April 2015

Features

• Nested Balwoo Bowl Sets: Using basic bowl-turning techniques, Duk-Su David Koh and Sang-Gil Jung demonstrate the process of creating tightly nested bowls.
• The Divine Dolls of Hiroki Asaka: Using Western-style techniques, Japanese turner Hiroki Asaka creates wondrous articulated figures with removable accessories, by Catherine Gorrie.
• Build Your Skills by Understanding the Skew: Jim Scarsella clearly explains the anatomy and dynamics of skew chisels.
• Skew Chisel Primer: Learn the Basic Cuts: Keith Tompkins simplifies the basic cuts made with the skew chisel, and John Lucas offers an accompanying video illustrating the techniques.
• Windsor Chair-Making for Woodturners: Five Instructors: Five top-tier makers incorporate the hands-on satisfaction of shaping well-proportioned spindles in their instruction courses, by David M. Fry.
• Custom Tool Handles: Make your own tool handles, with just the right grip, length, and heft, by Carl Ford.
• William H. Macy: Working in the Moment: As with his acting, Macy lets his creative subconscious play, unfiltered, as he turns, by David Heim.
• Remembering Giles Gilson: Paying tribute to a brilliant, irreverent, and playful artist, and a master of his craft.
• Review: Audacious—The Fine Art of Wood: David M. Fry offers valuable insights about this impressive catalog, which features pieces from the Montalto Bohlen collection now on display at the Peabody Essex Museum.