Woodturners eager to reach the next skill level will find this guide invaluable! Anyone who can do spindle turning, and form open bowls and lidded boxes, will move on to even finer things with these hints on sanding, finishing, indexing, and designing, as well as techniques for crafting 33 fabulous items. Here's everything needed to turn novice into master turners on the lathe--including easy to follow and detailed dimensional drawings for each project. Enjoy working on a thread dispenser with a hidden drawer, tall handled urn with a lovely lightness and fragility, music box with a carved ballerina doll, and flying bird carousel. The lively personal narration accompanying each project provides a wealth of invaluable information gleaned from years of experimentation.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Lathe Safety Guidelines, Sanding Suggestions, Finishes, Lathe Indexing
1. Mesquite Vessel
2. Viny Mesquite Decanter
3. By the Numbers
4. Mesquite Twister
5. Shell-Carved Vertical Hollow Flask
6. Another Blooming Mesquite
7. Turned Wine-Bottle Stand
8. Twig-Pot Fun
9. Scrap-Wood Music Box
10. Music Box Ballet
11. Bird-Watchers' Carousel Music Box
12. Flying-Saucer Music Box
13. Lidded Box with Push-Button Music Box
14. Traditional Turned Music Box
15. "Let the Good Times Roll" Music Box
16. Horses Carousel Music Box
17. Flying Birds Carousel Music Box
18. Thread Dispenser with Hidden Drawer
19. Sewing Tidy with Thimble
20. Spool Tidy
21. Pinwheel-Swirl Vessel
22. Rings of Saturn
23. Scallop-Shell Lidded Box
24. Scales of Justice
25. Carved-Edge Platter
26. Candleholder with Carved-through Chimney
27. Hollow Flask
28. Handled Urn
29. Mashrebeya Vessel
30. Carved-through Lidded Vessel
31. Spiral-Grooved Vessel
32. Floral Carved Vessel
33. Izzy A. Turner
Index
Metric Equivalents