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Practical Ideas for a fun, affordable hobby This comprehensive guide covers all the elements needed for setting up and maintaining a personal woodturning shop on a budget.
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Filled with information on lathes, turning tools, and blades, this comprehensive guide covers all the elementsneeded for setting up and maintaining a personal woodturning shop. Providing the necessary knowledge for woodturning on a budget, this manual informs on where to find good deals and how-and when-to personally make repairs. Instructions on making accessories, sharpening tools, choosing a lathe, finding cheap wood, and setting up a turning shop at three different budget levels are also provided. Giving the aspiring turner options, this handy guide makes turning affordable for everyone.Author Bio: Ernie Conover is a professional woodworker and the author of The Lathe Book, The Router Table Book, Turn a Bowl, Turning for Furniture, and Woodworker's Guide to Dovetails. He teaches and provides academic oversight at Conover Workshops, a craft school founded by the Conover family. He lives in Parkman, Ohio.
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