The Slowest Farm Shop #5: Progress on Shaving horse, spring pole lathe, and a mystery tool...
Well, I promised pictures last time, and I have some..I started on the spring pole lathe, which is my big project for this summer/fall, and I decided after much goings on to not make a treadle lathe, meaning in this case continuous motion, but a traditional spring pole lathe, where the piece rotates once or more (hopefully many more) times, then back again. Why? I was inspired by a couple things, like poverty and such, but also after doing months of research into it, it’s just what appeals to me. Robin Wood (yes, that’s his name) has been a big inspiration to me. You can look up his work in several places, including the Assoc. of Pole Turners, and his website http://www.robin-...
