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The Literature of Ornamental Turning
Short Bibliography

The greatest work on ornamental turning is:-

"Turning and Mechanical Manipulation" by Charles & John Jacob Holtzapffel (5 vols. 1843 - 1897).
Volume 5, entitled "The Principles and Practice of Ornamental or Complex Turning" ( Reprint ISBN 0-486-26567-6) is considered to be the 'bible' of O.T. but there is much related information in the other volumes. (V1-V3 ISBN 1-85761-031-8 &ff; V4 ISBN 0-486-26567-9) 

Other useful books include:- 

    J H Evans         "Ornamental Turning"        1886 (Reprint 1993 ISBN 1-879335-35-2)
    J Lukin           "The Lathe & Its Uses"      1868 (Reprint ISBN 1-879335-49-2)
    T D Walshaw       "Ornamental Turning"        1990 (Reprint 1994 ISBN 1-85486-108-5)




A comprehensive bibliography is contained in:-


Abell,Leggat & Ogden   "A Bibliography of the Art of Turning & Lathe & Machine Tool History"

Also of particular interest to ornamental turners are:- 
Alabone E W.        Multi-Epicycloidal and other Geometric Curves                        n.d.
Amateur Mechanical Society   The Quarterly Journal of the                                1871-1887
American Machinist magazine							
Ash, J                Double Counting on the Lathe, The Art of                           1857
Bazley, T S           Epicycloidal Cutting Frame, Notes on the                           1872
Bazley, T S           Geometric Chuck, Index to the                                      1875
Bergeron, P Hamelin   Manuel du Tourneur                                                 1792
Brown, E E & C        Polychromatic Assembly for Wood Turning                            1973
Campin, F             Hand-turning, Practice of                                          1861
Chaplin C H           Ornamental Lathework for Amateurs                                c.1914	
Danilevskii, V. V.    English translation of AK Nartov'sTheatrum Machinarum              1964
Diderot, D            Encyclopedie des Arts et des Metiers (Vol X. L'Art du Tourneur)    1772
Edwards, R            Micro-computer Art                                                 1985
Elphinstone, H W      Patterns for Turning                                               1872
Engineering magazine                                                                     1886-1953
Engleheart, N B       Eccentric Turning, a Concise Treatise on                           1852
English Mechanic & World of Science magazine                                             1865-1956
Evans, J H            Ornamental Turning                                                 1886
Ferraglio, P L.       English translation of Plumier's L'Art de Tourner                  1975
Gilbert,K.R.          Early Machine Tools (Science Museum)                               1975
Grace, G A            Art and Craft of Ornamental Turning,The                            1961
Grace, G A            Ornamental Turning Design                                          1923
Hasluck, P N          Wood Turner's Handybook, The                                       1887
Holtzapffel & Co.     Catalogue                                                          n.d.
Holtzapffel, C & J J  Turning & Mechanical Manipulation (5 vols)                         1843-1894
Ibbetson, J H         Eccentric Circular Turning, Specimens in                           1817
Ibbetson, J H         Geometric Chuck, A Brief Account of Ibbetson's                     1833
Knox, F M             Ornamental Turnery                                                 1986
Lukin, J              Lathe & Its Uses, The                                              1868
Lukin, J              Turning Lathes                                                     1888
Lukin, J              Turning for Amateurs                                               1873
Lukin, J              Possibilities of Small Lathes                                      1905
Maurice, K            Sovereigns as Turners                                              1985
Mechanics magazine                                                                       1823-1872
Model Engineer magazine          [View  O.T. References]                                 1923-date
Moxon, J              Mechanick Exercises                                                1703
Northcott, W H        Lathes and Turning, A Treatise on                                  1868
Ogden, W G            Pedigree of Holtzapffel Lathes, The                                1986
Oliver-Gascoigne, M I Handbook of Turning, The                                           1842
Pinto, E H            Treen, or Small Woodware throughout the Ages                       1969
Plumier, C            L'Art de Tourner                                                   1701
Rich, C H             Specimens of the Art of Ornamental Turning                         1819
Robinson, H. C        Eccentric Spiral Turning, An introduction to                       1906
Savory, H S           Geometric turning                                                  1873
Stanley-Stone, A C    Worshipful Company of Turners of London, The                       1925
Teuber, J M           Vollstandiger Unterricht von der Germeinen und Hohern Dreh-Kunst   1740
Tweddle, N            Rose Engine Lathe, its History, Development and Modern Use, The    1954
Walshaw, T D          Ornamental Turning                                                 1981
Woodbury, R S         History of the Lathe to 1850                                       1961



The Literature of Ornamental Turning
The S.O.T. Bulletin

The current issue is Bulletin No.115 and here is the contents list:-

Contents of Bulletin No 115



The Bulletin - Compact Discs



The bulletins contain articles on many aspects of the craft, including the description of recent developments in OT techniques, the adaptation of modern machinery, inventions of new apparatus, instructions for making special accessories for the lathe, hundreds of inspirational pictures of ornamentally turned objects and a wide variety of uncommon information on all matters pertaining to OT.

Printed copies of the early bulletins are quite scarce and there are very few complete sets still in existence. So this knowledge was beyond the reach of many who could benefit from it; that is, until 1998 when the first 98 issues of the bulletin were re-published in the form of a Compact Disc. In the same year a CD was made of high quality copies of the photographs from the first 60 Bulletins.

SOT CD-ROM BULLETINS 1-98

Society of Ornamental Turners - Compact Disc I



The Bulletins published from 1948 to 1998 (numbered 1-98) are available on this Compact disc The disc is readable on all ©IBM-PC-compatible and ©Apple-Mac computers. On it you will find ©Adobe Acrobat versions of every page of every bulletin from number 1 to number 98.

In addition the disc contains copies of three other rare and important treatises on ornamental turning:- it also contains:-

In combination this material is the most comprehensive source of information on ornamental turning to be published during this century.

You can use the Index just like a normal book index but, with the additional feature that you can click any entry to jump immediately to that selection. You can use ©Acrobat's full-text search capability to look for any word or phrase (or combination of two words or phrases) appearing anywhere in the entire bulletin set. You can also print any page or group of pages if you prefer not to read long sections from your computer screen.

The CD is available directly from the Society of Ornamental Turners in England. The price is £70 for shipment within the UK or, £80 for shipment to other countries or, $125 for US residents. These prices include one year's subscription to S.O.T. which entitles the member to receive the next two bulletins published in March and September of the current year
For more information contact the SOT via the [Enquiry Form]




SOT CD of Photos from Bulls 1-60

Society of Ornamental Turners - Compact Disc II


The second Compact Disc is for the ©IBM PC and contains high quality copies of all of the known photographs from the first 60 Bulletins. The images, 200 in total, are supplied as high resolution ©Windows Bit Map format and, at slightly lower resolution, via a your own Browser from a listing. (The Gallery currently contains a number of the photographs from this CD)

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THIS CD IS PRODUCED IN SMALL BATCHES IN RESPONSE TO MEMBERS' DEMANDS. IF YOU WANT A COPY PLEASE CONTACT THE SOT VIA [Enquiry Form].
(Price is £6 plus p&p))

SOT DVDs for Sale

With the demise of VHS likely in the near future the Society will only be offering only DVDs for sale TO MEMBERS ONLY.

A list of DVDs currently for sale to members will be included in future Newsletters and Bulletins.

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The Bulletin - Index

There is a full index to Bulletins 1 to 97 on the SOT Compact Disc. For your convenience we have made available from this page the contents list to Bulletins [98] , [99] , [100], [101], [102] , [103] , [104] , [105] , [106], [107] , [108] , [109] , [110] , [111] , [112] , [113] , [114] and [115]


Bull 98 Bull 99 Bull 100 Bull 101 Bull 102 Bull 103 Bull 104 Bull 105 Bull 106 Bull 107 Bull 108 Bull 109 Bull 110 Bull 111 Bull 112 Bull 113 Bull 114 Bull 115



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