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Does anyone have suggestions as to the best book to get to hone my lathe skills? There is so many books online it is hard to know what is really good.
 
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The first book I bought was by Ernie Conover's "The Lathe Book". It has lots of information on tools, lathe operation, sharpening and some projects.

As good as it is, I still had trouble visualizing some of the operations. I found a lot of short videos on the web that really helped me to correctly learn to use tools like the skew chisel and bowel gouge.

Hope this helps.

Lew
 
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LJ member Steven Russell has a website chock-full of great tips and a monthly newsletter, back issues of which are here. I think you can enrollat the home page. He also sells DVD etc. to augment his earnings as a talented bowl turner. I posted a call for help awhile back and Steve sent out the five dollar reply to a fifty-cent question. If you have a specific question he might be helpful.
 
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Nothing new here…just some "seconds."

The Conover and Raffan books are good. And, like Douglas said…Steve Russell and his site are great resources.

Also, think about joining a local chapter of AAW you have nearby. Wealth of info there…

From the AAW website:

Glacier Woodturners Association ( Kalispell, MT )
Web Site: glacierwoodturner.com

Northern Rockies Woodworker Guild ( Bozeman, MT )
Web Site: www.nrwg.org/

Yellowstone Woodturners ( Billings, MT )
Web Site: ysturners.org
 
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