Wizardry in Wood |
EXHIBITION AT PEWTERERS' HALL |
OAT LANE, CITY OF LONDON |
15 - 17 JUNE 2004 |
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CELEBRATING THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY |
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OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF TURNERS |
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EXHIBITORS
GROUND FLOOR (LIVERY ROOM)
- Individual turners,
among the finest in the UK. They are all members of the Register of Professional Turners. Much of their work is for sale; they are happy to take commissions:
John Berkeley -- Paul Coker -- Stephen Cooper
Melvyn Firmager -- Mark Hancock -- Phil Irons
Ray Key -- Bert Marsh -- Stuart Mortimer
Tom Pockley -- Gary Rance -- Gambier Reeks
- Other members of the
Register of Professional Turners. Pieces for sale, and commission
- Collection of Brian
and Hana Smouha mainly American pieces. Some are for sale
GROUND FLOOR (ENTRANCE HALL)
- History of Turning a display devised by Stuart King RPT
- Royal Charter granted to the Turners in 1604 by King James I
STAIRCASE TO ANTE ROOM
- Early Turning examples collected by Stuart King RPT
FIRST FLOOR LANDING (ANTE ROOM)
- Saint Petersburg Collection pieces designed and made by Theo and Sarah
Faberge
- Made to be Played turned musical instruments made by Mathew Dart, Tom Pockley, Tim Cranmore and Mark Baigent
- Daniel Collection selected pieces from the collection of Jonathon Cuff and Shirley Sinclair
- Howe Collection from the Company's collection of pieces by Master Turner
Fred Howe
FIRST FLOOR (COURT ROOM)
Some work in the Court Room is for sale. Please ask about individual pieces.
- Association of Woodturners of Great Britain the very finest plain turning from the Association's 2003 Seminar
- Register of Professional Turners the Register is supported by the Turners' Company
- Society of Ornamental Turners the very finest ornamental turning
- Competition winners prize-winners in the Turners' Company's Turning
Competitions
- Bursary winners awarded a Turners' Company bursary for research and
development
- Leonardo lathe made by Stuart King RPT to a drawing by Leonardo da
Vinci
OUTSIDE (MARQUEE)
- Demonstrations of:
** plain turning by RPT members on a Hegner lathe
** ornamental turning by The Society of Ornamental Turners
** pole lathe turning by Katie Abbott of the Association of Pole Lathe Turners
- Wassail Bowl turned by Stephen Cooper RPT on a lathe kindly lent by Hegner UK, for the Worshipful Company of Turners' float in the Lord Mayor's Show, 2003
Page Published 16 February 2005
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