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Back by popular demand, these classic woodworking titles from Fine Woodworking magazine are filled with first-rate information that is as timeless now as it was when first published. This book is an action manual for the furniture maker, providing detailed descriptions on how to turn common, and some not-so-common, furniture parts. Whether a bed post or a cabriole leg, master woodturner Ernie Conover patiently guides you through the turning process. Drawing on his experience as a furniture maker, turner, and lathe designer, Conover provides the information you'll need to start turning your own furniture parts. The book begins with a discussion on what a furniture maker should look for when buying a lathe, tools, and accessories. Next, Conover describes shop-tested tips and techniques for both sharpening and using lathe tools. There's hard-to-find information on chucking, duplicating parts with precision and finishing on the lathe. The remainder of the book provides detailed instructions on turning a myriad of furniture components: knobs and finials; both simple and cabriole table legs; chair legs, stretchers, and back posts; cannonball bed posts; multiple-section bed posts with concealed joints; decorative columns and how to mill reeds, flutes, and spirals in them; corner blocks; and even tabletops. Easy-to-follow instructions, with liberal use of drawings and photographs, take you clearly through each step.

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Ernie Conover is a veteran woodworking author with nine books, many videos, and hundreds of articles to his credit. His work has received numerous awards and been the subject of several one-man shows. Ernie lectures widely for clubs, trade show groups, and woodworking stores and is frequently called upon as a consultant and expert witness in the woodworking field. He is also a lathe designer, having developed his own lathe and worked on the designs of the Nova and the Powermatic 3520b. When not writing, lecturing, or consulting he is active in providing academic oversight and teaching at Conover Workshops (www.conoverworkshops.com)--a craft school founded by the Conover family.

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