This comprehensive guide is an invaluable resource for both new and experienced woodturners. It covers all aspects of woodturning, from working with the lathe and tools to preparing wood and planning your designs.

Woodturning expert Carol Rix answers the questions most commonly asked by turners and will tell you everything you ever wanted to know, including:

- Choosing and buying a lathe
- Setting up your workshop
- Sharpening and maintaining tools
- Identifying and preparing timbers
- Basic turning techniques
- Finishing turned work
- Advanced techniques

Carol Rix has been a woodworker since childhood. A scholl teacher for many years, Carol became a professional woodturner in 2001, working mainly with locally salvaged and recycled timbers on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Austrailia. Now she combines the things she loves most: teaching, writing and woodwork.