Wood Turning Information Site

[Paul39]

Sitemap - layout of the Peter Child Woodturning website (http://www.peterchild.co.uk/sitemap.htm)

I have an early turning book by the late Peter Child, The Craftsman Woodturner, written before high speed steel, bowl gouges, or chucks. Crusty, funny, practicing turner. Lots of his information passed down by his son in the above site.

There is a revised The Craftsman Woodturner, by Roy Child, more readily available, also good.

[NeilS]

Thanks, Paul.

I also have an original copy of the Peter Child book. It was one of the few books available back then for craft wood turners.

Some who knew both Peter and Roy Child, say that Roy contributed more than his father (besides being the more personable of the two).

I like Roy's little history on the development of the modern bowl gouge and his contribution to it. The only thing he failed to do was acknowledge Jerry Glaser's contribution, but that may be because he was unaware of what was happening on the other side of the Atlantic. The UK (as in Sheffield) was the centre of the tool trade at that time and the USA was yet to establish itself as a major producer of quality woodturning tools.

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[Paul39]

Bob Stocksdale is one of my turning heroes. Here is a bit of the Stocksdale - Glaser history. https://glaserhitec.com/the-toolmaker/ As with many inventions, I think people from different parts of the world have like ideas at roughly the same time.

[NeilS]

Bob Stocksdale is one of my turning heroes. Here is a bit of the Stocksdale - Glaser history. https://glaserhitec.com/the-toolmaker/ As with many inventions, I think people from different parts of the world have like ideas at roughly the same time.

Good reference and commentary, Paul.

[Dalboy]

Just been looking through my book collection and found two Peter Child books both are the"The Craftsman Woodturner" and are the same except the loose cover which shows a different picture.