Bespoke Woodturning in a London Shop

[Tom Albrecht]

Here is an interesting read for those of you who do production architectural work, as I once did on a much smaller scale.

http://spitalfieldslife.com/2019/04/04/at-nichols-bros-woodturners-ltd/

 

[Bill Boehme]

Very interesting read, but also sad that it is probably the passing of an era.

 

[John Torchick]

Interesting post and as Bill stated, a sad passing of a bygone era when things were actually made by people and not computerized machines. Recently, I read an article about the mass production of gun stocks on automated machines.

 

[robo hippy]

I have a friend and mentor from years ago whose business was Bespoke Woodworking. He told me that Bespoke means custom ordered. Nice read...

robo hippy

 

[Tom Albrecht]

Yeah, I liked the photos of all the collected dust, shavings, turned spindles, blanks, and newels. I also thought it was interesting what the guy said about learning to do as much as you can with one tool instead of wasting time by switching tools back and forth. That's a different orientation than the speed in which you can get a job done vs the efficiency.

 

[Roger Wiegand]

Thanks for the link, very interesting. I followed a number of other links from that page to additional interesting posts on other production turners as well as carvers.

Production turning is definitely a different world! It's all about efficiency and economy. I'm sure it's an interesting way to build discipline and get really good at making finish cuts the first time.

 

[Lamar Wright]

Really enjoyed the article and love those old lathes. Yes, I'm afraid that kind of craftsmanship and production work is fading. Don't see many wood turning production shops anymore.