Presents full-color illustrated instructions to making wooden bowls, and provides advice on tools, wood selection, and design, solving common turning problems,

Tells how to select wood for turning, describes the qualities of a well-shaped design, and demonstrates special turning techniques

With a unique talent for making even the most abstract ideas accessible, the world's most admired turning teacher offers an invaluable wealth of design advice.

Taunton's classic books on turning -- Turning Bowls and Turning Boxes -- are now available in a three-volume set which includes Turning Wood with Richard Raffan

It is hard to improve upon perfection, but Raffan does, bringing his classic introduction to woodturning up-to-date. Readers are introduced to the lathe, the me