Lathe Steady Rest

Lew….Looks great!!!!! I saw a steady rest @ the tool show in Balto. last wknd Over $300.00!!!!! I’m wondering if your rest is dadoed @ the base or screwed & glued. I’ve tried to make several without much success. Yuo have given me inspiration.

Good Work!!!!!!!!!

-- ED NOCK

Thanks, Ed! It is glued and screwed in place.

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Well done, Lew. A steady is a must in a wood turner’s shop.

-- Sam Shakouri / CREATING WONDERS WITH WOOD.....Sydney,Australia....

way to go Lew, im kinda surprised you didn’t have one of these already, but it just goes to show that because of your skill level you have done well making your rolling pins without one for so long, so my question is can you really feel the difference with the use of this now…i agree with you on the wing nuts, they should be replaced with some nice knobs, much easier on the hands…i think these are really a nice tool for lathe use and if i had a lathe i would be sure to have one of these, maybe if you do a Lew version here, get some neat woods into this new tool , it could be a whole new market Lew..great job here…grizz

-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']

Thanks for posting. Looks good, answered where I’ll get the wheels! LOL.

-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher

Nice job. A sweet tool addition.

-- Use it up, Wear it out --------------- Make it do, Or do without!

Nice jig thanks for sharing…

-- Cosmicturner

I made 2, the first ended up being too small when I garnered more skill as a turner and needed a larger one to accommodate my larger turnings. I made it so I could use the maximum capacity of my lathe which is 20”. It is designed so the inside of the wheels, when fully open, will hold a 20” bowl.

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

Lew Great looking steady rest.

Looks like a nice build also. I’ve been keeping my eyes open for skates also.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Very nice! I still need to make one of these. Its nice to see what others have done to get inspiration. Thanks for sharing. :)

-- "Keep thy airspeed up, lest the earth come from below and smite thee." - William Kershner

Very good job.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Tickles my Rube Goldberg funny bone, looks impressive….......even if I don’t own a lathe.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

Nice job Lew. Looks great !!!!

-- Mike, Missouri --- “A positive life can not happen with a negative mind.” ---

Looks really good Lew. I like the cam lock, very neat idea. That Celtic design on that turning looks very nice also.

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

A fine looking steady. I took the easy way out and bought mine from Oneway. The $300 mentioned earlier seems a lot. Oneway’s is something like half that.

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""