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Smoking Bellows

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Chris has just returned from a conference on ornamental turning. He and Jon discuss the difference between ornamental turning and engine turning, along with some of the other things Chris got up to while out on the West Coast.

  • OTI Symposium Chris just got back from the 2018 Ornamental Turners International Symposium in Seattle, Washington
  • Guilloché on Off Hours We touched on guilloché work & engine turning quite a bit right off the bat, in Episode 1 of Off Hours
  • History of Ornamental Turning

    • Examples of some ornamentally turned boxes Chris has acquired over the years

    • Guilloché & Bank Notes An addendum to Wired Magazine’s ‘Future of Money’
    • Excentro A Mac app for designing guilloché patterns
    • Ornamental Mill Although they are no longer in production, these are the types of ornamental mills Chris alluded to when discussing large, ornamental wood pillars
    • John Harrison’s Wooden Clocks A video about John Harrison’s wood clocks (part 2)

      • Example of some self-lubricating, wooden bushings made from lignum vitae, by American clockmaker, Rick Hale

      • Mopane Wood
      • African Blackwood
      • Lignum Vitae
      • English Boxwood

        • A cup by Brian Jackson, turned on an ornamental lathe in lignum vitae

        • Singapore Balls Singapore Balls crafted by Wes Pilley
        • Brian Jackson’s Ornamental Boxes
        • Nested 3D Prints Some examples of nested 3D prints by George W. Hart, with .stl source files
        • Double-Sided Bracelet David Fletcher’s paper for the 2018 Sante Fe Symposium details a fused bracelet 3D printed in 2 metals by Cooksongold

          • A fused, dual-metal bracelet, 3D printed by Cooksongold

          • Fringe Element Chris described the fused metal bracelet created by Cooksongold in greater detail back in Episode 18
          • Mixed Metals Jon & Chris discussed Bob Kramer’s use of Damascus steel in Episode 7 of Off Hours
          • Chris Ploof Friend of the show, Chris Ploof, specializes in working with Damascus
          • James Binnion Friend of the show, Jim Binnion, specializes in mokume-gane
          • Bob Kramer Maker of fine knives, hand crafted from Damascus steel
          • LMT Patterned Metals Producers of Damascus and mokume-gane, operated by Chris Ploof & James Binnion
          • Brittany Nicole Cox Official website of antiquarian horologist, Brittany Nicole Cox
          • Smoking Bellows in Automata Brittany Nicole Cox’s talk for the Horological Society of New York, on horological conservation & materials for bellows in smoking automata
          • Conservation vs. Restoration An overview of conservation versus restoration
          • Ted Crom Books Chris picked up a copy of Crom’s Horological and Other Shop Tools while in Seattle
          • Speake-Marin on WatchesTV A look at a collection of antique watchmakers’ tools with Peter Speake-Marin
          • Watchmakers The Masters of Art Horology Another book Chris picked up recently that catalogues the work of modern independent watchmakers
          • 12 Faces of Time Similar subject matter to the Masters of Art Horology, 12 Faces of Time details the lives and works of a dozen of the foremost independent watchmakers of our era
          • CNC presentation Chris will be giving a presentation on October 23rd alongside friend of the show, Rich Loen, outlining everything you need to know to build your own CNC machine
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