Calendar of ornamental turning events

2011

Bonhams "Gentleman's Library Sale" Auction
January 19 & 20, 2011 – New Bond Street, London

Featuring lot No: 239, an important and early ornamental turning lathe and accessories outfit, late 18th Century by F. Brown. 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. View auction item details

Society of Ornamental Turners Quarterly Meeting
February 5, 2011 – Uxbridge Masonic Centre

David Wood-Heath has been studying engine-turning for many years and he will be reflecting on the work of an extraordinary engine-turner, George Baumgartl, who was based in Belleville, New Jersey and produced a prodigious amount of work of which numerous examples will be shown. A formal business meeting and auction will also be held. Membership to the SOT required. Join the SOT

Ornamental Turning Exhibition at the Wood Turning Center
March 4 through July 23, 2011 – Philadelphia, PA

"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.

• Opening Reception
  Friday, March 4th, 5 – 7:30pm
• Gallery Talk with Walter Balliet
  Friday, March 4th, 5:30PM

Visit the Wood Turning Center events page for more details.

Society of Ornamental Turners Quarterly Meeting
May 7, 2011 – Uxbridge Masonic Centre

John Anning has spent many hours restoring a Fieldhouse Rose Engine to its former glory. Much fascinating history of the company and this machine has emerged and this, along with details of the restoration, will be the subject of his talk. A formal business meeting and auction will also be held. Membership to the SOT required. Join the SOT

AAW Symposium
June 24 - 26, 2011 – St Paul, MN

The 25th annual symposium will feature rose engine demonstrations and lectures as well as trade show booths featuring ornamental turning equipment. Speakers specific to ornamental turning include Jon Magill, Joshua Salesin, Bill Ooms and Jon Calver. There will also be an ornamental turners gathering during the Special Interest Night. Lindow-White Machine Works will have a booth in the trade show. (The trade show is open to the public for which AAW membership is not required.) AAW Symposium Details

Society of Ornamental Turners Summer Outing
June 26, 2011 – Buckinghamshire

Summer outings are always very popular with SOT members and partners but as numbers must be limited, places will be allocated on a 'first-come-first-served' basis. Members who would like to attend should contact the Secretary. Membership to the SOT required. Join the SOT

SOT at Bristol Model Engineering Show
August 19, 20 and 21, 2011 – The Leisure Centre, Thornbury

Well worth a visit. More details on www.bristolmodelengineers.co.uk.

Society of Ornamental Turners Annual Seminar
September 17 - 18, 2011 – Bedfordshire

There will be places for 12 students who will experience a range of techniques on different Ornamental Turning machines under guidance from instructors with just 2 students to an instructor. The emphasis is very much “hands-on" and the program this year will focus on spiral work of all types including: spiral and curvilinear apparatus in combination, spiral spherical work, spiral engine-turned patterns on pens and pencils, spiral scallop patterns, face spirals with wave patterns, automatic spirals, etc. Membership to the SOT required. Join the SOT

Society of Ornamental Turners Annual General Meeting
October 29, 2011 – Uxbridge Masonic Centre

The annual general meeting of the Society of Ornamental Turners is always a friendly and enjoyable gathering with usually more than 100 members attending from the UK and overseas. It is the time to have a say in the way the Society is run and also traditionally has the biggest and best auction of the year. In addition to the formal business meeting, it includes a lecture, competition, awards, and auction. The main talk will be by Nick Edwards detailing the results of the catalogue program at the South Kensington Science Museum. SOT membership required. Join the SOT