turning a bowl on a foot-powered lathe
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Nice demonstration and video with the lathe.
Brought back memories of older family & friends who enjoyed woodworking.
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This is fantastic, Great great job bud. Would it be simple to build a Lathe?
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really great video, next your going to have to post a video of you making a goblet
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Incredible! One of the coolest things I've ever seen. Nice work
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Is that wood he's using for the bowl?
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i like the part where he makes a bowl
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In my opinion, not only is there a place for this type of turning, but there is a NEED for this type. It is an amazing process, and a true art. Wonderful work Mr. Wood
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that is quite interesting. is this a lathe of your own design or something from history? ive never seen one before but im not an expert on lathes either.
niby05 1 year ago
Very similar lathes are pictured in early medieval illustrations and there are bowls that were made on a lathe of unknown design from 400BC. My inspiration was the lathe of George Lailey "the last bowl turner" who died in 1958, his lathe is at the museum of English Rural Life.
robinturns 1 year ago
why do you use a foot powered lathe instead of a traditional lathe?
aaazzz00o9999 2 years ago
Well I would say this was a traditional lathe but I know what you mean.
I work this way partly because I like the process and partly because I like the result. Bowls made this way have a very different feel to bowls made on an electric lathe. Its a bit like the difference between hand thrown earthenware and fine porcelain, there is a place for both in the world.
robinturns 2 years ago
I was thinking if you attached one of those stair steppers that powers a fan (used at yard sale), it'd be at least 50% more efficient turning in one direction only and with much greater velocity.
iamtheomega 2 years ago
it is a common misconception that reciprocal motion is inefficient. I often get folk suggesting how it could be made better, I never saw anyone tell a man using a hammer how much energy he was wasting bringing the hammer back like that every time.
robinturns 2 years ago