Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #133581 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-11-01
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Fair Play
This is one of fine Woodworkings series of companion DVD's to their many wordworking books. In this case, the source is Richard Raffan's classic text 'Turning Wood.' Raffan takes you through the exercises discussed in the book and demonstrates the hows and whys of various techniques and design decisions.

The first thing you will notice on watching is your growing sense of inferiority as you watch Raffan do everything with the speed and grace of summer lightning. Of course, he's had quite a bit more practice, but it is still daunting to watch someone do everything right. On the other hand, being able to watch someone doing it write is worth endless amounts of reading.

Woodturning is an active art. where the motion of the tool, the wood, and the turner must combine to produce good results. Static photography will never show you the turn of the wrist. Nor will it let you hear the sounds that tell you what is happening on the surface of the project. this is totally unlike cabinetry, where milling and fitting are easily described, and the skills come more easily. The book is excellent, but this is one of those cases where you may be even better off watching the movie than reading the book.