What is turning?

Turning is using a machine to turn wood about an axis while a cutting tool removes wood in an axially symmetric pattern. Techniques, purposes, and creativity allow for a wide range of turnings.

Examples:

Turning; You take a chunk of wood, attach it to a motor, and while it spins, you have an aresnal of weapons that you use to carve the wood into various shapes. robo hippy

Rotating a piece of wood, by hand, foot or motor, with the objective of making fancy fire wood and kindling, while reducing the stress in your life...

of course, that's "wood turning" and there are several other types of turning, including the practiced move you make as a nice looking lady walks by..

mac

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To steal a phrase from a fellow woodturner,

"It's making square wood, round."

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Bruce, that's a 'post of fame' response. Thanks! ROTFLMAO

(BTW, Not sure if you put enough postage for UK. Hope Mark gets your postcard.)

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

Thanks! :-)

at least that's the goal.. lol

mac

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Why assume turning is about wood. Don't potters turn their pots?

I know a chap who turns b... great lumps of granite on a lathe using carbide tipped tools. Just because he uses fork lift to mount his blanks between centres dosen't stop what he does being turning. What about metal turners ?

Bill Jones one of the most qualified and complete turners I know must turn more plastic, bone and ivory than wood!

what is turning?

Does it have to be round to be turned?

Gregory Moreton RPT

Artist, Craftsman and turner in Wood

Gregory Moreton RPT

Artist, Craftsman and turner in Wood

mac davis wrote:

Anybody looked at his website? I kinda think that he knows what turning is about. Now it looks like he's pretty good at trolling too. Dave in Fairfax

A true, but somewhat narrow, definition. What about a pole lathe? No motor! What about a treadle lathe? No motor! What about a lathe powered by internal combustion engine or water wheel? No motor! Dan

What you describe is what Holtzapfel called 'simple turning.'

Ornamental turning is the other method, which include elliptical turning. That is described as turning about TWO axii simultaneously. My oval lathe, nearing completion, can turn about two, three, four, or more axii. Although I only intend to do ovals. Dan

So the question is not a technical question it is an art question. When is a turning a turning.

Mark, the way your thread is unravelling no answer is too outlandish. So as two turners from Verona would have it:

What is turning? What is it? That all our addicts commend it? Crafty, artful and fun is it; The craft such pleasure did lend it.

IOW, turning is in the mind of the observer. :)

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

In that regard, the Wood Turning Center seems to take the broadest possible definition. From what I can tell, they consider it a 'turning' if a lathe (of any sort) played a pivotal role (couldn't resist the pun!) in the work's creation.

you haven't done so recently, take a look. The WTC is doubling theirspace. Their programs are strong and well received. If you are a seriousabout turning, then join WTC. Dan

(Laughs.) That's like the Zen story. Two monks were arguing over a flag waving in the wind. One says the flag is moving. The other said the wind is moving. The Zen master overhears them and says.

"Neither the flag nor the wind is moving. Your mind is moving."

So - does the wood move to create art? Or the tool? Answer: Neither. Art is created by the mind moving. :-)

I thought Art was created by his parents.

Having seen some of your work I can quite understand how you are getting confused about turning Dave

On Wed, 4 May 2005 1:05:26 -0700, gambier wrote (in message ):

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