Ornamental Turning

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Woodturning books

Books and videos are a great way to learn the craft of woodturning. You'll find ones that focus on making specific projects such as pens, boxes, and bowls, or detailed techniques such as inlay and multi-laminate work, as well as ones that focus more generally on cutting technique, tool sharpening, dust collection, and shop setup. View books on woodturning at Amazon.com

Turning material vendors

There's lots to turn - exotic woods, local woods, instrument maker's offcuts, acrylics, seed pods, and more. View OT turning material venders list

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Woodturning organizations

Given the cross-over of tools and techniques between ornamental turning and general woodturning, the following woodturning associations may provide you with valuable resources. For example, the American Association of Woodturners has 275 local chapters throughout the world where groups of interested woodturners gather to improve their woodturning skills. Regular meetings often feature demonstrations. Chapters often have a library of books and videos. Some groups even have members with experience in ornamental turning!

Woodturning forums

While primarily focussed on turning topics other than ornamental turning, the following discussion groups may be of interest to you:

Woodturning blogs

Got some time to kill? Here are some woodturning blogs that make for interesting reading, although references to ornamental turning topics will be few and far between. But who knows? It might just spark your next brilliant idea!