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RECOMMENDED READING FOR WOODTURNERS

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WOODTURNING BOOKS  This site by Andrew Thomson provides a comprehensive clear list of woodturning and woodworking books with an alphabetical list of subjects which provides a quick and easy search facility. 

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 * THE PRACTICE OF WOODTURNING by Mike Darlow The Melaleuca Press.
    THE FUNDAMENTALS OF WOODTURNING  also by Mike Darlow.
    WOODTURNING METHODS also by Mike Darlow.
Mikes Site can be found at  http://www.hinet.net.au/~mdarlow

 * THE PRACTICAL WOOD TURNER by F. Pain Bell & Hyman Limited.

* THE CRAFTSMAN WOODTURNER by Peter Child Unwin Hyman London & Sydney.

  Dave Regester is a very well known professional woodturner based in the UK. He has produced 5 books to date and the details can be found on his site at http://www.daveregester.co.uk/

 * WOODTURNING WIZARDRY by David Springett The Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd.

* MULTI-CENTRE WOODTURNING by Ray Hopper The Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd.

* ARTISTIC WOODTURNING by Dale L. Nish Brigham Young University Press Us Stobart & Son Ltd UK.

* TURNING PROJECTS by Richard Raffan A Fine Woodworking book The Taunton Press.
* TURNING WOOD also by Richard Raffan.

* WOODTURNING & DESIGN by Ray Key B.T. Batsford Ltd London.

* SMALL & UNUSUAL WOODTURNING PROJECTS by James A. Jacobson Sterling Publishing Co, Inc. New York.

* WOODTURNING by Klaus Pracht Dryad Press Ltd London.

CONTEMPORY TURNED WOOD By Ray Leir, Jan Peters, Kevin Wallace.
Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, Castle Place, 166 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1XU.

SHAKER STYLE WOOD PROJECTS By Robert Sonday, Sterling/Chappelle, ISBN 0 8069 1386X

TURNING GREEN WOOD By Michael O'Donnell available from C&M O'Donnell Brough, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, KW14 8YE Tel 01847 851605 Fax 0187 851793 email info@woodturning.uk.com or website page www.woodturning.uk.com

WORLD WOODS IN COLOR By William A. Lincoln Published by the Macmillan Press ISBN 0-02-572350-2 This excellent book provides information on all the world timbers uses etc with pictures of grain patterns.