Description: Also published: Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, 2014.
Brief description:
Mark Baker has always been fascinated by wood. His father was a carpenter and joiner and, on leaving school, Mark served a five-year apprenticeship working for a local building firm, which included restoration work. Mark has also helped set up an industrial workshop for autistic adults and he has worked for some of the major manufacturers of woodturning tools in the UK. He is now the editor of Woodturning magazine and the group editor of all GMC Publications woodworking magazines. Previous books include Woodturning Projects: A Workshop Guide to Shapes, Wood for Woodturners and Wood Turning: A Craftman's Guide, all published by GMC Publications.
Review Quotes:
"Thoroughly 'user friendly' with profusely illustrated step-by-step instructions for each individually showcased DIY woodworking project, "Weekend Woodturning Projects" is an especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, school woodshop, library Woodworking collections."
-- "Mid-West Book Review"