Making and Using a Hand Powered Lathe

[PhilipMitchellGraham]

Very refreshing to see zero material costs in a how to video on youtube. I only ever buy new materials as a last resort.

[62rome]

amazing i'm gonna make one.

[WildPrimitiveSkills]

great vid

[truckpipe]

My goodness your arm has to be ungodly tired after using this. Do you sometimes switch arms for pulling and shaping? Interesting simple concept. thanks

[maveraver]

@truckpipe nope no switching of the arms, i just make small things on it, tbh despite hgow it looks there is very litle physical exertion

[dukedroklar2]

Never used a lathe b4 but couldn't you hook a pulley to one of the spike/spindles on the outside of the post for the rope to spin around, spinning the pulley which spins the spike and the dowel? The benefit would be to allow for a metal template with the desired contour to be pushed into the wood forming the final shape of the entire leg at the same time. Would also allow for easy precision of multiple legs exactly the same every time. Just a thought...

[caribourain1]

This makes me wish I had three hands.

[caribourain1]

Boy I would implement that child labor again. That looks very primitive. Not for me.

Cool though

[lamontroyal]

brilliant! thanks for that. Are those fishing rod handles you are making?

[maveraver]

@lamontroyal - thanks for the comment, i was making a stool leg, never made the stool to go with it though :-)

[MIGUEL2005LIMA]

robinson crusoe tech.

[maveraver]

@MIGUEL2005LIMA - thats the one

[MIGUEL2005LIMA]

@maveraver the technique of the  future.. survivors tech,

[drail80s]

Loved your video You should put a feather on the end of the spring pole to help keep you cool haha

Great idea portable also for small jobs

Thanks

[talltallone]

you have such good talent...i love your videos and i would love to see you do some more primitive projects like these thank you so much!

[maveraver]

@talltallone thanks man, i have some projects lined up for the coming weeks, watch this space

[PoorRichard1059]

BRILLIANT!

[maveraver]

@PoorRichard1059 - thanks man

[bingcro]

tks for posting you will have arms like popeye when yourve finished !!!

[maveraver]

@bingcro - it certainly helps to keep you fit

[cr0cket01]

one my mates used to make them type of laves and had shave horse on it was also peddle power i not seen him in years but he used go to a lot of the country fairs and lincln show, showing people how to make them. best bit was he got wood from forestry comision and then made candle stick holders and stuff after showing how to make the laves and shaving stool combo and sell the home made candlestick holders.

[MrRorypitcher]

Where did you get your child laborer

[kaisaerpren]

a bow to power the lathe would be less work to operate, then you dont fight the spring pole

[maveraver]

@kaisaerpren in fact a bow would be more work as i would have to power the bow on both strokes, forwards and backwards, whereas with a spring pole the pole is doing half the work for me

[newlifeme1]

Mave did you come up with the idea to put the lathe on your horse, or is that an old english tradition?

[maveraver]

@newlifeme1 -0 nope that was all my idea, i wanted to make the thing as portable as possible and that solution just presented itself to me

[newlifeme1]

Mave, nice job. I love how compact , practical, and functional your set up is. I noticed on you video for making a child's toy that you changed the right hand locking bolt on your lathe, what made you do that?

Thanks

[maveraver]

@newlifeme1 i decided to tincrease the diamter of the centres as the narrow one as seen in this video was actually drilling into the wood as the work piece span, the larger diameter centres prevent this from happening

[dlindeman]

nice ...what was the total elapse time for 1 leg ? good workout too >regard DL

[maveraver]

@dlindeman absolutely no idea im afraid

[heavym3tal]

makes me appreciate the electric motor

[avair12]

you never cease to amaze me.

[maveraver]

@avair12 - I aim to please :-)

[Waldhandwerk]

Fantastic idea and great work. Best regards Sepp

[maveraver]

@Waldhandwerk - thanks

[MyJogger]

very cool idea Bro.

[maveraver]

@MyJogger - cheers matey

[backwoodsbeagle]

if you glue some nuts into the whole that the screw is in right now you can use a sharpened blot in place of the screw and not worry about it becoming too loos after time

[Prepare2Survive]

awesome

[73mensailedoff]

Very nice video

[maveraver]

@73mensailedoff - thx

[OldManGlitch]

Bud, excelent work, try making it work with leg/foot power and they you'll have both hands to hold and work the piece. Great stuff.

[maveraver]

@OldManGlitch - thanks for the comment, the lathe was designed as a hand powered unit from the outset in the same genre as a bow lathe, as it is only ever going to be used for simple jobs, but yes i agree, a foot powered lathe would offer the chance to use two hands on the work piece, tis just this lathe was not dsesigned to be used that way :-)

[LowBudgetBushcraft]

Awesome video. I love seeing how simple tools can be created to work like todays counterparts. Thanks for posting.

[maveraver]

@LowBudgetBushcraft - no prob, glad you enjoyed it

[pawwuk]

absolut perfect work :)

5stars

[maveraver]

@pawwuk - thanks bud

[Makermook]

Now that is impressive! I had the treadle and frame of an old Singer sewing machine which I was going to use for just this kind of thing, but it disappeared from my garage. And it looks like you could do with a prototype turning tool, hmm?

[maveraver]

@Makermook - lol, great minds Mook, great minds, was going to get in touch with you re a pukka tool for it?

[Reitbakk]

Great! Let us see you make more stuff?

[maveraver]

@Reitbakk - what do you want to see then?

[hellerZauberer]

Pretty awesome! I'll have to have a go at something like this!

[maveraver]

@hellerZauberer - go for it, it's pretty easy to build tbh

[Ggreenvideos]

Now that is cool! Very cool :o)

[maveraver]

@Ggreenvideos - thanks

[beast12101]

very cool, with a stronger tree limb, you could make it a foot pedal, pretty easy.

[maveraver]

@beast12101 - that's the next one mate, bigger and better ;-)

[EDINBURGSTAR]

Good job very nicely done.

[maveraver]

@EDINBURGSTAR - cheers

[EDINBURGSTAR]

Good job very ice.

[hadleyjack]

super cool !

[maveraver]

@hadleyjack thanks

[SKwoodsman]

So this is absolutely fantastic Mark! It's sad, i don't have much free time, to try projects like you do. Thank you for another great video!

ATB

Matt

[maveraver]

@SKwoodsman - thanks Matt, ive not forgoten the leather work btw ;-)

[MrBudwv]

Awesome.

[maveraver]

@MrBudwv - thanks

[TomTheTruckdriver]

That is impressive! Thank you very much for the video. This and the previous one will help me a lot with making my own.

[maveraver]

@TomTheTruckdriver - glad to be of help