Notre Dam. A design for sale

To create a recess and engine turn the bottom with a high quality low relief design in one operation is the holy grail of Engine Turning. To do that with multi-level recess depths on 3D shapes is truly remarkable. This design illustrates the result very well. Not surprisingly, only Pledge & Aldworth can do this.

   
© Copyright David Pledge 1998, All Rights Reserved
This design was inspired by the famous rose window in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, France. We own the copyright to this design so it is available for any customer who wants it. Estimated production price for 1000 off is around £30 UKP per tube. The design cost included in that figure is £3,000 UKP, i.e. unit price is actually £27 UKP plus the design cost. 2005 Price level.

We will try to add a photo of an enamelled sample ASAP.

The CAD CAM process utilises finer than normal cutting to be able to cut deeper for enamel, thus the recesses are taken out and engine turned in one pass, it just requires more cuts. The great advantage of this technique, as clearly demonstrated in these images, is that we can cut many small cells for enamel with detailed surfaces in the bottom of the cells.

The depth of recessing is suitable for either vitreous (glass) or synthetic enamels.