In the past few years, many woodworkers have begun turning their thoughts to woodturning. If you’re one of them — or if you’d like to be — this publication is for you. Our turning experts will take you from the start — picking out the right lathe for you — to, literally, the finish to put on the great turned projects you can create with their help. In between, you’ll learn all sorts of tips and techniques for woodturning, including safety ideas, how to sharpen a bowl gouge and the secrets to sanding on a lathe.

If you’re asking yourself what sort of projects you can create on a lathe, we’ve got answers to that as well. Yes, of course, you can turn pens — we tell you all about it in our article on pen turning basics — but you can also make bowls, candle holders, eggs, fishing lures and even a sewing stand.

Here’s a preview of what you’ll find in this special issue:

• Choosing Your Lathe
• Top Ten Turning Safety Tips
• Anatomy of a Bowl
• Attaching Bowl Blanks with Glue Blocks
• Tips for the Skew-Chisel Challenged
• Shaker Sewing Stand
• Turned Fishing Lures
• Hollow Spiral Candleholders
• Lathe Steady Rest
• Pen Turning Basics
• Lathe Sanding Secrets

Once you’ve mastered all the information and projects in this special issue, don’t be surprised if your friends start turning to you with their woodworking questions.