Does anyone know of a source where I can acquire posters showing proper tool techniques? I teach middle school woodworking.
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Instructional posters
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Jim,
If you are an AAW member, log into the members only area and download a copy of the new 53 page Woodturning Teaching Guide - lots of photos and instructions on hand tool use.
If you are an AAW member, log into the members only area and download a copy of the new 53 page Woodturning Teaching Guide - lots of photos and instructions on hand tool use.
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O'Donnell Reference Sheets
Jim:
While these are not posters that show how to use turning tools, per se, they do show various turning tools as far as how to sharpen/grind them, and can be used as reference illustrations while you are teaching.
Check-out the O'Donnell Reference Sheets sold by Craft Supplies USA by looking HERE. I have used them on occasion when teaching about certain turning tools, and have used some of the illustrations in a few woodturning demonstrations.
At $ 11.00 they're not too expensive, and may prove to be useful in your teaching efforts.
Keep up your teaching of woodturning to middle schoolers- my son is now in 7th grade and has been turning for 3+ years.
Rob Wallace
PS - You might also want to see my Woodturning Links web page (URL below) for quick access to additional on-line woodturning information resources, tools, supplies, and methods.
Jim:
While these are not posters that show how to use turning tools, per se, they do show various turning tools as far as how to sharpen/grind them, and can be used as reference illustrations while you are teaching.
Check-out the O'Donnell Reference Sheets sold by Craft Supplies USA by looking HERE. I have used them on occasion when teaching about certain turning tools, and have used some of the illustrations in a few woodturning demonstrations.
At $ 11.00 they're not too expensive, and may prove to be useful in your teaching efforts.
Keep up your teaching of woodturning to middle schoolers- my son is now in 7th grade and has been turning for 3+ years.
Rob Wallace
PS - You might also want to see my Woodturning Links web page (URL below) for quick access to additional on-line woodturning information resources, tools, supplies, and methods.
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Again this idea is not a poster Robert Sorby Tools gives away CDs with instruction on using there tools it is a great "Free" tool for instuction on how to use their different lathe tools. It's also great advertising...😀 Just so nobody get's upset I don't work for them and don't use many of their tools because I don't care for the handle shape. But that being said the CD is worth the phone call.
Bill
Again this idea is not a poster Robert Sorby Tools gives away CDs with instruction on using there tools it is a great "Free" tool for instuction on how to use their different lathe tools. It's also great advertising...😀 Just so nobody get's upset I don't work for them and don't use many of their tools because I don't care for the handle shape. But that being said the CD is worth the phone call.
Bill
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make you own poster
We made posters to hang in a gallery show we had.
close ups of gouge cuts with peeling chips these showed proper tool position.
we took digital photos re sized them and had staples print them in color on big paper. We the glues the photos to foam board. I think it cost about $5 for a poster size print.
You may have a big printer in your school and maybe a student or teacher you can get to shoot the photos.
-Al
We made posters to hang in a gallery show we had.
close ups of gouge cuts with peeling chips these showed proper tool position.
we took digital photos re sized them and had staples print them in color on big paper. We the glues the photos to foam board. I think it cost about $5 for a poster size print.
You may have a big printer in your school and maybe a student or teacher you can get to shoot the photos.
-Al