We will going to Europe next weekend. We will be touring Germany (southern), northern Italy and France. Am looking for woodturning related galleries in Germany & Italy. Will attend turning course in France sponsored by Craft Supplies (UK) but always looking for opportunities to see other work. Any suggestions?
Europe Bound
Aug 16, 2004
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Hi Paul,
Who's the teacher on the course you're attending?
Regards...Mike
Creative Woodturning
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Hi Paul, The Woodturning Center's magazine had an article about two or three years ago about an ivory museum in southern Germany. The museum had a lot of turned pieces. I can't find the article right now, but a web search turned up Elfenbeinmuseum in Erbach which is in the Odenwald area.
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means ivory. If you want to do some online searches put indrechseln which is a verb meaning to work on a lathe. The person working onthe lathe is a Drechsler.Hope this helps.Martin
The course instructor is Jamie Wallwin . Should be fun, classes are 1/2 day with remainder left to touring or ??
Paul, below is the URL link to the German Woodturners organisation, may I suggest that you use the "Kontakt" email address on the right hand side, perhaps the person receiving could be of help. I know he can understand English because I wrote to him last year.
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Regards, Peter Charles Fagg Freshwater, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.
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Each can do but little! But if each DID that little, ALL would be done!
Hi Paul,
You're in for a treat, as well as being an excellent tutor, Jamie is a really funny man, very dry. He is also quite innovative too, I currently have one of his sharpening jigs in on long term review.
Hope you enjoy your time with Craft Supplies.
Regards....Mike Swain RPT
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