Part One: Tools and materials -- Section 1: The lathe and attachments -- Section 2: Shaping tools -- Tools for center work -- Tools for end grain -- Tools for face work -- Wood-saving tools -- Section 3: Ancillary tools -- Tools for sharpening -- Wood preparation tools -- Tools for measuring -- Drills -- Sanding and finishing -- Section 4: Wood -- Where to find wood -- Selecting wood -- Recognizing defects and problems -- Part Two: Preparation -- Section 5: Setting up the lathe -- The workspace -- Tuning your lathe -- Dust collection -- Section 6: Laying out and measuring -- Section 7: Preparing blanks -- Coverting logs -- Section 8: Fixing wood on the lathe -- Basic fixing -- Reverse chucking -- Section 9: Sharpening -- Preparation and shaping -- Sharpening -- Part Three: Spindle work -- Section 10: Spindle techniques -- General approach -- Spindle detailing -- Section 11: Spindle projects -- Handles -- Legs -- Sundry -- Part Four: Turning end grain -- Section 12: End grain techniques -- Shaping end grain -- Detail on end grain -- End-grain projects -- Section 13: End-grain hollowing and shaping -- Rough hollowing -- Internal shaping -- End-grain projects -- Section 14: Chasing threads -- Threads and grain -- Threading project -- Part Five: Face work -- Face-work techniques -- Face-work details -- Face-work projects -- Section 16: Face-work hollowing -- Hollowing face-work -- Face-work projects -- Part Six: Sanding and finishing -- Preparation -- Basic sanding -- Advanced sanding -- Finishes.