ZVW Library Contents

DVDs

Title

Author

Subject

Back To Basics

Jimmy Clewes

As Jimmy travels the world doing demos and teaching, he is often asked questions about lathes, chucks, tools, sharpening, finishing and basic techniques. This two-hour DVD answers all these questions in detail with lathe and chuck comparisons, advice on tool choice, tips on achieving the best tooling results, and even three detailed projects perfect for novice turners.

Bandsaw Tuning

Alex and Howard Snodgrass

A short video on some of the basics in getting and keeping a bandsaw running properly. It is a marketing video put out by Carter Products that sells bandsaw blades and after-market bandsaw parts and accessories. The video comes with the purchase of 3 or more blades.

Bowl Basics

Mike Mahoney

Covers the fundamentals of making bowls. Begins with simple, dry bowls then continues on through green wood projects including natural-edge and calabash bowls. 100 minutes.

Chatter Techniques, Coloring Chatterwork, Box Turning

Bonnie Klein

Internationally known for her small scale turnings which exhibit unusual skill in technique and imaginative use of design and materials.

Elliptical Turning, an Introduction

David Springett

This visual guide to elliptical turning demonstrates in great detail how to create an oval frame with a molded edge. (amazon.com)

Hollow Forms and Lidded Urns

Mike Mahoney

Step-by-step instructions on how to create beautiful, well-crafted hollow forms and lidded urns. The basic process of hollowing is demonstrated with a section of the piece removed, allowing you to see inside the hollow form while the cutter does the work. How to create a threaded lid for a lidded urn. 100 minutes.

Making a Peppermill

Ted Sokolowski

Insight into designing pepper and salt mills. Template design, construction, shaping, sanding and finishing. Everything you need to know to turn professional grade peppermills.
1 hour and 50 minutes

Relief Carved Embellishments

Tony Cortese

An 8 minute sample DVD on embellishing turned bowls with power carving tools

Woodturning - Getting Started Right

Alan Lacer

Everything you need to know to get started in woodturning while avoiding pitfalls along the way:
  History of lathes
  Types of lathes and their components
  Guidelines for buying lathes and tools
  Proper use for each type of tool
  Sharpening, shaping and honing tools
  Proper working environment set up
  Chucks, centers and drives
  105 minutes.

Son of Skew

Alan Lacer

Projects for a skew

The Skew Chisel

Alan Lacer

A teaching video for anyone who wants to improve their skill with the skew.
  Shaping, refining and tuning the skew
  Sharpening and honing
  Preparing the lathe for skew work
  Reducing fear and working safer
  Modification of the dead center
  Planing and roughing cuts
  Basic center work cuts
  Suggested exercises

Turn It Up - A 3 DVD Set

Jimmy Clewes

DVD 1: Turn and colour a form using quilted Maple and white gold, a very thin cowboy hat from a big lump of Cherry, different methods of mixing and using colours, a visit to a production turning factory mass-producing a range of turnings.

DVD 2: Natural edge bowl from Acacia, Lidded box from Box Elder with a chattered Ebony insert. To Germany to visit Nagel, one of the world's largest suppliers of exotic timbers.

DVD 3: Double natural edge piece made from Australian Mallee with a spun silver inset, Unique multi-offcentre sculpture work, Golf tee from pink Ivory before testing it out on the 18th at Slaley Hall, A special treat for those who watch to the end of this DVD.

Turning The World - A 3 DVD Set

Jimmy Clewes

DVD 1: The first stop is Norway - you'll see him turn a unique wooden spoon and a traditional Spalted Beach Norwegian Beer Bowl. Travel the fjords to find a local woodturner that inspires these traditional projects.

DVD 2: The second stop is Scotland where you'll see him turn an Elm Burl Celtic shield and a traditional Scottish Spurtle followed by an interesting feature on making a bowl with a foot operated pole lathe.

DVD 3: Last stop is Las Vegas and a visit to a Native American gallery that inspires Jimmy to turn an Anasasi bowl and a bangle with turquoise inlay.

Turned Boxes

Ray Key

A 3 DVD set on boxes
   DVD 1: The Basic Box
   DVD 2: The Capsule Box
   DVD 3: The Finial Box

Two Ways to Make a Bowl

Mike Mahoney and Stuart Batty

Making two bowls with two different approaches: Grinding techniques, gouge angles, tool selection, chucking concepts, push cuts, pull cuts, drying ideas etc. Their rapport with each other and the audience makes this DVD fun to watch while giving the viewer an immense amount of information.
75 minutes.

Woodturning into Art

Jerry Crowe

Techniques for turning raw wood

Woodturning Projects DVD
Volumes 1 & 2

Rex Burningham and Kip Christensen

Step-by-step through 12 refreshing projects that are fun to make and useful too. Over 180 minutes of clear, concise instruction in this 2 disc set. Highly recommended by Dale Nish.

Woodturning Workshop - Pens

Tim Yoder

One of a series of half-hour programs shown on Public Television. This episode shows the parts, tools, and technique for making a pen and a pencil.

Woodturning, Volume 1

Nick Cook

Basic spindle projects: Beads and Covers, Honey Dipper, Baby Rattle, Rolling Pin, Spinning Top. The DVD assumes basic spindle techniques are known.

Video Tapes

Title

Author

Subject

A course on Spindle Turning

Ray Jones

How to turn spindles with 2 gouges and a small skew

An Introduction to Bowl Turning

Rus Hurt

Finishing Secrets

Russ Fairfield

A three video tape set on surface preparation and finishing

Meet ZVW Woodturners

Dave Dapkus
Charlie Kadenhead
Dave Dunn

Acorns
Wine Stoppers
Tops

Skill Building Projects

Mike St Leger

Turning Wood

Richard Raffan

Turning Projects

Richard Raffan

Turning Projects from Scrap

Robert Rosan

AAW Who We Are - What We Offer

The American Association of Woodturners

A 10 minute video on why you might want to join the AAW

1999 AAW National Symposium Techniques, V 1

Luke Mann
Hans Finsterwalder
Bob Flexner
Simon Levy
Jacques Vesery

Bowl Turning Boxes
Lace Top Boxes
Finishing Oils and Waxes
Hand/Eye Design
Surface design

1999 AAW National Symposium Techniques, V 2

Chris Stoff
Yoshinobu Kakizawa
Angus Hoban
Frank Sudol

Inlaid Box
Oriental Turning
Great Highland Bagpipe
Boring Bars

2000 AAW National Symposium Techniques, V 1

David Ellsworth
Tom Crabb
Betty Scarpino
Hurt Johannson
Allain Mailland

Mini Hollow Forms
Turning On Bias
Surface Treatments
Bowls in End and Cross Grain
Transparent Lampshade/p>

2000 AAW National Symposium Techniques, V 2

Christian Burchard
Bill Johnston
Behn Pho
Irene Gaffert
John Jordan

Turning Green Madron
Pricing Thin-Walled Vessele
Basic Hollow Turning
s Leaf Metal as Decoration
Person Journey/Texturing

2001 AAW National Symposium Techniques, V 1

Ray Key
Larry Hasiak
Dale Nish
Don Olsen
David Nittmann

The Basic Bowl
Hollowing the Low Tech Way
Natural Edge Bowls
Hollowing from the Bottom
Basket Illusion

2001 AAW National Symposium Techniques, V 2

Soren Berger
Jean Francois Escoulen
Brian Simmons
Hans Weissflog
Mike Mahoney

Tool Handling
Trembleur
How to Turn a Sphere
Bos with Loose Rings
Nesting Bowls

CDs

Title

Author

Subject

Wolverine Grinding Jig & Accessories

Oneway

Sharpening woodturning gouges

Books

Title

Author

Subject

Art of Turned Bowls : Designing Spectacular Bowls with a World-Class Turner

Richard Raffan

Retooled with fresh full-color photographs of contemporary bowls featuring the work of award-winning turners from around the world, Richard Raffan's classic has been totally updated to meet the demands of today's turner. (B&N)

Artistic Woodturning

Dale Nish

Woodturning

Carving on Turning

Chris Pye

Featuring more than a dozen projects, the discussions introduce woodworkers to the many ways carving turned objects can enhance and beautify household items. Carving styles covered include relief carving, carving in the round, and piercing, and step-by-step instructions show how to add decorative marks to a bowl, transform a plain breadboard with a simple design, apply lettering to a curved surface, and add low-relief carving to bedposts. (B&N)

Creative Woodturning

Dale Nish

Basic woodturning

Collectors Choice

Sofa - Chicago

Portraying art

Decorating Turned Wood

Liz and Michael O'Donnell

“Zero[es] in on ways to transform the plain woods of sycamore and beech into strikingly handsome vessels. Elegant illustrations.”—Booklist. “This title is vital for comprehensive woodworking collections.”—Library Journal. “Not your typical how-to book. The projects and techniques include carving, sandblasting, charring, pyrography, wire-brushing.”—Woodshop News

Ellsworth on Woodturning: How a Master Creates Bowls, Pots, and Vessels

David Ellsworth

Woodworkers will learn how to replicate Ellsworth's turning techniques in their home workshops by following clear, easy-to-understand instructions from the "grandfather" of the contemporary wood-art movement. Featuring step-by-step directions for three projects—a hollow bowl, a natural-edge vessel, and a pot.

Fabuous Turned-Wood Projects

J. Heibert, H. Hazeu, T. Bergen, and H. Bergen

Using 22 of their finest projects, four masters of the lathe reveal the creative possibilities offered by turned woodwork, and provide innovative techniques and graceful designs to follow. (amazon.com)

Master Woodturners

Dale Nish

Modern Wood Turning

Gordon Stokes

Basic turning

Nature Takes a Turn

AAW

Woodturnings inspired by the natural world

New Masters of Woodturning : Expanding the Boundaries of Wood Art

Terry Martin and Kevin Wallace

In this unique collection of contemporary art that has redefined the limits of shaped wood, crafters and designers alike are treated to a wealth of knowledge from 31 leading wood artists who share their personal motivations, thought processes, and the studio techniques employed to bring out the breath-taking beauty of wood. (B&N)

O'Donnell's Woodturning Techniques

Michael O'Donnell

A beautifully illustrated and practical guide to woodturning for hobbyists and professional craftspeople, this comprehensive sourcebook describes the best materials, equipment, and machinery for successful woodturning; the correct way to store tools and timber; the rules of workshop safety; and the importance of proper sanding and finishing. (B&N)

Segmented Turning, a Complete Guide

Ron Hampton

Techniques are provided to achieve the accuracy required in segmented work, and professional tips reveal how to create preliminary blueprints. Step-by-step instructions and hundreds of color photographs explain how to accomplish the often-complicated tasks involved with sphere turning, building a porthole-style ring, and inserting diamonds and round designs. (amazon.com)

Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning

Richard Raffan

Step-by-step pictorial reference manual of woodturning techniques

Techniques and Projects I

AAW

Selected items

Techniques and Projects II

AAW

Selected items

The Art of Fine Woodturning:
Projects & Inspiration for Every Turner

S. Gary Roberts

Hints on sanding, finishing, indexing, and designing, as well as techniques and detailed dimensional drawings for 33 advanced projects including a thread dispenser with a hidden drawer, a tall handled urn with a lovely lightness and fragility, a music box with a carved ballerina doll, and a flying bird carousel.

The Art of Segmented Woodturning

Malcom Tibbetts

Complete and beautifully illustrated. Every instruction and image thoroughly demystifies the art of segmented turning and enables ordinary turners to master advanced skills and produce works with stunning geometrical and pictorial effects. From the initial planning to the final product, and from cutting accurate angles to setting up the tablesaw, every stage receives detailed attention. Wood-workers will soon appreciate how this method can overcome problems of wood movement and splitting, and enable them to use scraps and offcuts that would otherwise go to waste. (amazon.com)

The Craftsman Wood Turner

Peter Child

The classic introduction to the art of woodturning stuffed with facts on fundamentals, tools, and techniques, and practical examples of projects! Lathes, chisels and gouges, bowl turning, flat work, turning between centers, drilling, chuck selections: you'll find them all here, with working methods fully illustrated. (amazon.com)

The Frugal Woodturner

Earnie Conover

This comprehensive guide covers all the elements needed for setting up and maintaining a personal woodturning shop without breaking your budget. Providing the necessary knowledge for setting-up a woodturning shop at three different budget levels, this manual informs on how to choose the right lathe, find inexpensive wood, how to buy or make good tools and accessories, and setting up shop. (amazon.com)

The Practical Wood Turner

F. Pain

Basic turning

To Turn the Perfect Wooden Bowl:
The Lifelong Quest of Bob Stocksdale

Ron Roszkiewicz

Written directly from transcribed audiotapes recorded during a week-long interview with the master woodworker, this tribute to Bob Stocksdale reveals his life experiences, philosophies, and often replicated turning methods, all in his own words. (B&N)

Turned Bowl Design

Richard Raffan

How to turn decorative and functional bowls with the minimum of tools. The text explains each process, and discusses advanced cuts, natural and bark edged bowls, dry and wet turning, power sanding and finishing

Turned Boxes - 50 Designs

Chris Stott

A collection of 50 wooden boxes that are remarkable both for their beauty and for their diverse design. After the obligatory tool and wood sections, Stott presents ideas for designing and marketing boxes and shows several methods of finishing them. (amazon.com)

Turning Green Wood

Michael O’Donnell

Turning fresh lumber straight from the log without previous processing. How to harvest and store green wood, and make use of its many characteristics. Tips for planning a project, and step-by-step instructions for six projects.

Tuning Wood with Richard Raffan

Richard Raffan

2001 revised edition of Raffan's 1985 classic textbook on woodturning

Understanding Wood Finishing, How to Select and Apply the Right Finish

Bob Flexner

2005 revised edition of Flexner's 1994 classic textbook on wood finishing, which is widely regarded as the bible of wood finishing.

Western Scroll Saw and Inlay patters

Joe and Paige Paisley

Featuring seven projects and more than 75 patterns, this guide to scroll saw art and inlay work includes step-by-step photographs and instructions for pieces such as the Pine Candle Shelf and Cowboy Magnets. Western-themed projects for making card holders, coasters, ornaments, and magazine holders highlight techniques for inlay work and shadow effects. Patterns include cowboys, cowgirls, wildlife, and ranch animals of the Wild West. (amazon.com)

Wood for Woodturners

Mark Baker

A guide to wood created specifically for turners.-With beautiful close-up color photos that showcase every grain and figure, it describes in detail 50 of the important woods from around the world along with sound practical information on their physical characteristics, working qualities, and availability. In addition, a further 100 woods--also illustrated for identification--receive briefer consideration. Attractive examples of finished work provide extra inspiration, and there's valuable advice on buying and seasoning lumber, and a handy guide to wood terminology. (amazon.com)

Wood Turning

Stephen Hogbin

The purpose of the object

Woodturning, A Foundation Course

Keith Rowley

A complete course in the basic, safe, and correct techniques for mastering the lathe. Each chapter takes on an essential aspect of woodturning—from types of lathes and accessories to sharpening; from turning between centers to faceplate turning; from copy turning to boring and routing. (amazon.com)

Woodturning, A Fresh Aproach

Robert Chapman

“Focuses on the quality of designs....offer[s] advice on laying out and equipping the workshop, tips on how tools and machinery can be improved and adapted, wisdom on obtaining and converting timber, and reverse chucking. Projects chapters cover lidded pots and boxes, bowls and hollow vessels. Includes more than 100 examples of the author’s work.”—Woodshop News

Wood Turning, Forms and Materials

John Hunnex

Woodturning Full Circle

David Springett

This inspiring book provides a wealth of fascinating projects for woodturners. It will extend their skills and give them a chance to try more unusual, challenging pieces. The book reflects the author's fascination with complex geometrical shapes, puzzles and mathematical curiosities. It gives woodturners the chance to try their hand at making twisted polygons, gravity-defying clocks and much more.

Woodturning Projects

Mark Baker

50 challenging and diverse projects. Some of the featured designs include boxes: cylindrical, diabolo and clamshell; bowls: round-bottom, flared and winged; and platters: minimalist, handled and roll-rimmed. Each project is accompanied by diagrams, wood and tool requirements, and suggestions for alternative designs. (amazon.com)

Woodturning Today: A Dramatic Evolution

John Kelsey

Celebrating The American Association of Woodturners 25th Anniversary 1986-2011

Periodicals

Title

Date

The Journal of the American Association of Woodturners

Spring 2001

The Journal of the American Association of Woodturners

Summer 2001

The Journal of the American Association of Woodturners

Fall 2001

The Journal of the American Association of Woodturners

Spring 2002

The Journal of the American Association of Woodturners

Spring 2005

The Journal of the American Association of Woodturners

Summer 2005

The Journal of the American Association of Woodturners

Winter 2005

The Journal of the American Association of Woodturners

Spring 2006