Thought this might be of interest. Here is a slide show of the remarkable turning and methods of Ryozo Kawakita. A “National Treasure†in Japan. Ryozo is a fourth generation turner and one of the last of his craft. One of my favorite sessions. I prepared this for my club's last meeting.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Goldturnersweb/UrushiWareJapaneseTurner2007
http://picasaweb.google.com/Goldturnersweb/UrushiWareJapaneseTurner2007