Techniques:
Diary of a professional woodturner - This month Richard Findley begins a new series of his diary, offering up a snapshot of life as a full-time woodturner
Texturing wood - Andy Coates experiments with techniques in part two of his series
Woodturning safety - Emiliano Achaval discusses health and safety
Kurt’s clinic - Kurt Hertzog answers readers’ questions

Projects:
Persian Bronze Age tripod bowl - In the final article of this series, Les Symonds turns a near-replica of a prehistoric Persian ceramic vessel
Stripy laminated canister - Steve Bisco turns flat boards of contrasting wood into a hollow canister with ‘lighthouse’ stripes
Burr oak river platter - Sue Harker shows how to construct and turn a river platter using glass cast resin and natural-edge burr oak
Three muffineers - Nick Simpson recreates another item of i8th-i9th-century treen forthe table
1921 elegant candlestick - Rick Rich replicates a 1921 woodturning design
The three-leg natural-edge bowl - Emiliano Achaval follows up his interview with Chris Ramsey, who shares the technique for one of his signature pieces, the three-leg bowl
Turned kitchen trivet - Chris West converts offcuts of figured wood into a useful kitchen accessory
Pedestal bowl - Ian Woodford turns an ornamental bowl with a carved and painted rim

Community:
Introduction - Welcome to the latest issue of Woodturning
Subscriptions - Find out our latest offers for subscribers
Our contributors - Meet our authors
Community news - Charity care woodturning: Lincolnshire Association of Woodturners donates handmade wig stands to a local hospice
Community letters - We share a selection of readers’ letters
Next issue - Find out what’s in store in the next issue

Features:
Workshop library - We review a new green woodworking book that could be the perfect addition to your turning library
Women in turning - The Worshipful Company of Turners talks to leading female woodturners
Hand-turned pens at the G7 Summit - David Ratcliffe brings British woodturning to world politics
Sterling work - Trained goldsmith, Danilo Pisano, shares his love of combining precious metals with wood
Super-sizing my lathe - Arun Radysh-Haasis scales up his workshop ready for his next challenge
Oriental design - part 2 - Pete Moncrieff-Jury takes a second look at oriental design