given me new insights into the techniques. I look forward to learning more from this book either by winning a copy or purchasing one in the future.
A perfect companion to my restored Walker Turner 12" lathe.
Looks like a very interesting book.
Maybe I'll be lucky today.....
Maybe I'll be lucky today.
Straight forward manual for the creative art of woodturning.
Fits right in with any home library for the serious craftsman.
Good Afternoon
I would appreciate a chance to review the book as a potential template for a future class in turning for beginners. Thank you for the opportunity.
I am just starting my journey in the woodturning neighborhood. Perhaps Mr. Rogers can teach me.
Thanks for offering a free book on wood turning. I would really like to have this book. I have tried to read most of the wood turning books around.
Delmer Cox
This would make a fine additional to my woodworking library.
Looks like some of the turnings I have attempted. Some good some not so good. Surely would help!
66 years ago my dad had a lathe and with a little of his help I made the only baseball bat I ever owned. I haven't done any turning since. I recently acquired an old Shop Smith and cleaned it up and it runs fine. Now my grandson wants to learn to turn. Is this the best book for both of us?
I got an old Craftsman lathe many years ago and finally started turning a couple of years ago. A friend has been teaching me some things, and I've been using a couple of books as well as articles and videos from Fine Woodworking. Another instruction book will always be appreciated, especially if it is taught by Mr. Rogers.
I would love to have this book so I could better learn how to use the lathe on my SHopsmith.
I have access to a Powermatic 2442 lathe and this book would come in handy to teach me more skills on how to use it more efficiently. I hope I win.
I have to either win it, or buy it.
What a great time to go back and re-visit the basics to proper turning technique.
Thanks for this fabulous giveaway opportunity. There are lots of self-help turning books out there, but this one looks like it's structured just right.
Sounds exactly what every new wood turner needs. It would be a great course reference.
A nice offer - looks like a very good place to start or to get a thorough refresher
Ive just started woodturning and this book would be perfect for me!
Been turning for years but always great to have all those little tips revised, would love to see this great book.
Just finished a couple other books on turning. Looks like a good volume to run through when it's time to actually power up the lathe.
For years I have been dibbling with woodworking and taking many various classes at woodcraft, north Bennett street school, and Phil Lowe while I worked full time to raise my family.
I recently retired and now it is time to fine tune my skills. This books seems like it is just the right tool to get me on the right course with step by step turning projects.
At my age I could use a step by step manual for just about everything I do.
Thanks for the opportunity .
I turn to turn wood.
I have been turning for a number of years, but I always believe one can learn more in your craft. I would like to be the winner.
Looks like a good book for me
Simply.... I NEED this book!
I've turned pens for the last the last year and a half and just yesterday tried my hand turning a tea cup. The books in my library didn't help much but the addition of this title surely would.
Oh yeah, sign me up, love the lathe!
Excellent timing for a lathe book. Just finishing up my new base cabinet for my lathe with 9 dawers for storage.
Just finished preparing most of a walnut tree for turning, I need this book!
Would really like to add this book to my turning library.
I'm a self taught woodworker and turner. Good reference books are always welcome. This looks like a good one.
I'm a german woodturner and I would like it to have this book standin in my selfmade bookshelf. It would be not alone, there are lot of other english woodworking books.
If I had this book, I surely would turn every single page more than once!
I need this book to take my skills to the next level.
I've always wanted to try turning a bowl, this might give me a chance of not screwing up.
would be a great addition to any woodworking library .....
Lessons would be a big help.
I really could use this book I'm very new to wood turning, have a good lathe, But not much experience yet. Then I have to learn to read the book.
Looking forward to winning especially since I am approaching retirement and can actually have the time to do all the fun things I would like to do!
I am building a turning reference group for the bookshelf and this would be the leading manual / book on that section.
I would love this book as I intend to get back into turning and need some guidance.
This would be a great springboard for getting into woodturning. Would love to have it!
Happy Dyngus Day everyone! Count me in for the offer!
Winner winner chicken dinner...I hope.
would love this book for teaching
All knowledge is welcome as I move towards being a better woodworker/turner.
As a novice, this would be a welcomed bookshelf addition.
I could really use this. I am definitely turning impaired!
I want to learn to turn
I definitely need to improve my turning skills. A book like this would be a valuable resource!
I'm getting pretty far down the road to become really proficient at new skills, but really would like to learn more about how to turn wood and end up with something more than the satisfaction of making a lot of chips.
This sounds very interesting as books geared for the true novice and give a good foundation for further advancement are scarce.
My son would love this book
Another hat in the ring!
Help!!! My turning sucks!!
As a professional technical trainer, I often marvel how it takes me weeks or months to learn something, then how I can create illustrations and training charts and pass that information on to others in a matter of minutes.
I'd love the opportunity to learn the right way to turn projects. I've got the lathe, new carbide insert bit tools, the set of turning tools I've had for 40 years since high school; now if I could only learn how to hollow out end grain where the speed of the workpiece against the tool is nearly zero at the center! Small fitted lid boxes are my "thing"...
This would be an excellent addition to my library.
I have recently started turning, and after creating a few piles of shavings, one thing I have learned is that I have a lot to learn!
I seen a couple of demos, have a basic set gouges, but not the confidence to really fire up and try something nice. So far it has been a couple of "make-do" items let me know I need to learn a lot.
I have started wood turning at the age of 54. I am now 54. So far, everything I have learned about woodworking has been self taught. It all started 35 years ago with the restoration of an old house. Just started and figured things out as I went along.
I think this book would help speed up the learning process and help me use the tools as efficiently as possible.
Looking to expand my woodturning skills and always on the search for new helpful resources. Let's see if this book offers a new twist on an old american tradition.
I could sure use this!
I teach woodturning in my shop. Sure could use this for my students!
Tom Libby
I teach woodturning in my shop. Sure could use this for my students!
Tom Libby
I teach woodturning in my shop. Sure could use this for my students!
Tom Libby
Have the lathe and the turning tools and was planning on buying a new chuck this summer. The book would be a great help.Thanks.
Hooray! Now I can put my expensive and beautiful Jet lathe to work making great turned wood.
Perfect companion for the new lathe I'm getting ready to buy!
This book would be a big help.
It's hard to find a good fundamentals book. I am looking forward to reviewing this one as I have just acquired my first lathe and looking for a beginners' guide.
Really, really would like to win this book!
Log in or create an account to post a comment.
Sign up Log in