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Wood Turning a "3000 Year Old Art"
The Art of Maik
Fayad |
Wood Turning is a craft
known to be over 3000 years old! Existing fragments of a wooden bowl
dating to 700 BC were recently discovered in an Etruscan tomb. The
Egyptians undoubtedly turned the legs of chairs and stools and other
objects. ( An illustration of a lathe carved on an Egyptian tomb wall
dates back to 300 BC.) Turning was certainly known in grecian and Roman
times.
The Zick family, from Nurenberg, Germay, produced in the 16th and 17th
centuries, many of the exotic and seemingly impossible pieces seen in
museums today. The Copenhagen museum has in its collections objects made
by Christian V and Frederick IV, both kings of Denmark. Two French kings
Louis XV and XVI, were ornamental turners and collectors.
Turning is and art which requires many years to master. The ability to
take a simple square piece of wood and turn it into a work of art is
what master wood turner Maik Fayad does on a routine basis.
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Maik Fayad began turning
at the age of fifteen and fell instantly in love with the art.
Specializing in architectural ornamental spiral turning, Maik can create
spirals anywhere from a quarter inch in diameter to over fourteen inches
in solid wood. His alluring designs, spawned from his imagination,
captive both the artist and the admirer alike.
Ornamental turning enhances the beauty of plane turned objects. A
process that is uniquely different from traditional wood turning .
Sanding helps to finalize the shape and smooth the work piece in some
areas or sharpen the corners of squares in others.
Artistically Crafted
Architectural wood details the home apart as an original, refinement of
the home owner and the architect. |
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