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2. George Lailey - Wikipedia

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   Lailey lived in Miles Green, near the Berkshire village of Bucklebury Common, near Newbury. Both his grandfather, George William Lailey (1782–1871) [1] and his father William (1847–1912) were also bowl-turners, specialising in the production of bowls and plates from elm wood using a pole lathe. [2] George Lailey was particularly noted for ...

3. Woodturning - Wikipedia

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   Bowl turning. Woodturning is the craft of using a wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around the axis of rotation. Like the potter's wheel, the wood lathe is a mechanism that can generate a variety of forms. The operator is known as a turner, and the skills needed to use the tools were traditionally known as turnery.

4. Mazer (drinking vessel) - Wikipedia

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   Mazer (drinking vessel) The Scottish Bute Mazer, with an unusually fine boss with a reclining lion and heraldry in the centre of the bowl. 1314–1327. [1] Mazer, maplewood with silver-gilt mounts, made around 1380. The boss is engraved with the sacred monogram "IHC" [Jesus]. The mounts are engraved, 'Hold yowre tunge and say ye best and let ...

5. Bob Stocksdale - Wikipedia

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   Bob Stocksdale. Bob Stocksdale (1913 – January 6, 2003) [1][2] was an American woodturner, known for his bowls formed from rare and exotic woods. He was raised on his family farm [2] and enjoyed working with tools. His wife of more than 30 years, Kay Sekimachi, stated that, "His grandfather gave him a pocketknife, and he started to whittle.

6. Treen - Wikipedia

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   Treen (literally "of a tree") is a generic name for small handmade functional household objects made of wood. Treen is distinct from furniture, such as chairs, and cabinetry, as well as clocks and cupboards. [1][2] Before the late 17th century, when silver, pewter, and ceramics were introduced for tableware, most small household items, boxes ...

7. Segmented turning - Wikipedia

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   In traditional wood turning, the template is a single piece of wood. The size, grain orientation and colors of the wood, will frame how it can be turned into the target object, such as a bowl, platter, or vase. With segmented turning, the size and patterns are limited only by imagination, skill and patience.