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   gpwest | Jun 27, 2003 08:34am | #1

   A good book is The Lathe Book by Ernie Conover.  Also I would consider buying a video. The use of lathe chisels is much better depicted by  video (or live) demonstration than trying to pick it up thru pictures in even the best books.  I'm sure someone else can suggest a good basic video.   Enjoy your lathe, they are great tools.    GP

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   Elcoholic | Jun 27, 2003 10:09pm | #2

   Turning Books?  Doesn't sound like a good idea.   You need really sharp tools to keep the pages from tearing.

   John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne

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   ownersrep | Jun 27, 2003 10:45pm | #3

   John,

   You just made my friends list!  I appreciate your sense of humor.

   Jim

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   jhausch | Jun 28, 2003 03:22pm | #5

   No, you misunderstood.  A book is the end product of the turning, like "turning bowls".  You don't start with a bowl, you start with a chunk of wood.  This person obviously wants to take raw lumber and then turn a sufficient number of pages to make a book.  I mean, seriously, some people. . . .where do you think the term "page-turner" comes from anyway?

   ;-)Steelkilt Lives!

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   ron61 | Jun 28, 2003 01:19am | #4

   I 2nd. Ernie Conover- I have his book Turning for Furniture - shows you how what and where of using the turning tools.

   This site has some very good info.

   http://www.a1studio.freeserve.co.uk/index.html

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   Shep | Jun 29, 2003 03:15am | #6

   Check out the American Association of Woodturners website at http://www.woodturner.org. You should be able to find a local chapter somewhere near you where you can get some hands-on help. Its MUCH easier to learn from someone than it is from a book ( although I do like them, too). By the way, prepare to become addicted. Woodturning really should think about a 12- step program to help those of us who can't stop.<G>