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Woodturning

Woodturning is the craft or art of turning articles on a lathe, usually of wood but may utilise corian, acrylic, bone, horn or imitation ivory. A lathe is a machine which spins the material at speed enabling tools to be used to shape it. The lathe may be powered by electricity, a treadle, sprung pole or bungee elastic. The finished article is usually round, but may be elliptical or off-centre (eccentric).

Sites mainly giving information, instruction and articles on the techniques and art of woodturning should be suggested here. Individual artisan sites should be submitted to Arts: Crafts: Woodcraft: Woodturning: Artisan Portfolios. These sites may also contain articles, techniques and tips, along with a gallery of their work. Sites of associations, clubs and groups should be submitted to Arts: Crafts: Woodcraft: Woodturning: Associations. Please note, site offering items for sale should be submitted in Shopping:Crafts:Woodcraft:Woodturning.
Sites offering tools for sale should be submitted in Shopping:Tools:Woodworking:Woodturning
To speed the review and addition of your site, please follow the following guidelines:

Title: Business or Organization Name

Description:Briefly summarize the subject of the site and tell what information can be found on the site.

Artisan Portfolios

This category contains portfolios and sites of individual woodturners.

If the main focus of the site is selling items then it should be suggested to Shopping/Crafts/Woodcraft/Woodturning. If the main focus of the site is selling tools and jigs then it should be suggested to Shopping/Tools/Woodworking/Woodturning.

Events and Symposiums

Sites giving information about major woodturning events, and symposiums.

Please submit your site if you are staging a major woodturning event or symposium.

Organizations

Sites dealing with woodturning associations, guilds, groups or clubs.

Please suggest only sites dealing with woodturning associations, guilds groups or clubs to this category. Sites selling woodturning products should be listed under Shopping, and general information and galleries about woodturning should be listed under Arts/Crafts/Woodcraft/Woodturning.

Ornamental Turning

Ornamental turning (as apposed to plain turning) is where highly decorated and configured items of wood are created, either using a rose engine, an ornamental lathe or any other jig that achieves the purpose. It includes sites describing this art from other disciplines, such as watchmaking, and historical information. Sites of individual artisans can be found at Arts: Crafts: Woodcraft: Woodturning: Ornamental Turning: Artisan Portfolios

Please submit sites to this category if it describes the process of ornamental turning, illustrates the art, shows samples of such work, or includes historical articles. These must be the majority of the content of the site. Sites about plain turning should be submitted to Arts/Crafts/Woodcraft/Woodturning. Sites of individual plain woodturners should be submitted to Arts: Crafts: Woodcraft: Woodturning: Artisan Portfolios

Pole and Treadle Lathe Turning

Pole and treadle lathe turning refers to woodturning, often using green wood, with any form of non-electrical or non-power driven lathe. This will include pole, bow, treadle, or bungee. It will include sites on the history, and sites giving information on building and using these.

Please only submit sites to this category that fall within the category description.

Segmented Turning

Segmented turning is a branch of woodturning which creates articles using segments of wood, staves, or laminated woods. It includes descriptions of the methods employed, details of jigs, computer programs used, the math involved, and illustrations of the process and the finished articles.

Please only submit sites to this category which describe or illustrate this art, or the majority of the site covers this subject. Sites on woodturning in general should be submitted to Arts/Crafts/Woodcraft/Woodturning and sites describing the work of individual woodturners should be submitted to Arts: Crafts: Woodcraft: Woodturning: Artisan Portfolios

Writing Instruments

Writng instruments is the category for all those woodturners who specialize in creating pens and pencils. If your site is selling your pens and pencils please submit it to Shopping/Crafts/Woodcraft/Woodturning/Writing Instruments, not here.

Please do not submit here if you are a general woodturner, or if you are selling your products, nor if you are a commercial enterprise.

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