gardnesd Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 new-ish to WW. Would you consider this a complex project? I'd like to get up close to one and really look at it. what are some places they may be found. I'm in Charleston, SC surely there are some historic sites with old lathes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlestrum Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Refer to "Fine Woodworking" magazine's, "Tools and Shops" Annual Issue, Winter 2010. On page 94 Roy Underhill shows off his pole lathe. You might want to have a look at that. Roy runs a woodworking school in Pittsboro, N.C. www.woodwrightschool.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger T Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 If you do a search here, http://swingleydev.com/archive/index.php you should be able to come up with quite a bit of info. Myself, I prefer to just push a button. I tried a pole lathe one time, just couldnt get the hang of pumping my leg and getting smooth cuts with my lower body in motion like that. Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Why a pole lathe? If I were going to build a lathe, it'd be a big, heavy flywheel lathe so the work isn't constantly reversing direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwatson Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 one day i would like to build a treadle lathe. would be a fun project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenaissanceWW Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Not sure of the distance for you, but head up to Colonial Williamsburg and check out the treadle in the Joiner's shop. There is a great wheel lathe in the Cabinetmakers shop too but unless you have an apprentice to turn it for you that won't help. You can walk right up to the treadle and take plenty of pictures. I doubt they will let you use it, but the guys will be happy to demonstrate it for you. This is a classic treadle design that Roy Underhill references in his books. In fact, he actually used the lathe they have in the Joiners shop. I'm thinking its about 8 hours from you but well worth a weekend trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 check out don weber he went down to honduras and taught the people woodworking skills,he built this lathe out of wood and ten speed bicycle parts and it is very cool. http://handcraftwoodworks.com/greenwood.html he also uses a pole lathe and does demos all over, interesting guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billboard Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Last fall i tried Roy Underhills spring pole lathe at Highland Woodworking in Atlanta. It was interesting but I don't think I could work on it long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trad4life Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Check out Robin Wood and the Treewright on Youtube for some inspiration... or bodgers.uk.org which is a forum not unlike this dedicated to greenwood projects and pole/treadle lathes of all different designs..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch02 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Bob Easton starting making one, but I never saw a blog post saying he finished his. Maybe hit him up to ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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