If you are on a quest to get a good turntable, read on! I have listed a detailed, but layman friendly guide on how to select your next turntable that I hope you will find useful in your decision process. A...
It is a common mis-perception that the term guilloché refers to a TYPE of enamelling when the term actually refers to a PROCESS. Guilloché, phonetically pronounced gee-oh-SHAY, is from the French word meaning...
What is Pewter Pewter is an alloy of tin (Sn 90 - 98%), antimony (Sb a metallic element 0.5 - 8%) and copper (Cu .25 - 2.5 %). Tin is the primary component. Tin is a soft metal and copper and antimony are...
It is amazing at just how many times we have seen this happen. It seems like people who do not know how to recognize the difference between a riveted staff and a friction fit staff are winning the battle and...
Powermatic made two basic wood lathes through and into the ྖs. The smaller machine, model 45, was far less popular then the larger machine, the model 90. The primary end user for these lathes was the public...
NESTED TABLES Three or four identical lightweight tables sized from small to largest, each one nesting under the next, NIELLO The art of decorating metal plates by incising designs on them and filling incised...
You must understand that there is a deal of difference between a Stuart Turner and a Mamod. The former is most probably built from castings by an accomplished model engineer, the latter is almost a toy. This...
This guide is written as an outline to explain what you should be looking for in purchasing black powder cannon for firing salutes only. I CANNOT STRESS THE DANGER IN SHOOTING BLANKS OR PROJECTILES OUT OF ...
Here is an alphabetical list of some audio and video terms that you may find on eBay but not know what they mean. Acetate Metal discs covered in a waxy lacquer, onto which the track or tracks are then "cut"...
We are proud to bring to you this year Steinbach Nutcrackers. To help you, we wanted to give you a little history on these Nutcrackers. The Steinbach Family of Artisans:For most of two centuries, the...