Everyone loves a beautiful wooden bowl...Bowls are the heart of woodturning todayHere are 14 skill-building and horizon-expanding articles for woodturners of all skill levels-expert, shop-tested insight and advice from the pages of American Woodturner, journal of the American Association of Woodturners.What you can learn from this book - How to mount turning blanks on the lathe- How to manage the wood-drying process- Expert safety tips covering all aspects of bowl turning- A systematic view of bowl turning covering all the steps- including how to market your finished work- How to turn unusual wood such as burls- How to manage the bowl bottom- How to add a decorative rim of a complementary wood species- A clever method for making a hollow form without special tools- by turning two matching bowls and gluing them rim to rim- How to design, turn and decorate wooden platters for every purposeSince 1986, American Woodturner has been the leading journal for practical and reliable information