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Welcome and good afternoon on Wednesday 19th June 2013 at 15:18:45 pm




The Society is pleased to announce the publication for general release of the first full translation of Volume 2 of Bergeron' Manuel du Tourneur (The Turner's Manual) and of the accompanying Volume of Plates (also known as The Atlas). These two hardback volumes are available from the SOT Membership Secretary at a price to non-members per volume of only £35 GBP plus Postage and Packing. Members of the SOT pay per volume £25 GBP plus p&p. Contact the membership secetary by email at name2 (1K) (type this address into your email software)
Full details, together with extracts follow below:-

Bergeron Manuel du Tourneur Vol 2


First published during the turbulent times of the French Revolution, Bergeron's Manuel du Tourneur or The Turner's Manual has been admired for over two hundred years as a comprehensive record of all the tools, machinery and techniques required by an eighteenth century amateur wishing to establish a fully equipped workshop for the hobby of turning. This, the second volume of text which uses the 1816 revised and expanded second edition by P. Hamelin-Bergeron, is available for the first time in an English translation. It deals with the more elaborate elements of the subject and gives instruction in the use of the complex lathes of the period which were used to make many of the artefacts now to be seen in museums.

This is a full and scholarly work by Jeremy Soulsby, our Librarian. Jeremy has drawn upon the content of the first edition and other historic works to annotate extensively the text so as to clarify obscure terminolgy and techniques. He has fully indexed the volume and provided a glossary and extended notes. He modestly desribes himself as the editor, as he has drawn upon the partial translations of previous workers. However, Jeremy has translated the previously un-translated 239 pages as well as extensively revising the style and content of the earlier works - a mammoth task clearly shown in the quality of this publication.


Please note - Bergeron's Manuel du Tourneur consists of three separate volumes. Volumes I and II are text only and contain no plates; the third volume, often called the "Atlas", contains all the Plates referred to in Volumes I and II. Thus this translation of Volume II is text only. We have therefore published the separate Volume of Plates as a companion to this translation of Vol 2 - see below for details and extracts from the Volume of Plates (the Atlas)

frontpage (407K)
Hardback: 426 pages

Price to non-members £35 GBP plus p&p
Price to Members £25 GBP plus p&p


Here are some extracts
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Bergeron Manuel du Tourneur, the Plates
Below is the text of the foreword to this latest SOT Publication

Bergeron’s Manuel du Tourneur was originally published with two volumes of text and a separate volume of plates to allow the relevant plate to be studied with greater convenience whilst reading the text. The Society of Ornamental Turners has adopted the same plan for its publication: hence, the present volume is intended as an accompaniment to the text volumes of the translation.
When it appeared in 1816, the Atlas or volume of plates for Manuel du Tourneur contained ninety-six plates of which the first eight were hand coloured. An additional plate was added to the later impressions to accompany the appendix covering later developments. The page size was varied: some were multi-foldout pages and many occupied an unbroken double-width spread. All plates were originally printed on one side of a sheet only, as was usual at the time.
For the present volume to benefit from the economy of double-sided printing and to retain the upright orientation of all ninety-seven plates, it has been necessary to resize and split the larger ones over facing pages. Some repositioning of the contents of these plates and the inclusion of the occasional blank page has been necessary to give a satisfactory layout. The plate size, with the exception of the larger multi-fold plates, has been optimised in this reproduction at an average of about ninety percent of the original size.
The plates are numbered in Classic Roman Numerals. There is duplication in the numbering of the plates for volume I and volume II. Therefore a full index giving Arabic and Roman numbers and the relevant page(s) for each plate has been included at the end of this volume.

This new SOT Publication has been a joint effort: Jeremy Soulsby and Robert Bigio (Dust Jacket and Text), Harry Powell (Plate Formatting and Indexing)

plates (100K)
Hardback: 162 pages; page size 8.5 x 11 inches
Price to non-members £35 GBP plus p&p
Price to Members £25 GBP plus p&p

Here are some thumbnail image extracts (not to scale) from the Volume of Plates

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The books can be ordered, whilst stocks last, at a price to non-members for each volume of £35 GBP plus p&p from the SOT Membership Secretary email : name2 (1K). Type this address into your email software
Price per volume to SOT Members is £25 GBP plus p&p .


Also in preparation is a complete revision of the English translations of Volume I. This will be produced as a matching volume to the others and, as for volume II, will be thoroughly researched and annotated for clarity. No publication date is available at this time but we hope to maintain the same price of £35 plus p&p (with a members only price £25 plus p&p) for this volume as for the other two volumes.

PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES

MEETINGS SCHEDULE FOR 2013

Quarterly Meetings and AGM are held at the Uxbridge Masonic Centre

The programme features for 2013 are to be decided:-





The AGM   will  run to the following schedule:- 

0930 Doors open 0930 - 10.45 Items to be sold in the auction to be handed to the Stewards 1115 Formal Business Meeting 1145 Presentation 1245 Break for lunch 1330 Private auction for members only 1530 Break for tea and prize-giving 1600 Auction continues 1700 prompt - Meeting Ends
Quarterly Meetings will normally run to the following schedule:- 10.00 a.m. Doors open 10.00 - 10.45 a.m. Items to be sold in the auction to be handed to the Stewards 11.45 a.m. Formal Business Meeting 12.30 p.m. Break for lunch 1.30 p.m. Main programme feature 2.30 p.m. Private auction for members only 3.30 p.m. Break for tea 4.00 p.m. Auction continues usually until 5.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. prompt - Meeting Ends

Directions



The Address - including Post/Zip Code for SATNAV users is
Uxbridge Masonic Centre
Western House,
4A Hercies Road
UXBRIDGE
Middlesex
UB10 9NA

1) From M25/M40 Intersection Take M40 towards London which becomes A40 Western Avenue after about 1.5 miles. After the Swakeleys roundabout ( 2 miles from M25) take the next slip road for A437. At mini-roundabout go straight over and immediately to traffic lights. There is no right turn at these lights so go straight through and do a U-turn. Go back through the lights and then immediately bear Left into Hercies Road. After 100 yards, follow the sign on the right saying “Western House” and park.
2) From London along the A40 Western Avenue
Take the slip road 2 miles after the Polish War Memorial Roundabout. Go through traffic lights at intersection with Long Lane and immediately bear left into Hercies Road. After 100 yards, follow the sign on the right saying “Western House” and park.
3) From Hillingdon Underground Station (Metropolitan and Piccadily Uxbridge lines)
turn Right into Long Lane. After 200 yards turn Right at the Lights and immediately bear left into Hercies Road. After 100 yards follow the sign on the right saying “Western House”.
Access
Western House is protected by a key-pad on the front door but will be manned by an SOT member to give access. If there is no member present, there will be a sign at the door giving alternative instructions. There is a lift and stairs to the first floor
Food and Drink
This venue is principally a conference centre and provides catering. There will be a meeting attendance charge of £4 per head which covers sandwiches at lunch-time and tea/coffee in the afternoon. Members are asked not to eat or drink their own refreshment on the premises.

Displays and Competitions

Please start now to plan your displays at meetings and your entries for the annual competitions.
One of the most important aspects of the AGM is the Competitions and we feel that this reflects our Ornamental Turning activity during the year. So it should do, but we often have people showing very nice pieces at Quarterly meetings and then do not put them in the competitions. Many are the competitions that have been won by a new member who had no expectation of success – witness the fantastic pieces at the last AGM by new member Jean-Claude Charpignon and shown in the latest Bulletin. So please bring all your pieces to the competition whether good, bad or ugly. The competition classes are:-
The Jowett Memorial Medal (for ornamental turning of exceptional quality, including rose turning). 
The winner of the medal also gets a £200 prize – a previous medal winner is not eligible for this cash prize.
The Mayor Cup (for ornamental turning on user-made or adapted equipment).
The Haythornthwaite Cup (ornamental turning by members of up to 5 years standing).
The Cattell Cup (for O.T. apparatus designed and made by the member).
The Howe Cup (for a turned object made entirely with hand-held tools).
The President’s Cup (for the most interesting items displayed during the year).
The Brandon Trophy (for the most outstanding service to the Society or, the most 
outstanding contribution towards the Objectives of the Society).
The Anthony Award (for the most popular article published in each Bulletin).




Items from agm 09
At the Annual General Meeting 2009
Jean Claude Charpignon's
Award-Winning Exhibits









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