Tag Archives: lathe

Fly Swatter Shaker Style

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Greg Merritt

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 →

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Shaker Stools 240 Mod-Part 2

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Greg Merritt

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 →

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3-Ply Moravian Chair-Part 3

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Greg Merritt

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 →

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Pole Lathe Notes-1

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Greg Merritt

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 →

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Spring Pole Lathe-Part 5-Complete

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Greg Merritt

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 →

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Spring Pole Lathe-Part 3

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Greg Merritt

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 →

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Spring Pole Lathe-Part 2

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Greg Merritt

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.

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Spring Pole Lathe-Part 1

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Greg Merritt

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 →

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