Books ?

[BenchMark]

Are there readily available books on the topic of ornamental turning?

PMB
http://benchmark.20m.com

[stevepaint]

See if you can get hold of JJ Holtzapffel Vol IV Practice & Principle of ornamental and complex turning or James Lukin Turning Lathes.
A search on the net for engine turning will also give some interesting sites that will give a few clues.

Regards

Steve

[forge]

Are there readily available books on the topic of ornamental turning?

PMB
http://benchmark.20m.com
The reprint of the above series is available or it was from Lyndsay book's in USA
and another company who's name escapes me at the moment.If you are still
interested,let me know.
Bela Beke

[smidsy]

A quick search of Amazon for that book by Holtzapffel shows that it is available for about $20. I've bought from Amazon, they are reliable and good.
Also, I don't know what state you're in but that book is available in the WA library system and there would be others too so I would do a search on your state library website.
Cheers
Paul

[La truciolara]

If I may I would recommend:

Techniques of spiral work by Stuart Mortimer http://www.stuartmortimer.com/ The book is very well done, easy to follow and to understand.
I would recommend to start with cheep wood prior to embark with a piece of Pink Ebony ;)
Have fun!