Professor Pye's Fantastic Fluting Engine

[Jeremy Stewart]

There is an article in Fine Woodworking Jan/Feb 1985 that has a couple of
pictures of David Pye's machines.....

Jeremy Stewart

In article <75bo2m$l1s$1...@news.ccit.arizona.edu>, Andrew Barss
<ba...@u.arizona.edu> wrote:

> I've been reading the late David Pye's two books on
> aesthetics of design, in woodworking and other crafts. The books are
> great, but have very little information on Pye's own work and
> techniques (he was, among many other things, a maker of superb
> turned and carved boxes, bowls, and platters).
> Many of his works are decorated with
> carved flutes, and my understanding is that they were produced by a
> hand-operated fluting engine he built. Does anyone have any
> pointers to further information on this engine, and, more generally, on
> his terrific work? Any books, articles, web sites etc. would be
> gratefully appreciated.
>
> -- Andrew Barss

[Andrew Barss]

[Lennart Delin]

The fluting engine is described in detail in: David Pye Wood Carver and
Turner published by Craft Council 1986, ISBN 0 903798 88 3

--
Lennart Delin
lennar...@swipnet.se
Andrew Barss skrev i meddelandet <75bo2m$l1s$1...@news.ccit.arizona.edu>...

[Tom Albers]

I am trying to locate the book listed in previous post. Can someone
tell us about this machine, how does it work, some basic info please'
Tom Albers

[Andrew Barss]

Lennart Delin <lennar...@swipnet.se> wrote:
: The fluting engine is described in detail in: David Pye Wood Carver and

: Turner published by Craft Council 1986, ISBN 0 903798 88 3

: --
: Lennart Delin
: lennar...@swipnet.se

Thanks to Lennart's identification of the publisher, I
was able to track the book down at the Craft Council's
website, which is locatable at

www.craftscouncil.org.uk

I've not yet located a US distributor for the book, but the Council
apparently does mail order.

-- Andrew Barss

[dick...@fast.net]

In article <75ujlq$e77$1...@news.ccit.arizona.edu>,

Andrew! Try the Woodturning Center in Philadelphia
alb...@woodturningcenter.org
They might have it for you.
Dick Tuttle

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