Woodturning – Issue 409

In issue 409 of Woodturning magazine we have lots for you to enjoy, beginning with our Guest Editor, Richard Findley, who welcomes you to the issue; and gets ready for summer by making a set of garden skittles using just a skew chisel.

In Projects, Les Symonds makes the same-shape jug in two different ways; James Duxbury turns a fascinating desk toy with a spinning top; Sue Harker turns a beautiful pocket watch stand; Andrew Potocnik creates a domed box inspired by an iconic view of the Taj Mahal; Andy Coates makes a bowl with a willow rim; Chris Redfearn turns a double box with pierced lids; and in an extract from his book Woodturning Trickery, David Springett creates a complicated puzzle with a trapped turned urn.

In our Techniques section, Kurt Hertzog answers readers’ questions; and Mark Palma introduces the world of miniature turning.

In Features, we meet Tinka Veldhuis, who has come a long way from her roots in counterterrorism research to pondering a woodturning business in Wales; we showcase stunning works from the Turned and Sculpted Wood exhibition; we review the updated edition of Wood Identification & Use; and Pete Moncrieff-Jury considers how to define woodturning.

We also have a sneak peek at our next issue, updates from the turning community and news from the Worshipful Company of Turners.

All this and more in Woodturning 409!