Turned Chessmen

Author: Mike Darlow
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565232594
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Woodworkers, chess set collectors, and history buffs will enjoy this comprehensive guide to the manufacture and design of wooden chessmen. Readers will learn the origin and meaning of the symbols used to signify the six chess pieces, including insight into the king's crown, the knight's horse head, and the battlements atop the rook. Details are also provided on how the design of individual pieces communicates membership in specific chess sets, and a series of photographs demonstrates six sets made by some of today's chess-making masters. Detailed drawings offer guidance on designing chess sets, and an extensive section on woodturning techniques, including step-by-step diagrams and color pictures, will explain the process of creating chessmen for interested woodworkers and woodturners.

Woodturning Chessmen

Author: Mike Darlow
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565233737
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
An invaluable resource for craftsmen, collectors and chess enthusiasts! Includes a history of chess pieces, the importance of the symbols used by chessmen, how to design and add carved details to chess pieces.

Mike Darlow's Woodturning Series: Useful Woodturning Projects

Author: Mike Darlow
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607659158
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 519

Book Description
An inspiring guide to over 20 useful woodturning projects! Featuring 14 project sections – most of which contain multiple variations – turn frames, spinning tops, both antique and modern chess sets, a pepper grinder, backscratcher, and more. Also included are step-by-step instructions, helpful photography and diagrams, dimensioned scale drawings, a detailed introduction to woodturning, and an informative section on small tools. Author, instructor, and professional turner Mike Darlow has written seven other woodturning books, as well as articles for Fine Woodworking, The Woodworker, and Woodturning Design, making him a leading voice in the world of woodturning.

Turned Chessmen

Author: Mike Darlow
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780975239209
Category : Chessmen
Languages : en
Pages : 168

New Masters of Woodturning

Author: Kevin Wallace
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607650975
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
MEET THIRTY-ONE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF A CLASSIC CRAFT.They are from different parts of the world but share a common passion: turning wood into sculptural forms of self-expression. You'll see each artist at work--in their studios, homes, and at the lathe--and discover why their stunning work is considered to be preeminent in the respective fields of woodtruning and modern art. A gallery of beautiful photographs is included. New Masters of Woodturning looks beyond the surface of the wood and into the vision and mind of the artist, providing insights that offer a captivating and important perspective of turn-of-the-century art and craft.

The Wood Turner's Handybook

Author: Paul Nooncree Hasluck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lathes
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description

Popular Mechanics

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

The Wood Turner's Handybook

Author: Paul N. Hasluck
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528766563
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
“The Wood Turner's Handybook” is a comprehensive guide to woodworking, focusing on the use of the lathe. The 'lathe' is a machine for shaping wood, metal, or other material by means of a rotating drive that turns the piece being worked on against changeable cutting tools. Exploring the tools,machinery and and processes involved in wood turning, this classic handbook contains a wealth of information that will be of utility to woodworkers old and new. Paul Nooncree Hasluck (1854 – 1916) was an Australian engineer and editor. He was a master of technical writing and father of the 'do-it-yourself' book, producing many books on subjects including engineering, handicrafts, woodwork, and more. Other notable works by this author include: “Treatise on the Tools Employed in the Art of Turning” (1881), “The Wrath-Jobber's Handy Book” (1887), and “Screw-Threads and Methods of Producing Them” (1887). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

The Fundamentals of Woodturning

Author: Mike Darlow
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565231788
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
Expertly guides the novice and the more experienced turner step-by-step through 15 graded exercises and projects.

WOODTURNING A CLASSIC CHESS SET

Author: EARL. JEFFERS
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781497101524
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description