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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
10 Chapter Collaborative Challenge 2012
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 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
15 DVD Review
14 Nor-Cal Woodturners Chapter Makes a Difference
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 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
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
