Maurice Franklin, woodturner of Spitalfields

[wills-mill]

Apologies if this was put up at Christmas- a little blog post that I'm sure you'll enjoy...


http://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/12/24/ ... od-turner/

 

[Richard Findley]

Thanks for posting this. A very interesting article that I have never seen before!!

Thanks

Richard

 

[Melinda_dd]

How cool is he! Hope I can turn as long!! =D>

 

[Paul.J]

That's brilliant.I enjoyed reading that
He ought to have an apprentice.
Wonder how old his lathe is :?:

 

[Bodrighy]

Wonder if he gives lessons. I'd love to be able to turn multiples to that accuracy, and at his age as well. Bet he isn't even a member of the RPT either. Great old man. Wonder how many more like him there are hidden away.

Thanks for this

Pete

 

[gus3049]

Looks fascinating - haven't read it through yet but...... I wonder how his lungs are!!!

Not an extractor in site and perched about 2" from the wood.

Doesn't seem to have done him any harm. Probably smokes 60 a day too.

 

[skeetoids]

Very touching, reminds me a lot of my Grandad, beautiful.

 

[Jonzjob]

He reminds me of my nextdoor nieghbour Dusty. At 91 he was still cutting the grass in his 1/3 acre garden, with a B&D strimmer! Another lovely man!

With the bed on his lathe he could turn barge poles never mind stetcher poles. What a superb bit of kit!

 

[gus3049]

As you say, its a biggun!

What happened to your bowl or did I miss it? You are on the list.

 

[Jonzjob]

You didn't miss it Gordon, I did! I missed the cutoff and when I tried to post my photos at 10.30 last night the thread was locked.. I had mis-read the cutoff date and tried by just 30 mins too late?

Still, I won't miss the next one me-thinks???

 

[gus3049]

You didn't miss it Gordon, I did! I missed the cutoff and when I tried to post my photos at 10.30 last night the thread was locked.. I had mis-read the cutoff date and tried by just 30 mins too late?

Still, I won't miss the next one me-thinks???

ha - that's what you get for leaving everything until the last minute! How many times have I told................

 

[Jonzjob]

It was a true bug-ger Gordon! Out all morning visiting a fiend to wish her Happy Birthday, then on to a 3 course lunch at the Domain de Auriac washed down with 1/2 litre of very nice red and then shopping for bits for the huge curtains for our lounge! Mind you, the window is only 5 X 2.2 meters?

Life really is a puppy at the moment!

 

[gus3049]

Sad!

This red stuff can be problematic. I find myself using it to thin sauces and soups instead of water. I expect its the thought of all the chlorine... or something.

 

[johnny.t.]

This is a nice little read,a good story of a truly dedicated man