Woodturning Magazine, Issue 363

Guest Editor:
Guest Editor’s letter - Andrew Potocnik welcomes you to this issue of Woodturning
Huon pine lidded container - Andrew Potocnik makes the most of some oddments in his wood collection for an old design
New World inspiration - Andrew Potocnik introduces Australian woodturner Simon Begg

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Features:
Diary of a professional woodturner - part 4 - This month Richard Findley reflects on how things have changed when it comes to advertising his business
New life for ancient wood - Marisa Klaster creates unique vases from re-used Roman wood
Quality assessment - Pete Moncrieff-Jury asks: ‘What makes a piece of woodturning special?’

Techniques:
Vessels of Time - Pat Carroll shows how he ages and textures work
Kurt’s clinic - Kurt Hertzog answers readers’ questions
Back to basics - Alan Holtham recommends a basic set of tools and workholding devices
Filing metal on a wood lathe - Mark Palma offers a beginner’s guide to working with metal

Projects:
A question of balance - Les Symonds turns a deep pot with an embedded yin and yang symbol
Japanese-inspired sake sets - Michael Stafford is entranced by these wooden cups
Turning a bracelet box - Janice Levi shows how to make a lidded box to store your jewellery
Yarn bowl - Sue Harker weaves the tale of how she created a handy wool dispenser from a piece of sycamore
Doll’s house - John Hawkswell turns to Italian trulli-style houses for inspiration
Translucent end-grain bowl - In this extract from his book, Turning Green Wood, Michael O’Donnell shares a whole new way of making vessels
Oak jardiniere - Jim Robinson turns a tall jardiniere
Clamshell box with pewter insert - Andy Coates adds an unusual accent to this ‘oyster’ box