BOOK LIST
The definitive work on O.T. is "Turning
and Mechanical Manipulation" by Charles & John Jacob Holtzapffel
(5 vols. 1843 - 1897). Volume 5,
entitled "The Principles and Practice of Ornamental or Complex Turning"
( Reprint ISBN 0-486-26567-6) is considered to be the 'bible' of O.T. but there
is much related information in the other volumes. (V1-V3 ISBN 1-85761-031-8
&ff; V4 ISBN 0-486-26567-9)
There is also a wealth of information
about ornamental turning on the Compact Disc of past Bulletins of the Society of
Ornamental Turners and other Society publications (see below.
Other useful books include:-
J H Evans "Ornamental Turning" 1886 (Reprint 1993 ISBN 1-879335-35-2)
J Lukin "The Lathe & Its Uses" 1868 (Reprint ISBN 1-879335-49-2)
T D Walshaw "Ornamental Turning" 1990 (Reprint 1994 ISBN 1-85486-108-5)
A comprehensive bibliography is contained in:-
Abell,Leggat & Ogden "A Bibliography of the Art of Turning & Lathe & Machine Tool History"
Also
of particular interest to ornamental turners are:-
Alabone E W. Multi-Epicycloidal and other Geometric Curves n.d.
Amateur Mechanical Society The Quarterly Journal of the 1871-1887
American Machinist magazine
Ash, J Double Counting on the Lathe, The Art of 1857
Bazley, T S Epicycloidal Cutting Frame, Notes on the 1872
Bazley, T S Geometric Chuck, Index to the 1875
Bergeron, P Hamelin Manuel du Tourneur 1792
Brown, E E & C Polychromatic Assembly for Wood Turning 1973
Chaplin C H Ornamental Lathework for Amateurs c.1914
Danilevskii, V. V. English translation of AK Nartov'sTheatrum Machinarum 1964
Diderot, D Encyclopedie des Arts et des Metiers (Vol X. L'Art du Tourneur) 1772
Edwards, R Micro-computer Art 1985
Elphinstone, H W Patterns for Turning 1872
Engineering magazine 1886-1953
Engleheart, N B Eccentric Turning, a Concise Treatise on 1852
English Mechanic & World of Science magazine 1865-1956
Evans, J H Ornamental Turning 1886
Ferraglio, P L. English translation of Plumier's L'Art de Tourner 1975
Gilbert, K.R. Early Machine Tools (Science Museum) 1975
Grace, G A Art and Craft of Ornamental Turning, The 1961
Grace, G A Ornamental Turning Design 1923
Holtzapffel & Co. Catalogue n.d.
Holtzapffel, C. & J. J. Turning & Mechanical Manipulation (5 vols) 1843-1894
Ibbetson, J H Eccentric Circular Turning, Specimens in 1817
Ibbetson, J H Geometric Chuck, A Brief Account of Ibbetson's 1833
Knox, F M Ornamental Turnery 1986
Lukin, J Lathe & Its Uses, The 1868
Lukin, J Turning Lathes 1888
Lukin, J Turning for Amateurs 1873
Lukin, J Possibilities of Small Lathes 1905
Maurice, K Sovereigns as Turners 1985
Mechanics magazine 1823-1872
Model Engineer magazine 1923-date
Moxon, J Mechanick Exercises 1703
Northcott, W H Lathes and Turning, A Treatise on 1868
Ogden, W G Pedigree of Holtzapffel Lathes, The 1986
Oliver-Gascoigne, M I Handbook of Turning, The 1842
Pinto, E H Treen, or Small Woodware throughout the Ages 1969
Plumier, C L'Art de Tourner 1701
Rich, C H Specimens of the Art of Ornamental Turning 1819
Robinson, H. C Eccentric Spiral Turning, An introduction to 1906
Savory, H S Geometric turning 1873
Tweddle, N Rose Engine Lathe, its History, Development and Modern Use, The 1954
Walshaw, T D Ornamental Turning 1981
Woodbury, R S History of the Lathe to 1850 1961
THE BULLETIN OF
THE SOCIETY OF ORNAMENTAL TURNERS ON COMPACT DISC
Since
its formation in 1948, the Society of Ornamental Turners has recorded its
accumulated knowledge in half-yearly bulletins.
This body of information is, perhaps, second only to the works of the
Holtzapffels in its value to ornamental turning enthusiasts.
These bulletins include articles
on many aspects of the craft, including description of OT techniques, the
adaptation of modern machinery, inventions of new apparatus, instructions for
making special accessories for the lathe, hundreds of inspirational pictures of
ornamentally turned objects and a wide variety of uncommon information on all
matters pertaining to OT.
Bulletins numbered 1 – 98 have
been scanned onto a Compact Disc which is available to be purchased from the
Society; for further details go to www.the-sot.com
.
In addition the
disc contains copies of three other rare and important treatises on ornamental
turning:
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The Rose Engine Lathe, by Norman Tweddle
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Bibliography on the Art of Turning and Lathe & Machine Tool History,
by Abell, Leggatt and Ogden
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The Art and Craft of Ornamental Turning, by Rev. G. A. Grace
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