Recommended book gift for new turner?

[Rodney Gitzel]

Hopefully he's not reading this :rolleyes: but my boss is about to retire, and we're looking to get him a nice gift we can all sign which will actually be USEFUL to him.

He's just taken up turning, so I thought if there's a particular turning book
that is beautiful to look at AND a good source of info, then that would be perfect. Or even if it's just beautiful to look at, but can be an inspiration for all the free time he's about to have. :p

Thanks!

rodney

[Dennis Peacock]

Rodney,

Most any of the books/video's by Richard Raffin would be excellent for him. There are many out there to choose from but Raffin came to mind pretty quickly. :D

[Don Orr]

My favorite turning book is "A Foundation Course in Woodturning" by Keith Rowley. Very well done and comprehensive. Any of the Raffan or Darlow books as well. Very thoughtful gift.

[curtis rosche]

the one by raffin the one by tibbets the one by ray allen and one for doing the segmented with gaps if you get these 4 it will cover pretty much every thing but hollow form

[Judy Kingery]

Rodney, my all time favorite is "Turned Bowl Design" by Richard Raffin. It's one that I refer back to time and again, a good reference for a beginner, as well as an excellent resource for experienced turners. Best to you, and how nice of you to think of him with a special gift in mind for his retirement! Jude

[Jim Underwood]

Another vote for Keith Rowley's book.

[Jim Podsedly]

The Raffan books are great but the thing that helped me the most were DVD's by Bill Grumbine. They are an excellent IMO.

Jim

[Bonnie Campbell]

If he's just taken up turning, this is my recommendation.....

Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning (Complete Illustrated Guide) (Hardcover) by Richard Raffan

I just got mine a bit ago from Amazon, and I sure wish I had it when I started turning. It covers numerous things and is well worth the money.

[Bill Wyko]

I must have been crazy, I started with Malcolm Tibbetts and Ray Allans books.:eek:

[Ben Gastfriend]

I'll also put a vote in for the Rowley one. That is a simply awsome book! All the Raffans are great, too.

[Raymond Overman]

It's just inspiration, but one of my favorites is "500 Wood Bowls". Nothing gets me wanting some shop time like browsing through that book.

[Brian McInturff]

The 500 wooden bowls is great and Barnes and Nobles had them on clearance for 50% off too. For learning all the great ones have been mentioned and for more of a tutorial type "Woodturning, A fresh Approach" by Robert Chapman.

[Steve Mawson]

I got the Turning Guides collection by Raffan for Christmas. Full of great information. Now if I just had a bigger lathe!

[Rodney Gitzel]

I'm a potter (sometimes) so I know the series well, and that book would definitely cover the "inspiration" side of things. Cool, I didn't even know they made non-clay books.

rodney

[Rodney Gitzel]

We went with "Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning," which is an impressive tome, with lots of inside cover space for inscriptions.

He was *quite* pleased. His first words were "cool! I just got one of his DVDs from the library!" :p

Thanks all!

rodney


Hopefully he's not reading this :rolleyes: but my boss is about to retire, and we're looking to get him a nice gift we can all sign which will actually be USEFUL to him.

He's just taken up turning, so I thought if there's a particular turning book
that is beautiful to look at AND a good source of info, then that would be perfect. Or even if it's just beautiful to look at, but can be an inspiration for all the free time he's about to have. :p

Thanks!

rodney