T D Walshaw Ornamental Turning 
About the Book: 
A definitive guide and reference book of how to do ornamental turning with nearly 200 illustrations.  
Flyleaf Notes: “The art of ornamental turning has a long and distinguished history and has recently experienced a renaissance. In this new book T D Walshaw has drawn on many years’ experience to produce a definitive guide to the art, aimed not only at the experienced turner but also at the novice. He provides a wide range of information with comprehensive chapters on ornamental lathes and accessories; cutting tools and materials; techniques of surface decorations; setting up the machine; manipulation of the equipment; ornamental turning on an engineer’s lathe and on the geometric chuck, as well as detailed appendices of interest to all ornamental turners. With nearly two hundred drawings and photographs, Ornamental Turning is an essential reference work for all turners, besides providing a valuable survey of the art for collectors and others.”
 
Cover Illustration: A small tazza, shown full size, made of cocus-wood with a centre insert of erinoid. It was lent to the publishers by G C Brandon, President of the Society of Ornamental Turners. 
 
Book Type: COLLECTABLE; ART AND CRAFTS 
Genre:  Art and Lifestyle 
Edition: first published 1990   
Published: Argus Books, Argus House, Boundary Way, Hamel Hamstead, Hertfordshire, England 
ISBM 9780852428269
Size: 24 x 16cm
Pages: 208
A good copy first edition 
 
CONTENTS.
List to illustrations
Introduction
Ornamental Lathes and their Equipment
Cutting Tools and Materials
Principles and Practice of Surface Decoration
Setting up the Machine
Manipulation of the Equipment
A Few Examples
Ornamental Turning on Engineers’ Lathes
The Geometric Chuck
Conclusion
Appendix 1 Holtzapffel Screw Threads
Appendix 2 Neatsfoot Oil
Appendix 3 Construction of Curnvelinear
Templates
Index. 
List of illustrations – see images. 
 
Back Story
“T D Walshaw is a member of the Society of Ornamental Turners, and is a distinguished practitioner of the art and has exhibited work at home and abroad. He is also well known (under the pseudonym ‘Tubal Cain.’) as a writer on model engineering, with over a dozen books to his credit.’   
 
CONDITION:
Dust Jacket: Some mark on front and rear covers. Creasing and bumping to edges. Sun fade to spine of cover. Not price clipped.
Covers: Good.  Burgundy board covers are clean with bumping to some edges. 
Boards: Age related wear, bumping to edges. 
Binding: staples - Tight  
Spine: Bright clean title on spine. Some bumping and wear on board cover ends. 
Pages.  All pages complete. In good condition bright and clean. 
Postage
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