Turning Mag's

There aren't that many at all, really. The AWA magazine; Woodturning, from the UK; Woodturning Design, from the US which some scorn, but I rather enjoy...others?

Only ONE good magazine...."Woodturning" from the UK. The rest are of rapidly diminishing degrees of quality...... IMO

John most of the dedicated Magazines have been listed in earlier postings, and the majority of these I have read, I also subscribe to The Australian Woodworker, which has a very high content directly related to Woodturning, well worth a look.

Like most Magazines they have a web site, see my links to "Magazines"

Not for a beginner. Probably best to get a basic book on turning and work from there. Magazines attempt cover trends, not the basics, and can get a bit over the edge occasionally.

If you can get it _The Practical Woodturner_ by Frank Pain is a great start. Not about this tool or that, or current styles, but about the basics of how to make an edge remove wood cleanly from a rotating object.

Thanks to everyone for the info on magazine. I will see if I can find a copy at the local bookstore or newsstands. I also plan on getting the "Turning Green Wood" book and video because I saw a posting that say they were good.

Again thanks,

John

Hi John, I dont know your circumstances, but if your town has a library, consider looking there. Probably few or no woodturning books, but most librarians can show you lists of books (often tapes and periodicals as well) that they can obtain to loan you. What makes for a "good turning magazine" is for you to decide.

There are many good teaching websites offered by members of rcw. Look thru the archives for their urls. Be sure to visit a local turning club and consider joining AAW and be active here. A beginner's input is always a welcome and worthwhile addition.

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

I think the others have listed most of the magazines available, except one: More Woodturning. A lot of the readers of More Woodturning claim it is their first choice among the magazines they read. I get virtually all of the woodturning magazine myself, and I think More Woodturning is worth taking a look at: .

People will say that I'm biased since I publish it. More Woodturning has been published since October 1996. First as a tabloid newspaper, but since June 2005 it has been a magazine with some color pages. For people who want to read it on their computer, More Woodturning is also available as a PDF electronic magazine. I do not normally promote my publication on the newsgroup, but since no one else commented about More Woodturning, I felt it was time to mention it.

More Woodturning is not available on news stands, but is available from Craft Supplies USA, Woodchucker's in Canada and Black Forest Wood Company in Canada.

Fred Holder

I also like Woodturning Design and I think it is very good for beginner to intermediate turners. I also get via my membership American Woodturner but it is often too artsy for my taste. billh

John... Most of my turning "webucation" came from this newsgroup...

Hang out for a bit and look for folks web pages in their signatures... some, like Derrell, Bill G., George and many others are wealths of knowledge and have a lot of step-by-step stuff in them...

If you're in a hurry, email me and I'll give you 8 or 10 URLs to start with..

Mac

I'll check B&N out this weekend.

Thanks, John

Great idea! I had never thought of the library.

John

I'm still reading through some websites for some of the guy in the NG, but wanted a good magazine to add to my resources.

Thanks, John

Thanks for the heads-up. I will look over the issue from your link this weekend and order it from Craft Supplies.

John