DIY Woodworking Plans
For getting larger blocks ready to mount, a chainsaw is Ted's Woodworking Review a great tool. It is also one of the more dangerous tools to use and great care is needed. However, many bowl turners will be working straight from the log and a chainsaw is a necessity. Many turners will find an electric model satisfactory although it will be somewhat slower than many gas ones and of course requires a heavy cord.
The table saw is the mainstay of many flat woodworking shops and can be a great aid to the woodturner, especially for smaller projects or in the preparation of laminated work. While it is not used as much as is the band saw pen turners use it frequently for the preparation of @page { margin: 2cm } p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115% } a:link { so-language: zxx } blanks and turners of other small objects often turn to it for the preparation of production runs.
One of the most used tools in many woodworking shops is the electric drill. While it is often used for drilling holes, it is also used as a power driver for mounting faceplates and in particular by woodturners as a power sander. Small drill powered disks, usually padded, are faced with sandpaper and rotated in the opposite direction to the spinning wood. This greatly speeds up the sanding process, especially for faceplate work.
Other shop tools certainly come into play, especially when one considers the vast array of decorative opportunities which woodturning presents to carvers and the like. However, these are some of the most used by woodturners and should be considered when setting up the woodturning workshop, both for purposes of budgeting and for increasing the enjoyment of the craft.