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Summary: Superb and thorough introduction to woodturning.
Review: As a beginning turner, I really appreciate both the clarity of the discussion and the detail with which tool technique is discussed. I think this is the best single introduction to turning on the market. Really superb.
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Summary: Superb and thorough introduction to woodturning.
Review: As a beginning turner, I really appreciate both the clarity of the discussion and the detail with which tool technique is discussed. I think this is the best single introduction to turning on the market. Really superb.
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Summary: Best overall introduction to woodturning
Review: Having taken a turning class with Mike when he was in the US last year, I can not only recommend this book, but also his teaching.If you want to understand all aspects of woodturning, Darlow shoehorns an amazing amount of material in the pages of this book.FOW is nicely laid out, in full color and takes nothing for granted in teaching you the way to turn. While there are a number of one-shot titles out on turning - turning bowls, turning pens etc., this book is the one to get as the required "Bible". Comprehensive, it covers all the major areas and is very practical. Mike was a professional turner for 7 years, so he teaches you how to consistently turn out high quality, good looking work.Forget the quickie, single subject titles until after you've read FOW. Highly recommended
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Summary: But, it doesn't teach you the skew.
Review: I bought this book based on some one else's recommendation that it was an excellent book for teaching one how to use the skew chisel. Well... after reading the chapter 10 times, 3 hours on the lathe and about $60 in hardwood lumber, I still cant get it. Not even close. I found it very difficult to read a full sentence because of tiny details in the dialect. I found it difficult to read a full sentence The author assumes you can fully remember at all times what roll, pitch, angle, compression, clearance angle, and a slew of other terms mean. A large portion of the photographs are misleading. They do not flow from one step to the next. They leave the reader wondering "how did he get to this point?" There are pictures of correctly sharpened tools but there is no step by step method for how to perform the sharpening technique. I can't help but feel that this book was written to make Mr. Darlow feel more masterful. It is very much a "me" book. The Darlow tool, the Darlow technique, blah, blah. I believe that there was not enough attention given to the skew. It is certainly the most difficult tool to use and deserves more than a few photographs and some haphazard sentencing. Two thumbs down.
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