wrote:
Although I'm not at the level yet (and budget is limited) I have grown
to be interested in ornamental turning (books, pictures). But I can't
seem to find any modern equipment that supports this.

Teknatool made a device for ornamental turning:
http://www.teknatool.com/products/Sp...ed/orn-faq.htm
I have not heard much about it, so I don't know how successful it was.

Did you check out the Society of Ornamental turners:
http://www.the-sot.com/

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Derek Andrews, woodturner

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