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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;columba, post: 3881519, member: 19097&quot;]Hello Members </p><p>I would like to apologise to Cheryl ,for my last comment ,she is correct about there being no engine turning on my box.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had not seen the image on the base before,and as it looked very complicated I had assumed it was machine done.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>To my surprised I have been told by Mr Peter Johnson, President of The Society of Ornamental Turners (did not know it existed till yesterday)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That the work is done by hand with a special punch (different punches of other shapes used on the box for leather texture)He has give this design the name &quot;Snail Trails&quot; (great name)</p><p><br /></p><p>As I said to Peter,even though engine turning is far superior in quality,</p><p>I am very happy to have this very complicate hand done design on the base.</p><p>must have taken a long time to do. (why do it at all on the base)</p><p>It has been a great learning exercise ,I do feel now if it is not by L .Oudry </p><p>It is in his style.</p><p><br /></p><p>Columba[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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