Turner's Company turns 400
The Worshipful Company of Turners of London is "one of the older City Livery companies with records of Turners working in the City of London dating back to the 1300s. In 1604 we were granted our Royal Charter by James I (James IV Scotland)." They are celebrating the 400th anniversary of that event this year.
[http://www.turnersco.com]

Their Web site gives you some sense of the rich history of this august body. Among the gems is a Short History of Turning by John Edwards. His story begins with the discovery of a fragment of an Etruscan wooden bowl, made c.700 BC. It ends in 1850. Anything after that is probably not really history to an Englishman whose Guild began seven centuries ago!

The Company supports the Register of Professional Turners (RPT). This body assesses the professionals in the UK and has a membership of over 200 of the best woodturners in the kingdom. Anybody with plans to travel in England might want to take a look at their Web site before you set your itinerary...
[http://www.rpturners.co.uk/index.asp]

Turning Books for $2
Thank goodness for the Internet!
Accomplished woodturner Emory McLaughlin has published four new e-Books and he is able to sell them for the ridiculuosly low price of just two dollars apiece because they are electronic: without printing, his costs are substantially reduced.
"Each book is filled with pictures and the text is very clearly written. The books are project oriented and show all the steps necessary to complete the project. Each book also has a reference section listing suppliers."
The titles are...

Turning a slimline pen.
Bottle stoppers made easy.
Reverse turning a basic bowl.
The Bird House Book

Click here to visit Emory online
http://www.asthewoodturns.com/books.html

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Duck and Deer Calls
For one Georgia turner, something that started out as a curiosity soon became a very popular product. Using Dymondwood™ in these calls makes them spectacular. Everyone who has bought them has marveled at the great tonal quality of them. All calls are supplied with an adjustable reed so that you can match the full spectrum of tones., and are finished with at least 600 grit paper before being burnished and waxed with Hut Crystal Coat shellac/wax mixture. You can easily keep them looking new by applying wax as needed.

Click here to visit Tom online
http://www.pensandcalls.com/index.htm

(And check out his primer on turning species while you're there!)

Woodturning Cruise in Norway
See Norway at its most spectacular, in late summer with daylight even late at night. Visit 12 cities along the coast from Stavanger to Honningsvaag and the North Cape. According to their Web site, the Woodturning Cruise is a floating woodturning show where customers see the latest equipment and world famous turners demonstrate their skills and tricks. We can think of worse ways to spend time. The cruise is August 16-27 and it looks like prices run from about $1,300 to $2,400: I doubt that includes airfare.

Click here to check out their Web site
http://www.dinkommune.no/rogaland/stavanger/verktoyas.nsf/id/
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Looking for a Used Lathe?
Used HQ operates an eBay store online. The dayt we checked in, they had 129 items for sale. About 1/4 were lathes and the rest were parts, jigs, kits and other items associated with turning. Interesting, and the prices looked pretty good.

Visit them online
http://www.usedhq.com/wood-lathe.html