Is there a better moniker?

I guess we could take our queues from the rock music industry; how about 'The artists formally known as woodturners'.

...Kevin

or for blantant rip off of a band name, the Disturbed, who else would stick large odd pieces on a spinning metal thing that would like nothing better then to fly apart, and poke at them with pointed metal bits. in article 1073855199.508695@prawn, Kevin & Theresa Miller at snipped-for-privacy@alaska.net wrote on 1/11/04 1:06 PM:

I'd agree, but for a different reason. Bodgers were a specific type of turner - they made parts for chairs. They were sort of the gypsies of turning. They'd move into a region, set up spring-pole lathes, turn hundreds of spindles for local joiners, and then move on. I suspect the negative tone to "bodger" comes for the mistrust of these folks, rather than from the quality of their work.

I like "turner" or "wood turner". It has a solid history in Europe - witness England's Worshipful Company of Turners (the only being who presently worships me is a black and white cat, and I think that has more to do with tuna than turning) It's one of those jobs where the name became many folk's surname - Lana Turner, Ted Turner, etc. Its a good name, and I'm proud to be a turner.

My two cents...

Ron Williams MinnDak Wood Turners Moorhead, MN

Dunno, I'm not hearing much clamor for rotodendrologist, and I think that's a real pity.

Michael,

Hey, I like it. Now take that and $5 and buy a coffee at Starbucks....

I have a personalized plate (A WDTRNR) coming for my new van and was looking for a frame to put around it. Rotodendrologist my win out over CLTL.

David

Silvan wrote:

Turnologist.

Rotationist.

Spin Master could be abbreviated to Spin-ster.

Go on-line at rcw for e-turnity.

Club prez denies it, but I could have sworn he said 'wood turnip' when he was talking to me. Never knew if he was suggesting a project or expressing an opinion about my skills.

When I stop the lathe to glue the splits and cracks I am a spin doctor, right?

Ro-to-den-drol-o-gist, six syllables, sounds expensive.

Silvan wrote:

Or some wood... :)

You'd like my new email address... I'm not going to release it to usenet, google, and spammers, but it's rotodendrologist@[somewhere] :)