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John Edwards publishes "Holtzapffel Vol. VI"
Highly accomplished ornamental turner and historian John Edwards has now published a compilation of rare and previously unpublished material related to ornamental turning. The current format is an electronic book of more than 900 pages detailing rose engine turning, the geometric chuck, ornamental turning accessories, engineering apparatus, as well as miscellaneous papers and tables. Additional details and purchase info
OT enthusiast Bob Lynn passes
Woodworker, ornamental turner, author and founder of the Lynn Historical Woodworking Trust Bob Lynn died February 3rd, 2012 at the age of 97. The museum of woodworking and ornamental turning lathes and tools located in Ashburton, New Zealand, houses eleven lathes dating from 1804 including six Holtzapffel, two Gill, one Evans, one Davies, and a Bower rose engine.
Ivory turner Bill Jones passes
Born in 1920 in Stoke Newington, London, Bill Jones was a fifth generation ivory and hardwood turner. Over the years Bill wrote many articles for magazines, published a couple of books, taught and demonstrated and inspired generations of budding turners. Bill was a patron of the Society of Ornamental Turners (SOT) and member of many other turning associations. His articles in Woodturning magazine, Notes from the Turning Shop and The Complete Turner informed and entertained readers for many years. Bill died July 31, 2011 bringing to an end the era of the "ivory turner." He was probably the last of this old school of skilled hand craftsmen, his career mirroring the curtailment of the ivory trade.