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woodezine - Volume
III - Issue IX - SEPTEMBER 2005
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| Making Mechanical Toys | Rodney Peppe | |
| Woodworking Basics | Peter Korn | |
| The Art of Segmented Woodturning | Malcolm Tibbetts | |
| Carving Classic Female Figures | Ian Norbury |
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Due to be published on October 15th (Boy, are we on our toes around here!), this is a book for both old and new. People of my (ancient) generation will enjoy a wonderful trip down memory lane, while fresh young woodworkers can discover a whole new fun activity when they read this beautifully illustrated and bound hardcover. Complete plans and cutting lists are given for some 17 "gallery-quality" animated toys, many of which were quite familiar to me as I grew up in Ireland. Even if you don't plan on building them, this collection of period pieces - like the dancing Charlie Chaplin or a very Kipling-like jungle scene - will engage your imagination and stir some fond old memories. Highly recommended. The
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Woodworking Basics One of the nicest things about Peter Korn is that he talks to adults as adults. A wonderfully skilled woodworker whose furniture has been exhibited in museums and galleries from coast to coast, Peter also is a renowned teacher and the Executive Director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. This book is the quintessential Korn - it could perhaps more aptly have been titled "The thinking man's guide to woodworking". If you're an intelligent neophyte in this field, or even a curious craftsman with middling skills, this is the book for you.It will take you from your first day in the shop (or your thousandth), to a place where you can build some pretty impressive furniture. There's no substitute for experience, but there's nothing in the rule book that says you can't borrow some of Peter Korn's and put it to good use. The Taunton
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The Art of Ready for an adventure? Almost nothing in woodworking compares to the exquisite thrill of successfully turning a segmented vessel. The exercise combines so many shop and life experiences - fine art, design, mathematics, a technical knowledge of wood species, the essence of machining and the challenges of both color and finishing. Tibbets spent two decades practicing furniture building before he discovered the lathe, so his take on segmented turning - while always artful - is flavored with a great deal of common shop sense. You'll need to know at least some of the basics of turning and woodworking to keep up with him, but you don't need to be terribly accomplished. He covers everything in a crisp, informative and logical style that is very appealing to those of us who have largely taught ourselves so far. If it's time for a little help, Malcolm Tibbets is the man to ask. Linden
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Carving Classic
Female Ian Norbury Back in college I wasn't quite ready for that first live model in the figure drawing class. Now that the years have taken their toll and my interest has, well, dwindled, I can look past the subject and truly appreciate the incredible artistry of Irish resident Norbury's work. Here is an internationally acclaimed sculptor and teacher of wood carving who has come to visit us in our own shops and studios, and he teaches us as much about anatomy and form as he does about his carving method. His systematic, sequential approach to the work can be followed and used in almost every area of carving. This is not a basic book, but rather a how-to reference for those who already have a developing interest in sculpture and carving. Fox
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