Woodturning is a fun engaging and tremendously rewarding hobby that will last a lifetime. Whether youre just getting started at the lathe or youre a seasoned woodturner looking for nuggets of insight youll find it all in the AAWs Official Guide Getting Started in Woodturning an essential reference of safety information tool advice woodturning techniques and practical projects from the pages of American Woodturner the journal from the American Association of Woodturners AAW. Written by some of todays finest woodturners including Richard Raffan Jim Rodgers Richard Kleinhenz and Alan Lacer among them Getting Started in Woodturning teaches shoptested bestpractice fundamentals that make woodturning a safe enjoyable and enriching hobby that will last a lifetime.