Bet no one has one of these lathes in the shed

[KevinMc]

Just seen this today in the life centre in Newcastle upon Tyne

Kevin

[yorkshireman]

Lovely, but what’s it like with pens

[21William]

That’s some Lathe Kevin, thanks for posting.

[Penpal]

Mores the pity it would be elevated to a prime position.Great viewing IMHO.

Peter.

[Jalker]

1 question can anybody still do this kind of work anymore?
It's a beautiful piece of art in it's own rite. Thanks for sharing kevin.

Keith

[Dalboy]

If I could find more room I would like to make a rose engine but not as fancy as this

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Love to see it work, very impressive.

[AllenN]

We had a demonstration at our club a couple of months ago of a rose engine, not quite as ornate as this one but seemed just as complex. I think the demonstrator was Garry Marlow. So I guess the answer is yes people still do such work.

[Dibbs]

The flute maker Robert Bigio uses a vintage rose engine to decorate the crowns of the flute headjoints. I went on a course and made a baroque flute with him.

You can see some of his rose engine work towards the bottom of this page.

Headjoints

It's a bit of a shame that the average person seeing something like this assumes it was done on a CNC machine.

[Bill Mooney]

Google ornamental turning & enjoy the pieces you see. I have plans for a rose engine made from mdf but lost my sight before I got round to making it. You can make some beautiful pieces.