Worlds oldest turning
Phil Joines Krum, Texas
>Fine Woodworking did an article about the oldest complete turning. It's from Wales, about 2800 years old. I think it was from one of the summer issues in 1983. Does anyone have a copy of it?
Worlds oldest turning
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Don Evans
>Cannot answer your question on the FWW issue but I remember seeing on the History channel a show that mentioned the oldest turning ever found and it was dated 700 BC. It appeared to be what we would call a simple salad bowl. I think it was found in what we now call Italy but not positive about that fact.
The show was on history of machinery.
Don
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George Van
>Hi Phil,
I tried March-Dec 83 but couldn�t find it. After searching further I found an article in Jan-Feb of 82 about the 1981 Turned Objects Exhibition in conjunction with the Tenth Woodturning Symposium. In it has a photo of the �stated� oldest complete turning know to archaeology is the Celtic ceremonial bowl from the 6th century B.C. it also states the lathe was probably around about 1,000-1200 B.C., and I thought my Dunlop was old!
If this is the article you had in mind or if you would like this article please let me know and I will send it to you. It appears David Ellsworth looks a lot younger when he was juror then also.
George
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Phil Joines Krum, Texas
>Thanks, I think that's the one.
