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Current Issue Table of Contents

Features: Inside this Issue: February 2012, Volume 27 - No. 1.

Features

• 19 Shrink Boxes - Scandinavian Heritage in Minnesota - Jim Sannerud uses traditional techniques to create these handsome, sturdy boxes whose heritage dates back to the Vikings.
• 23 Lidded Box Inspired by a Foxtail Palm Seedpod - Neil Scobie demonstrates how he makes a lidded box with shaped ends, a simple form with grace.
• 26 View of a Regional Symposium - The Totally Turning regional symposium and Showcase show in Saratoga Springs, NY, feeds Jake Debski's hunger for information, inspiration, and camaraderie.
• 28 Tool Handles - Bill Neddow helps us get a grip on the optimal handle to enhance tool control, reduce body stress, and promote safety at the lathe.
• 34 A Veteran Woodturner - Not just for therapeutic benefit, Tai Chi Chuan provides this Vietnam vet with focus, strength, and control that are at the foundation of his woodturning, by Joshua Friend.
• 36 Historic Fort Snelling Flagpole - First you need a lathe with a 60-foot bed, by Karen Nielsen.
• 38 Turning to the Next Dimension - Real Movement in Turned Objects - Peter Rand explores the abundant possibilities of using kinetics to make your creative woodturning more compelling.
• 46 Virtual Woodturning: How SketchUp Can Help You Design or Refine Your Work - David Heim demonstrates how to use Google's 3D modeling software to help you work out key design issues in advance, reduce waste, and speed up your production.
• 52 The Ultimate Cache of Woodturned Art: Reflections on the Lipton Collection - The Cutting Edge: Contemporary Wood Art and the Lipton Collection by Kevin Wallace is a remarkable catalog of the pioneering collection of works that form the foundation of modern studio woodturning, by David M. Fry.
   
  
  

Association News and Notes

4    From the Editor
                  Betty Scarpino
 
4    President’s Letter
                Dale Larson
 
5 26th Annual International Symposium
 
9 AAW Forum Contest Winners
 
10 A Walk in the Woods
AAW's 2012 Exhibit Application Guidelines

10 Chapter Collaborative Challenge 2012
 
10 Prize Drawing for AAW Members
 
11 Contests–Best Chapter Newsletter/ Best Chapter Website
 
11 AAW Board of Directors Call for Nominees

Woodturners Chatter

12 Tips
 
14 Nor-Cal Woodturners Chapter Makes a Difference

15 DVD Review
Mastering Woodturning Bowl Turning Techniques
Glenn Lucas
 
16 Versatile Tool Holder
 
16 Warning On:"Add Reverse to a Mini Lathe"
 
17 In Memory of Jan Peters, Co-Owner of del Mano Gallery
 
18 Calendar of Events

Gallery

1. 1 Gallery
   Robert Arnold
    
   58 Members' Gallery
   Martin Osborn
   Darrell Copeland
   Gary Ritchie
    
   71 Advertising Index
   

           On the Covers

Front Cover –Cover – Peter Rand, Pas de Deux, 2011, Walnut, aluminum, 4" (10 cm) dia.

Back Cover – Jim Sannerud, Bowl Stack, 2011, Birch, milk paint, organic linseed oil, 3 1/2" × 13" (9 cm × 33 cm) (bottom bowl), 1 3/4" × 4" (4 cm × 10 cm) (top bowl) Photo: Tib Shaw

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Additional Downloadable Content

Winter 2009

• Metric version of the lathe comparison chart - "Dream Machine," p. 21.

Spring 2008

• The slideshow - "Transitional Segmented Vessels," by Jim Rodgers.

Summer 2007

• Tips for Online Wood Purchases - "Turning to the Internet," by Joe Fleming, p. 54

Spring 2007

"Build Your Own Rose Engine Lathe," by Jon Magill, p. 52

• Comprehensive set of instructions for building your own Rose Engine Lathe
  - Introduction and Overview (pdf) - 3 pages
  - Rose Engine Construction Instructions (pdf) - 11 pages
  - Rose Engine Detailed Drawings (pdf) - 13 pages
  
• 3 versions of a video showing Rose Engine Lathe in operation
  - WMV (Windows Media Player) file format (31mb)
  - MOV (Apple Quick Time) file format (50mb)
  - MOV file without music (6mb)
  

Fall 2006

• "Inspiration for the Soul," p. 18

Summer 2006

• "Professionally Thinking,” by John Jordan, p. 15

Spring 2006

• "Symposium Tips for First-time Attendees," p. 8
• "Sheffield," by Nick Cook, page 28
• "Segmented Turning School," by Jim Rodgers, p. 58
• "Pack Your Bags!" reprint

Winter 2005

• Quick Start Segmenting Project, by Jim Rodgers
• Cutting Summary
• Quick Start Drawing
• Tablesaw Segment Cutting Sled Plans

 

Sample articles from past American Woodturner issues

• Suspended Forms, December 2010, by Neil Scobie
• Oh, Canada - Laser Cut Design, Spring 2006, by Richard Kleinhenz
• Spherical Box, Winter 2005, by Christian Delhon
• Pepper Mill - It's a New Grind, Spring 2004, by Nick Cook
• Heirlooms in the Making - Turned Baby Rattles, Fall 2004, by Nick Cook