Articles on Ornamental Turning

More Woodturning magazine articles on OT

More Woodturning magazine is Fred Holder's monthly journal of woodturning notes and news. Over the years, it has featured numerous short articles pertaining to ornamental turning, as well as pictured works by ornamental turners.

• "Sphere Cutting Jig for Large Balls" Vol. 13.4:18 (May 2008)
• "Threads in Wood" Vol. 13.4:16 (May 2008)
• "Spiralling with Stuart Mortimer" Vol. 13.2:25 (Feb. 2008)
• "Cutting Ovals" Vol. 13.2:8 (Feb. 2008)
• "Follow up on Thread Chasing" Vol. 13.1:12 (Jan. 2008)
• "Seeking Thread Chasing Information" Vol. 13.1:11 (Jan. 2008)
• "An Ornamental Lidded Box" Vol. 12.9:18 (Nov. 2007)
• "Our Rose Engine Lathe" Vol. 12.7:20 (Aug. 2007)
• "Secondary Support for the Chinese Ball Tools" Vol. 12.7:16 (Aug. 2007)
• "Chinese Ball Question" Vol. 12.7:13 (Aug. 2007)
• "Milling Ovals" Vol. 12.7:8 (Aug. 2007)
• "The Vicmarc VOD 300 Oval Turning Chuck, Part 2" Vol. 12.6:10 (Jul. 2007)
• "Double Stabilizing for the Chinese Ball Tools" Vol. 12.5:23 (Jun. 2007)
• "Making Threads in Wood" Vol. 12.5:16 (Jun. 2007)
• "Steinert(r)-picOval - The New Small Ovalturning Lathe" Vol. 12.4:19 (May 2007)
• "The Vicmarc VOD 300 Oval Turning Chuck" Vol. 12.4:10 (May 2007)
• "A New Sphere Cutting Jig from Fred Lindsay" Vol. 12.2:14 (Feb. 2007)
• "Escoulen Chuck - Additional Axis" Vol. 11.10:21 (Dec. 2006)
• "Turning a Sphere" Vol. 11.9:20 (Nov. 2006)
• "Book Review: Ovalturning by Johannes W. Volmer" Vol. 11.9:15 (Nov. 2006)
• "Chinese Ball in Machinable Wax" Vol. 11.8:25 (Sep. 2006)
• "Isles Thread Chaser" Vol. 11.8:18 (Sep. 2006)
• "Escoulen Chuck" Vol. 11.8:18 (Sep. 2006)
• "Soren Berger’s Threading Jig" Vol 11.7:19 (Aug. 2006)
• "My Homemade Ornamental Lathe" Vol 11.7:15 (Aug. 2006)
• "Work-Holding on the Ovalturning Lathe" Vol. 11.5:28 (Jun. 2006)
• "An Update of the Chinese Ball Making with a Swinging Jig" Vol. 11.4:13 (May 2006)
• "Oval Key Container - an Australia-Saxony-Opus" Vol.11.2:29 (Feb. 2006)
• "New Escoulen Reversed Ball and Socket Chuck" Vol. 11.2:10 (Feb. 2006)
• "The Chinese Ball with a Swinging Cutter" Vol. 11.2:6 (Feb. 2006)
• "The Chinese Ball with a Swinging Cutter" Vol. 11.1:10 (Jan. 2006)
• "New Twist on Chinese Balls" Vol. 11.1:8 (Jan. 2006)
• "Thread Chasing" Vol. 10.10:20 (Dec. 2005)
• "Making a Chinese Ball" vol. 10.9:19 (Nov. 2005)
• "A Mecca for Ovalturners" Vol. 10.8:28 (Sep. 2005)
• "Turning Threads" Vol. 10.8:20 (Sep. 2005)
• "Thread Chasing" Vol. 10.4:14 (May 2005)
• "Eccentric Turning" Vol. 10.4:14 (May 2005)
• "A Threading Jig You can Make" Vol. 10.3:9 (Mar. 2005)
• "Which Thread Chaser?" Vol. 10.2:14 (Feb. 2005)
• "Making the Ball Chuck" Vol. 10.2:9 (Feb. 2005)
• "What Speed for Thread Chasing?" Vol. 9.10:14 (Dec. 2004)
• "External Threading" Vol. 9.10:14 (Dec. 2004)
• "Chinese Balls" Vol. 9.9:14 (Nov. 2004)
• "The Escoulen Eccentric Chuck Revisited" Vol. 9.8:1 (Sep. 2004)
• "Indexing" Vol. 9.6:14 (Jul 2004)
• "Nova Ornamental" Vol. 9.6:14 (Jul 2004)
• "Thread Chasing" Vol. 9.3:14 (Mar. 2004)
• "The Oneway DrillWizard" Vol. 8.10:12 (Dec. 2003)
• "Turning a Cube within a Sphere" Vol. 8.10:3 (Dec. 2003)
• "An Update on the Sphere Turning Rig" Vol. 8.9:12 (Nov. 2003)
• "Turning Spheres" Vol. 8.8:14 (Sep. 2003)
• "Sphere Turning Rig Enhancements" Vol. 8.8:7 (Sep. 2003)
• "Sharpening the Oval" Vol. 8.6:14 (Jul. 2003)
• "Chinese Ball" Vol. 8.4:14 (Jun. 2003)
• "Chinese Balls Booklet" Vol. 8.4:14 (May 2003)
• "Hand Thread Cutting on Lathe" Vol. 8.3:8 (Mar. 2003)
• "Threading Cutter and Holder" Vol. 8.2:14 (Feb. 2003)
• "Cutting Large Female Wood Threads" Vol. 8.2:142 (Feb. 2003)
• "Ball Turning Rig" Vol. 8.2:13 (Feb. 2003)
• "Bill Jones Makes a Decorated Threaded Box" Vol. 8.2:12 (Feb. 2003)
• "Thread Chasing" Vol. 8.1:14 (Jan. 2003)
• "Axminster Eccentric Chuck" Vol. 8.1:12 (Jan. 2003)
• "Oval Picture Frames Revisited" Vol.7.6:12 (Jul. 2002)
• "Ovalturning Small Picture Frames—Part II" Vol. 7.5:4 (Jun. 2002)
• "A Visit to Bill Jones’ Home and Shop" Vol. 7.5:1 (Jun. 2002)
• "Ovalturning Small Picture Frames—Part I" Vol. 7.4:6 (May 2002)
• "Treadle Lathe" Vol. 7.3:14 (Mar. 2002)
• "Turning a Sphere" Vol. 7.3:14 (Mar. 2002)
• "Turning Oval Bowls" Vol. 7.3:14 (Mar. 2002)
• "Evolution of a Ball Chuck" Vol. 7.3:12 (Mar. 2002)
• "Sorby Spiraling Tool" Vol. 6.10:14 (Nov. 2001)
• "Thread Chasing" Vol. 6.9:14 (Sep. 2001)
• "Elliptical Chuck" Vol. 6.8: 16 (Aug. 2001)
• "Fred Holder’s New Book Making Screw Threads in Wood" Vol. 6.6:5 (Jun. 2001)
• "Robert Sorby Eccentric" Vol. 6.4:14 (Apr. 2001)
• "First World-wide Ovalturning Courses Held" Vol. 6.3:1 (Mar. 2001)
• "The Oval Chuck" Vol.5.12:6 (Dec. 2000)
• "The Kelton Ornamental Jig" Vol 5.10:6 (Oct. 2000)
• "The Chinese Ball ReVisited" Vol 5.10:4 (Oct. 2000)
• "Hand Chasing Threads" Vol. 5.9:14 (Sep. 2000)
• "Turning Balls" Vol. 5.9:11 (Sep. 2000)
• "Turning the Precision Sphere or Ball" Vol. 5.9:8 (Sep. 2000)
• "Turning an Ellipse" Vol. 5.8:10 (Aug. 2000)
• "Teknatool’s Nova Ornamental Turner, Part 4" Vol. 5.8:1 (Aug. 2000)
• "Teknatool’s Nova Ornamental Turner, Part 3" Vol. 5.7:1 (Jul. 2000)
• "Hardwood And Ivory Turning Tools" Vol. 5.6:2 (Jun. 2000)
• "Teknatool’s Nova Ornamental Turner, Part 2" Vol. 5.6:1 (Jun. 2000)
• "Sizing for Threading Wood" Vol 5.5:12 (May 2000)
• "Turning an Ellipse" Vol 5.5:10 (May 2000)
• "Teknatool’s Nova Ornamental Turner, Part 1" Vol 5.5:1 (May 2000)
• "Thread Cutting Jig SG-400" Vol 5.3:12 (Mar. 2000)
• "A New Machine For An Old Woodturning Art – Ovalturning" Vol 5.3:1 (Mar. 2000)
• "Turning Chessmen" Vol. 5.1:10 (Jan. 2000)
• "The McNaughton Eccentric Faceplate" Vol. 5.1:8 (Jan. 2000)
• "The Chinese Ball Revisited" Vol. 4.11:3 (Nov. 1999)
• "Ornamental Turning Companion" Vol 4.8:9 (Aug. 1999)
• "Tip: Thread Chasing" Vol. 4.7:7 (Jul 1999)
• "Ornamental Lathe Work" Vol 4.6:10 (Jun. 1999)
• "Nova Ornamental Turner Experiences" Vol. 4.5:9. (May 1999)
• "The Escoulen Ball and Socket Chuck" Vol. 4.2:7 (Feb. 1999)
• "Spiral Turning According to Popular Science Monthly" Vol. 4.2:6 (Feb. 1999)
• "Spiral Turnings" Vol. 4.2:2 (Feb. 1999)
• "Making Spirals with the Robert Sorby Spiralling Tool" Vol. 4.2:1 (Feb. 1999)
• "Making Chasers" Vol. 4.1:10 (Jan. 1999)
• "Thread Chasing" Vol. 4.1:10 (Jan. 1999)
• "Bonnie Klein Threading Jig" Vol. 4.1:10 (Jan. 1999)
• "How To Chase Threads In Wood" Vol. 4.1:2 (Jan. 1999)
• "Turning Boxwood" Vol. 3.12.11 (Dec. 1998)
• "The Escoulen Chuck" Vol. 3.12:10 (Dec. 1998)
• "Sorby Eccentric Chuck" Vol. 3.12:10 (Dec. 1998)
• "Chinese Ball Making Tools from Crown" Vol. 3.12:2 (Dec. 1998)
• "Society of Ornamental Turners Announces an Ornamental Turning CD" Vol. 3.11:7. (Nov. 1998)
• "Chinese Ball Turning Tools" Vol. 3.10:11 (Oct. 1998)
• "Cutting Threads in Wood" Vol. 3.10:10 (Oct. 1998)
• "Thread Chasing Demonstration" Vol. 3.10:5 (Oct. 1998)
• "Making the Chinese Ball" Vol. 3.10:1 (Oct. 1998)
• "Thread Chasing Demonstration" Vol. 3.9:12 (Sep. 1998)
• "Allan Batty on Thread Chasing" Vol. 3.8:1 (Aug. 1998)
• "The Lynn Historical Woodworking Trust" Vol. 3.4:3 (Apr. 1998)
• "The Lynn Historical Woodworking Trust" Vol. 2.7:11 (Jul. 1997)
• "Woodturning Wizardry" Vol. 2.4:9 (Apr. 1997)
• "Turning the Internal Hemisphere" Vol. 2.4:7 (Apr. 1997)
• "The Sphere in Ivory or Hardwood" Vol. 2.4:5 (Apr. 1997)
• "RS-3000 Ornamental Turning Device" Vol. 2.3:9 (Mar. 1997)
• "The Robert Sorby RS60 Eccentri-Chuck" Vol. 2.3:8 (Mar. 1997)
• "Multi-Centre Woodturning" Vol. 2.3:5 (Mar. 1997)
• "Sorby Eccentric Chuck Demonstration" Vol. 2.3:1 (Mar. 1997)
• "Cutting Screws In Wood" Vol. 2.2:11 (Feb. 1997)
• "Some Ramblings on Hand Chased Threads" Vol. 2.2:6 (Feb. 1997)
• "Chasing Tools--How They’re Made" Vol. 2.2:4 (Feb. 1997)
• "Turning a Box with a Threaded Lid" Vol. 2.2:2 (Feb. 1997)
• "RS-3000 Ornamental Turning Device" Vol. 2.3:9. (Mar. 1996)
• "The Robert Sorby RS60 Eccentri-Chuck" Vol. 2.3:8. (Mar. 1996)
• "An Ornamental Turning Gallery" Vol. 1.3:8. (Dec. 1996)
• "Ornamental Turning: What it is and How to Get Started" Vol. 1.3:1. (Dec. 1996)