Overview

Learn how to bring out the beauty in wood from the grandfather of woodturning, David Ellsworth. He shares masterful techniques for his signature eggshell-thin hollow designs in three projects for a hollow bowl, natural-edge vessel, and pot. A gallery of his work and the pieces in his collection will inspire both new and advanced turners.

Full Product Details

Author:   David Ellsworth
Publisher:   Fox Chapel Publishing
Imprint:   Fox Chapel Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.934kg
ISBN:  

9781565233775

ISBN 10:   1565233778
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 November 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Introduction - The Creative Process...2 Chapter 1 - Working with Green Wood & Dry Wood...6 Chapter 2 - Managing Materials...12 Chapter 3 - Why Turning Tools Work...22 Chapter 4 - Making Tools & Tools Handles...36 Chapter 5 - Sharpening...48 Chapter 6 - Chucks, Glue Blocks & Faceplates...66 Chapter 7 - Design...78 Chapter 8 - The Body...98 Chapter 9 - Turning an Open Bowl with a Cut Rim...108 Chapter 10 - Turning an Open Bowl with a Natural Edge...136 Chapter 11 - Turning the Exterior of a Hollow Form...144 Chapter 12 - Turning the Interior of a Hollow Form...156 Chapter 13 - Turning Spirit Forms...182 Chapter 14 - Jam Chucks & Vacuum Chucks...190 Chapter 15 - Sanding...204 Chapter 16 - Finishing...218 Chapter 17 - Drying Green Wood Vessels...230 Appendix - Teaching...240 Glossary...244 Resources...246

Reviews

From the grandfather of contemporary wood-art movement. David Ellsworth provides step-by-step directions for three projects--an open bowel, a natural edged bowl, and a hollow vessel. -- Canadian Woodworking Magazine

Author Information

Over the last three decades, David Ellsworth has earned a reputation as a premier designer of turned wooden vessels and is credited with being the first person to develop practical methods for creating eggshell-thin hollow forms. Ellsworth used his previous experience at the potter's wheel to revolutionize the craft of woodturning, and introduced a new contemporary art form to the world. His work is included in numerous private collections and museums throughout the United States. He is a Fellow of the American Craft Council, and has received fellowship awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, and the PEW Fellowship for the Arts. Ellsworth is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Woodturners and the Collectors of Wood Art. He travels the country teaching his signature turning methods, and runs a private woodturning school at his home and studio in Bucks County, PA.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions