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Woodturning is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the United States, but most beginning woodturners don't have access to formal training or experienced teachers. Written by a professional woodturning instructor with over a decade's teaching experience, ""A Lesson Plan for Woodturning"" is a systematic, skill-building introduction that helps beginning woodturners master basic woodworking techniques on their own. ""A Lesson Plan for Woodturning"" provides a complete, self-directed course in woodturning safety, tools, and techniques that will help any beginning woodturner learn the basics on his or her own time. Using methods proven in the classroom, ""A Lesson Plan for Woodturning"" provides the equivalent of three semester-length classes in one book. Designed to give readers a thorough grounding in every essential woodturning technique, ""A Lesson Plan for Woodturning,"" is systematically organized to teach basic skills that are building blocks for mastering more complex tasks. Each lesson features projects designed to develop the specific skill discussed. The structure, order and specific exercises are based on classroom-tested experience in teaching woodturning to both adult and younger students and are well tested in the classroom. Each project is thoroughly documented with step-by-step instructions, illustrations and photographs, showing the specific tasks, positions, and cutting motions needed to successfully complete the project. The projects are simple, direct, and focused on skill development. Readers can easily develop their own similar projects following the same general steps. AUTHOR: Jim Rodgers is a professional educator who has been teaching woodturning to both adults and youths for over a decade. Rodgers holds California teaching credentials in both Adult Education and Career Technical Education focusing on woodworking. He is also the founder and senior instructor at the Mount Diablo Woodturning Center. Rodgers lectures throughout the United States, has published many articles on woodturning, and maintains a website with teaching and student support materials. 215 colour photographs

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Jim Rodgers, a professional teacher and woodturner, has been teaching woodturning for almost two decades as director of the Diablo Woodturning Center in Pleasant Hill, CA. The author of two woodturning books and countless articles about woodturning, he is long-time member of the American Association of Woodturners and the past president of the Bay Area Woodturners Association and the Segmented Woodturners. His online classes in segmentation for Craftsy. com have more than 1,200 current students. He'll be appearing as a demonstrator and panelist at the 2016 Segmenting Symposium in Boston, MA.

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