Turning Green Wood [Paperback]

A guide to the art of turning delicate bowls and goblets from freshly felled, unseasoned wood. Using "green" timber enables you to choose and cut your own wood. The author explains how to harvest and store timber, and how to make the best use of the grain patterns and other properties. Six projects are described and illustrated: a cross-grain translucent bowl; a cross-grain natural-edge bowl; an end-grain bowl; a natural-edge end-grain bowl; a natural-edge end-grain goblet; and a part-turned bowl.

An inspiring and thought-provoking guide the art of turning delicate bowls and goblets from freshly felled, unseasoned wood.

Using 'green' timber allows you to choose and cut your own wood. Michael O'Donnell, one of the foremost exponents of the technique. explains how to harvest and store timber, and how to make the best use of the grain pattern and other properties.

Six popular projects are described and illustrated in full:

Cross-grain translucent bowl
Cross-grain natural-edge bowl
End-grain bowl
Natural-edge end-grain bowl
Natural-edge end-grain goblet
Part-turned bowl

'Green' turnery can be made so delicate that it is acturlly translucent, and the thickness of the wood can be gauged by shining a light through it as you work. Using clear text and spectacular photographs to show exactly how it is done, this book demystifies one of the most admired techniques used by woodturners today.

Introduction

'Turning Green Wood' means turning fresh timber straight from the log without any previous processing. It brings the craftsman into contact with the tree in its natural environment while it is still living and growing, which is the starting point of a fascinating, exciting and rewarding craft.