Turning Green Wood
by Michael O'Donnell

Turning Green Wood

Using green wood allows you to choose and cut your own material for woodturning. This comprehensive handbook, by the noted Irish woodturner Mick O'Donnell, explains how to harvest and store the wood, how to make the most of the wood figure, and how to turn and dry the project. Includes 6 projects (see below.)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Part 1: PLANNING & PREPARATION
The Tree
Bowls in the Tree
Timber, Tools & Techniques
Planning the Work

Part 2: TURNING BOWLS & GOBLETS
Making Shavings
Translucent Cross-Grain Bowl
Natural-Edge Cross-Grain Bowl
Translucent End-Grain Bowl
Natural-Edge End-Grain Bowl
Natural-Edge End-Grain Goblet
Part-Turned Functional Bowl

Select Bibliography
Metric Conversion Table
About the Author

Index