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The Art of Bq VD hy a hata i ARB i oe he a hh th 4 7 \eeeeeeeee %, 3 4 1 Farmarut (36 inches tall) Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Types of Construction 3. Tools 4. Safety AAW Lathe Safety Guidelines Respiratory Protection 5. Understanding Wood Moisture Content Testing for Moisture Content Wood Grain Orientation Choosing Wood Preparing Your Wood 6. Glue Clamping Glue Safety 7. Techniques and Tricks Cutting Segments Disc Sanding Gluing Segments Together Preparing Rings for Stacking ‘Uses of MDF Working with Veneer Splitting Rings into Multiple Rings Vessel Bases Improving Efficiency 8. The Design Process Design Tips Feature Rings Creating a Blueprint A Sample Drawing 9. John’s Turning Indian Blanket Feature Ring 5 16 17 19 20 20 2 22 26 7 29) 3 31 38 AT SA 56 57 58 Ge 10. Stave Construction Calculating Compound Miter Angles = Building a Staved Vessel 90 Mortise-and-Tenon Joint 96 a1. Lamination Trickery pa Building Zigzag Rings 101 Multi-Generation Lamination 104 Two Ways to Build Diamonds no Laminated Segments and Staves 12 A Bowl from a Board 8 32, Production Turning 323 ag Rag 33. Miscellaneous Tricks Oval Bowls ‘Mitering complete Rings m1 Installing Round Designs 335 14. Building an Icosahedron. Sphere Turning Techniques Transforming Spheres into Vessels A Truncated Icosahedron: 35. Portholes and Large Turnings Building a Porthole-Style Ring Large Diameter Ring Techniques Building Sunrise Segments Another Way to Insert Diamonds More Large Vessel Techniques 46. Segmented Ribbons 17. Final Thoughts Appendix Mathematical Fo Calculating Con Construction o:

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