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                             Ornamental Turning

                                                         from the viewpoint of a practitioner.  

containing: a Gallery of ornamentally turned items made by the author, information about the Craft of Ornamental Turning, a treatise on Ornamental Turning Lathes and Equipment, advice on certain Ornamental Turning Techniques, a list of useful Books, a catalogue of items For Sale and Wanted and Links to other websites of interest to ornamental turners.

Currently featured turners:  

        Paul Coker                                Cecil Milward                            Michael Brookes

for more pictures by featured turners [click here]

recent updates     

2nd May 2008      HELP REQUIRED - How to make a 'heart' shaped cam [click here}

19th April 2008    Treatise on Lathes and their Accessories directly accessible from Craft Page

13th April 2008    New links to collections of O.T. Lathes and Equipment [click here]

13th April 2008  DIARY:  

5th - 22nd April 2008     Exhibition of Paintings and Ornamental Turning  [click here for more details]  

3rd & 4th May 2008    'The Craft of Nobility and Gentry' an exhibition of ornamental turning with demonstration by members of the Society of Ornamental Turners at the Town Council Museum, Bishop Crewe House, North Street, Daventry, NN11 4GH.

4th - 6th June 2008     'Wizardry in Wood'  [click here to access website] - Exhibition of Woodturning by the Worshipful Company of Turners at Carpenters Hall in the City of London

15th - 17th August 2008      Bristol Model Engineering Show, Thornbury, includes demonstration by members of the Society of Ornamental Turners

19th - 21st September 2008    Model Engineer Exhibition, Ascot Racecourse, includes demonstration by members of the Society of Ornamental Turners

Meetings of    The Society of Ornamental Turners  [click here for details]

31st March 2008  Featured Turners and featured lathes on ABOUT page.  New links to Jon Sauer and Joshua Salesin  

22nd March 2008    Techniques [click here]  -  current technical article - The Eccentric Cutting Frame

22nd   Gallery new items [click here]

22nd   For Sale & Wanted

                

 

the author's Holtzapffel #1869 Rose Engine and Ornamental Turning Lathe rebuilt by John Bower c.1848

Contact Information

telephone    01732-355-479        
e-mail           ornamental.turning[at]talktalk.net  
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