Wizardry in Wood	EXHIBITION AT PEWTERERS' HALL
	OAT LANE, CITY OF LONDON
	15 - 17 JUNE 2004
CELEBRATING THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF TURNERS

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)

• 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