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Fly Swatter Shaker Style
A few weeks ago Paul Sellers had a blog post where he showed a fly swatter with a leather business end. I liked the idea and immediately began searching the internet for similar designs. Note: Paul Sellers has since made … Continue reading
Shaker Stools 240 Mod-Part 2
Progress continues on the stools. Mostly one hour at a time after work each day. This has become my basic workflow as of late. Come home, check in and then out to the shop until dinner time. Then grab as … Continue reading
3-Ply Moravian Chair-Part 3
Since my last post I have managed to turn and fit the stretchers for the second chair. I truly do enjoy the spring pole lathe. Nothing like and hour at the lathe after work to rid the mind of … Continue reading
Pole Lathe Notes-1
This will be a first in a series of ongoing post as I learn to use the spring pole lathe. These posts will be mostly for my own journaling purposes, but it may prove useful to others as well. When … Continue reading
Posted in 5-Tools, Spring Pole Lathe, Thoughts-Views
Tagged lathe, Spring Pole Lathe, wood turning
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Spring Pole Lathe-Part 5-Complete
At the conclusion of my last post on the spring pole lathe I had just begun work on the tool rest. The basic structure was complete. All it needed was the finishing touches. So the next day after work I … Continue reading
Posted in 5-Tools, Spring Pole Lathe
Tagged dead centers, lathe, morse taper, Spring Pole Lathe
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Spring Pole Lathe-Part 3
My day in the shop didn’t go as I has planned. It’s not that anything went wrong, but I had gotten the order of operations a little out of order. Originally I was going to cleanup the uprights and chop … Continue reading
Spring Pole Lathe-Part 2
Confession time…if you follow me on Instagram, then you know that I started this lathe project a week ago. I’m little behind on my blogging, but I’ve been running a little time management experiment this week.
Spring Pole Lathe-Part 1
I have always been fascinated by the lathe. There is something mesmerizing about watching the shapes appear from the spinning wood. As much as I like the lathe, I never planned on adding one to my shop. There’s a whole … Continue reading