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Auction features rare 18th Century OT lathe
The upcoming April 19, 2011 Bonhams "Fine Mechanical Music and Scientific Instruments" includes an important and early ornamental turning lathe by F. Brown. (This is the same item that did not meet the reserve price at an auction earlier this year.) This tabletop lathe features a large brass flywheel, pumping/rocking rosettes, swash, oval, dome and other chucks, set on a mahogany cabinet body with sixteen variously-sized drawers for the accessories including hand tools and chisels, thread chaser faces, dyes, screws and other related and specifically-manufactured pieces of micro-proportions. Wow! View auction item details
3D Rose Engine Surface simulator software available
Bill Ooms releases 3D Rose Engine Surface, a very handy software application for Mac, Windows, and Linux that lets you visualize a dimensional surface cut by a rose engine or ornamental lathe. Yes, 3D! The software can quickly simulate the appearance of a piece based on the number and location of cuts that you input. Once you have a pattern you like, you can print out the details and then go to the shop to replicate it. Bill is generously allowing you to download and try out the software before you purchase. A brief overview video is on YouTube. More info
Ornamental Turning Exhibition at the Wood Turning Center
"Exotic Woods, Metal Cutters and Dale Chase: Ornamental Turning from the Walter Balliet Collection" will be on exhibit at the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia, PA, from March 4 through July 23, 2011. Visit the Wood Turning Center events page for more details.