A Brief History of Ornamental Turning - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jeharr/history.htm#h7 Traces the development of the lathe through to the state of the art today.
Ornamental Turning Center - http://www.turners.org/ Describes the art and craft of highly decorative surface ornamentation of turned objects. Includes link to Ornamental Turning International.
Brittania Lathes - http://www.lathes.co.uk/britannia/page12.html Ornamental turning attachment and accessories for these lathes - pictures and description.
Blackwood and Ornamental Turning - http://www.blackwoodconservation.org/ot.html The Blackwood Conservation Project describes the qualities and uses of blackwood in ornamental turning
The Society of Ornamental Turners - http://the-sot.com/ Providing information on the subject of ornamental turning both to society members and to newcomers to the craft.
Lynn Historical Woodworking Museum, The - http://www.ashburton.co.nz/lynnhistorical/Profile.htm Situated in Ashburton, New Zealand, exhibits eleven lathes dating from 1804. The collection includes six Holtzapffel, two Gill, one Evans, one Davies and a Bower Rose Engine Lathe.
Uphill. Steve - http://www.workshopman.co.uk/uphill_and_son/ English OT with Fenn lathe and a love of antique machines, includes pictures of his machines and a page of engineering tips.
A catalog and history of Holtzapffel lathes - http://holtzapffel.org/ Holtzapffel.org is dedicated to the renowned 19th C. maker of ornamental turning equipment. It provides the world’s most comprehensive collection of information about the Holtzapffel family, their firm, and the lathes they produced.
Ornamental Turners International - http://www.ornamentalturners.org/ US based OT society, includes, forum, resources, and details of biennial symposium.
Ornamental Turning - http://ornamentalturning.net/ Showcases the craft, machinery and tools, as well as the items that result. Features links to a variety of related sites and topics of interest.
Plege and Aldworth: Engine Turners - http://www.pledge.co.uk/ Everything you ever wanted to know about engine turning. Although relating to metal, all the technical information you need to design and create ornamental turnings in wood.
Ornamental Turning Forum - http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/forumdisplay.php?f=22 This is a forum for the Ornamental Turners to have their say. Ask questions, seek and/or give help, hints and tips, etc.
Lindow White - http://roseengine1.com/ Manufacturers of a modern rose engine turning machine and rosettes and rubbers. Includes an OT forum
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