any fool can make something more complex.....simple woodwork
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Fantastic skill Robin
If I tried paring wood as you did with the axe there would be fingers all over the floor- would make it very difficult for me to play my geetars!!
Thanks for showing the vid mate
Cheers, John
We all have our own skills John and I am still blown away by what you guys at Forgemasters do. I do feel to be lucky to have found something that I enjoy so much and can make a living at.
Looking back to the old Hatfield Forest days it's good to see you perfecting your craft. That's a sweet workshop you've got there and lovely products.
Look forward to seeing what you can do in another twenty years!
Look forward to seeing what you can do in another twenty years!
Saw this video whenit was first put up. Enjoyed watching it as much now as the first time I saw it. Lovely work Robin you have a real skill! Have you ever thought about taking on an apprentice?
Yes Colin, made this lathe and several others and forge all my own turning tools.
I have thought about an apprentice and if I had a set up like friends in woods in Herefordshire where folk could live cheap for free I would. Accommodation in Edale is very expensive and I can't afford to pay living costs to someone.
Thats a shame...skills like this should definitely be passed on! If theyre from derbby or close by could they not just travel?
When I started there was no one making pole lathe bowls today there are probably 50 folk in the UK that can turn one and I have taught folk via the web in the USA, Sweden, Japan and Germany, there are many ways of passing skills besides traditional apprenticeship.
Thats true! Great to know that traditioonal skills like this are being re kindled. Id love a wood lathe but being an apprentice myself it doesnt pay enough to buy one! And I wouldnt know where to begin making a pole lathe
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Allways nice to see first hand how such nice wood products are crafted, you get to apriciate them a lot more. Your work enviromant is the envey of every one who has seen it, and I sincerly hope you exceed that grand age.
Cheers
Bill
Cheers
Bill
When my wife and I were planning to emigrate about 8 years ago, the small farm we were going to was off grid so I made a treadle lathe. I opted for the Da Vinci design using a van wheel and tyre for the fly wheel because I found it strange with the work piece rotating back and forth but watching you work this is obviously not a problem for you. I ended up selling it because to recoup some money, we didnt move and lost a few £k with the money we had paid out
Bushman I still have the plans on my external hard drive I can send you them if you want a copy I also have plans for a treadle band saw well it's more a reciprocating saw using a section of bandsaw blade
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