The American Association of Woodturners

Turning Miniatures The American Association of Woodturners

Large or small, everyone loves a handmade turned object. To make a pleasing turned item, tools, skills, and knowledge of shape and function are critical. This book explores scaling down your projects to build up your skills and techniques by turning miniatures. For this special edition, we have complied expert, shoptested insight, and advice on making miniatures from the American Associaton of Woodturners publications. What you can learn: - How NOT to make your bowl a dog dish - How to make a basic miniature bowl and miniature tools - How to make a miniature bowl with beaded rim and foot - How to create miniature hollow form, including measuring wall thickness - How to apply the "Golden Ratio" to determine relative dimensions and locations of features - How to use dynamic design to create tension and movement in you work