Arts Preservation
Preserving Traditions in Art
Through Education, Promotions and Fund Development
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Arts Preservation
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| Woodturning
is an art form that became popular in the 15th century. With the use
of a lathe the artist is able to manipulate wood shapes with a chisel.
Woodturning along with woodcarving became important forms of architectural and
furniture ornamentation. In terms of architectural detailing, America’s
Federal Period through the Victorian Period saw the greatest incorporation of
woodturned elements. Some of the finest of these turnings can still be found in
Boston, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. A hallmark of Victorian framed houses
are turned porch columns, balusters, newels, and finials. The
art of fretwork began more than 3000 years ago with fretted inlays on furniture
in Egypt. It has been popular in North America and Europe from the mid
1800's until today. Fretwork of the 1800's and early 1900's was done with
hand fretsaws or foot-powered scroll saws. In the 1920's several scroll
saws were designed for use with electric motors. In 1974 Helmut Abel of
Germany started building a line of scroll saws which started a new
popularization of fretwork as a hobby. Click
on images for larger views of Aaron's seven inch turned bowls in Ash and in
Maple.
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