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Scots skills flourisili

11th November 1977, Page 60
11th November 1977
Page 60
Page 60, 11th November 1977 — Scots skills flourisili
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BEHIND the pristine exhibits at the Scottish Motor Show at Kelvin Hall lie months of detailed preparation calling for skills and patient attention to fine detail. There is a tradition of fine artwork in Scotland in silver and glassware. The weavers of Harris Ind Lewis display great attention to detail. The art of the wood carvers and stonemasons ire on display everywhere. The Scottish Motor Show brings together other crafts.

The engineering prowess of the Scot is acknowledged worldwide. The railways of many ands carry Glasgow-built engines; the sea lanes of the world have known many Clyde-built iessels.

In road transport, the craftmanship of the Scot is perhaps less well-known, but the native kills have been interwoven over the years. In 1905, it was the Arrol-Johnston, the Argyll Ind the Albion 15cwt. Today's products are bigger, but they still contain an element of he old craftsman's art and the engineer's skill.

Dick Ross, CM's senior photographer and himself a Scot, has been in Scotland recording, )ictorially, some examples of the latest products of Scottish craftsmanship, some of which Nill be seen at the Show.