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Here you will find a random selection of the expertly made products from our directory of The Makers. If you see something of interest, click on the image for details about the item and the highly skilled craftsperson who made it. From there you can go to the maker’s profile and find out more about their products and services.

The Tellurion Orrery

Made by Staines & Son Orrery Makers

A finely engineered, technically complex brass Orrery of the Earth and the Moon as they travel around the Sun. The Tellurion Orrery is designed and handmade in England by Staines & Son.

The Tellurion Orrery primary demonstrates the Earth as it moves around the Sun, the word Tellurion coming from the Latin tellus, meaning Earth.

The Tellurion demonstrates the precession of the nodes. This means that this Orrery can precisely demonstrate why and when eclipses can occur.

The Orrery is driven by turning the handle clockwise which initiates a smooth and positive drive from the worm gear to the worm wheel.

This Orrery shows the movements of the Earth in great detail with its’ 23.5 degree axial tilt spinning 365.256 times during one complete orbit. One Turn of the handle is equal to 5 Earth days. The fixed position of the axial tilt relative to the stars explains the changing of the seasons.

The Moon mimics it’s true life counter part in three ways as it travels around the Earth.Firstly the Moon orbits in a synodic period of 29.53days. Secondly the Moon follows an incline plane of 5 degrees. Thirdly the incline plane that represents the Lunar Orbit precesses over a period of 18.6 years.
The combination of the three movements of the Moon listed above help to demonstrate why eclipses occur and why they do not occur each month. The brass incline plane has been engraved with the ascending and descending node at the point were the Lunar orbit matches the ecliptic.

The Orrery sits upon a American Walnut wood base supported by three adjustable instrument legs.
The total height of the Orrery is 10 inches, the base is 8 inches in diameter and the earth arm is 5 inches from the centre. (All sizes are approximate)

The Orrery in the picture will not be the exact one that you receive as each of our Orreries are handmade to order. An Orrery of this type will typically take up to 3 moths to build. Prices from £1400.

Base features of this Orrery

The 18.6 year precession of the nodes.

The Earth’s Daily rotation.
The Earth annual rotation.
The annual tilting of the Earth’s axis.
The incline of the moons orbit.
Turned Brass Sun.
Adjustable Brass feet.
Walnut base

Additional Extras for this Orrery

Mercury and Venus
Brass chapter ring

Prevailing Wind

Made by Fiona Kingdon - Artist in Wood

Landscape hand cut from 3/4″ thick Elm

Willow Bark Basket

Made by Cherry Chung

Basket woven with different willow barks

Writing Desk

Made by Bibbings & Hensby

Writing desk made from English quarter sawn oak with drawers.

Bronze Bow Ties

Made by James Virgo

Unique hand sculpted, cast bronze Bow ties.
Lightweight quality high end fashion.
These Bow Ties are finished to the highest standard.
Prices start from £140.
Please email with any enquiries.

Stone carvings

Made by South Pennine Walling Company

Oliver creates carved relief carvings for decorative garden features.

Plank of Knotted Timber?

Made by Shalini Austin

Wall Mountable Copper Art from my Waste Not Want Not series using Metal salvaged from an old copper tank.

Air-chased Copper Wall Art on Wood

Well… it is just copper on a piece of pallet wood but I have called it Plank of Knotted Timber because that’s what someone said on my Facebook page when I shared a work in progress photo 🙂

Another comment was “love the texture you achieve, it reminds me of bark”

Collection of silk trimmings

Made by Anna Crutchley

Trimmings made for Daimler and Cadillac classic cars – Hyundai Classic Car Collection, Seoul Korea

Medieval Cow and Pig

Made by Cherry Chung

Made for the National Trust at Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags. Part of Celebrating Our Woodland Heritage sculpture trail.

Fabulous felt flowers in any colour

Made by Nancy Shafee

I have now made hundreds of poppies under licence to raise funds for The Royal British Legion and hope to renew the contract for many years to come. Flowers can be made in any colour/s you like – I love to hear from customers with their chosen colours and shapes, whether for a flower arrangement in the home, a decorative brooch or indeed a wedding bouquet.

Little Tortoiseshell Butterfly

Made by Ruth Ames-White

Unglazed ceramic mosaic

50 x 50 cm

Beat Boxes

Made by Tina Francis

I’ve been working a lot with bargello stitching in 2017 and have produced some fantastic products that use the stitching in different ways. I will be running workshops using this stitch throughout 2018.

Image courtesy Stacy Grant

Zinc Plate Graining

Made by Catherine Ade

Using a ball Graining machine a fine tooth is grained into the surface of the metal plate. This allows the artist to commence drawing their image onto the surface in a similar way to stone lithograpy.

Pearls with 9ct Rose Gold

Made by Sarah Madsen Jewellery

Pearls with 9ct Rose Gold

Fencing

Made by Leilah Vyner

I make many types of Willow Fencing.

pen or brush box

Made by Phil Brown

a desk box in english oak with carved top

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