Jim Rodgers' Designs in Wood, Techniques

Jim Rodgers' Designs in Wood

Turning Techniques and Articles

Jim Rodgers has published a numbers of articles, papers and training handouts which are listed below for the use and aid of all wood turners. If you wish to copy and distribute any of these materials please contact the author for permission.

Turning Platters

Turning Spheres

Turning Spheres Processes

Segmented Turning

Segment Edge Estimate Table
Part 1 - Segmented Turning School, Cut Accurate Segments - PDF provided by American Woodturners, Dec. 2005, reproduced with permission of American Association of Woodturners.
Part 2 - Segmented Turning School, Planning a Segmented Vessel. - PDF provided by American Woodturners, March 2006, reproduced with permission of American Association of Woodturners.
Part 3 - Segmented Turning School, Source of Errors - PDF provided by American Woodturners, Sept. 2006, reproduced with permission of American Association of Woodturners.
Notes on Segmented Bowl Construction
The Basics of Stave Segmented Turning
Student Project 1 - 10 Ring Vessel
Student Project 2 - Small Vessel
Student Project 3 - Open Bowl
base-ics.pdf - Managing the Segmented Vessel Base
floating_base.pdf - Constructing a Floating Base
Segmented Transitional Vessels

Woodturner 3D Pro Basics

In each folder the file ending in .PDF is viewable and printable if you have Adobe Reader on your computer. The shapes files are only viewable if you have 3D Design Pro from Woodturnerpro.com on your computer. A free evaluation copy is available for download from:
http://www.woodturnerpro.com/software/register.html.

BASIC SHAPES:

HISTORICAL SHAPES:

SOUTHWESTERN SHAPES:

MISCELLANEOUS SHAPES:

Surface Embellishment

Transitional and Green Wood Finished Turnings

Making Shapes and Gluing

Revised Glue, Grain - reproduced with permission of American Association of Woodturners.
Veneer Press
Making Diamonds
Making Square Waves
Building Thunderbirds

Sharpening

Tools and Tool Set-up

Servicing Your Scroll Chuck - PDF reprinted by permission from American Association of Woodturners.
Tool Making
Keeping Your Lathe in Tip-Top Shape - PDF reprinted by permission from American Association of Woodturners.
Sharpening Jigs and Safety - PDF provided by American Woodturners, winter 2009 with permission.
Setting Up the Vacuum Chucking Hardware
Wood Turning Safety Rules
Lathe Tune-up - PDF provided by American Woodturners, June 2005, reproduced with permission of American Association of Woodturners.
Building a TS 15 Degree Segment Cutting Sled.
Using Faceplates

Miscellaneous

Coaching High School Turning Students - reproduced with permission of American Association of Woodturners.

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