The second book in Mike Darlow's popular "Woodturning Series," this book features clear language and crisp full-color illustrations and is an invaluable woodturning reference. Enthusiastic woodturners will discover special techniques that are seldom seen in one volume, among them chucking, turning spindles, drilling, forming round objects, and multiaxis turning. The featured projects -- aimed at elevating woodturning knowledge and talents -- include chucking a spoon, creating a ring, and turning a sculpture of a tree from a block of wood. Many of these tricks have been mined from the long history of woodturning and are accompanied by old engravings and historical materials to provide perspective and depth.

Woodturners of all abilities will find plenty to challenge them in this guide to creating delightful and beautiful adornments. Using just a lathe and ordinary or laminated wood, you can produce a whole range of jewelry from the 12 step by-step projects that include:

• Earrings
• Rings
• Necklaces
• Bangles
• Brooches

Learn how to decorate your turned pieces with such techniques as staining, dyeing, and inking; inlaying with wire, beads, wood banding, and gemstones; and using paints, inks and powders.

Mike Darlow ran a major woodturning business for sixteen years. He's had more than a hundred woodturning articles published, and this is his fifth woodturning book. His earlier books were The Practice of Woodturning, The Fundamentals of Woodturning, Woodturning Methods, and Woodturning Techniques. Mike continues to exhibit and teach internationally, and turn commercially.

This book from professional woodturner and instructor Mike Darlow, forms another installment in the highly acclaimed
'woodturning series'. Woodturning Methods is indeed the first book to thoroughly cover and explain the tools and techniques specifically required to turn more unusual forms such as spheres, ellipses and rings. This in itself brings a welcome change to other books which are perhaps more formulaic and basic in their approach to the topic.

For this reason, Woodturning Methods can be seen to be aimed at the more advanced and accomplished turner, but nevertheless is most definitely a means of inspiration for the novice or beginner. The fact that this book covers more diverse and challenging forms will allow you to evaluate your projects and expertise to a higher level, especially when incorporated with your everyday turning.

Throughout this book, excellent photography is used, to both illustratethe processes as well as the pieces. Not only is Darlow's book easy to follow, but it is also extremely well-written and executed. It is very clear and presents an in-depth insight into the history and heritage surrounding the art of woodturning.

Darlow explains within this section how woodturning has developed, as well as presenting his unique tips and techniques, ranging from the art of chucking to drilling on the lathe. This truly is an exciting and accomplished book from a worldleading authority on woodturning. For this reason and many others, I would strongly recommend this to any turner,
particularly those who are looking to develop their repertoire and push their skills forward.