Man Power
A few days ago it jumped back into my head that I would love to learn how to use a wood lathe. I have seen plenty of examples of great craftsmanship using these tools and the principal is infinitely simple (yet the mastering of the technique I’m told takes almost more than a lifetime). So I’m considering taking a dive into it along with all the other junk going on. Considering that I don’t have a lot of money I’m weary about shelling out hundreds (if not thousands) for a new tool. So I searched around a bit and found a couple of examples of home made jobs. What really interested me where the manual powered ones. Most, like this example, had a large fly wheel attached to a f...
