turnery
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Turnery, also known as wood turning, is the art or process of shaping wood on a lathe. This technique involves using a lathe to fashion wooden pieces into various forms and shapes. Turned work has been found on furniture dating back to Greco-Roman times and was particularly used for shaping chair legs and other components.12
While the term "turnery" specifically refers to woodworking, the concept of turning is also fundamental in metalworking, where turning machines like lathes are used for shaping metal parts. In both wood and metal turning, the workpiece rotates against a cutting tool to remove material and create desired shapes.3
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- furniture industryHistory
Turnery became a separate trade, while the cabinetmaker assembled the turned parts; veneer and marquetry cutting was not done by the cabinetmaker although he laid both; carving too called for the skill and experience and tools of a craftsman who did nothing else. Another specialist,…
Read MoreTurnery became a separate trade, while the cabinetmaker assembled the turned parts; veneer and marquetry cutting was not done by the cabinetmaker although he laid both; carving too called for the skill and experience and tools of a craftsman who did nothing else. Another specialist,…
Read More - furniture industryThe art of chairmaking
They turned the parts on a primitive pole lathe in which a cord was attached to a treadle, taken around the wood to be turned and up to a springy sapling anchored at the lower end to pegs outside the hut. The power was supplied by…
Read MoreThey turned the parts on a primitive pole lathe in which a cord was attached to a treadle, taken around the wood to be turned and up to a springy sapling anchored at the lower end to pegs outside the hut. The power was supplied by…
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furnitureTurned workTurning is a process by which parts of furniture, such as legs and posts, are shaped while turning on a lathe. Turned work is found on Greco-Roman furniture. It is not certain whether the technique was actually employed in Egyptian furniture, though some members look…
Read MoreTurning is a process by which parts of furniture, such as legs and posts, are shaped while turning on a lathe. Turned work is found on Greco-Roman furniture. It is not certain whether the technique was actually employed in Egyptian furniture, though some members look…
Read More- furnitureEarly Middle Ages
…furniture making, particularly that of turnery, influenced early medieval craftsmen. Turnery was used in making chairs, stools, and couches in Byzantium, and it seems that this technique was known across Europe as far north as Scandinavia. The Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, which gives some glimpses of the domestic economy of…
Read More…furniture making, particularly that of turnery, influenced early medieval craftsmen. Turnery was used in making chairs, stools, and couches in Byzantium, and it seems that this technique was known across Europe as far north as Scandinavia. The Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, which gives some glimpses of the domestic economy of…
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