Pole lathe plans book

Neither is what i would call comprehensive, especially in regards to the plans. Mike gives a bit of history concerning the various innovations to a basic springpole lathe he has made over his 30 years in green woodworking. The major difference between this type, and the modern lathe is that the motion is reciprocal, rather than continuous circular motion. After spending a significant amount of time squaring and sizing these timbers, i reluctantly scrapped them after discovering significant bug damage and fearing that there might still be. I learned about pole lathes from the foxfire books. Spring pole lathe the design for this lathe is inspired by an old german design published by roy underhill in episode 5 of season 24 of the woodwrights shop.

The basic polelathe design goes back many hundreds of years, and it would probably have been made entirely with hand tools. Ive wanted a pole lathe for a while, after seeing them at country and craft shows and helping my friend build one. Jan 09, 20 well, eden and i finished the pole lathe. There are two sources for building this lathe that i know of.

This three page section is a summary of my entry into the world of green woodworking, starting with making a shave horse in 2009. Pole lathe kit green woodworking specialists woodsmith. High carbon steel woodworking chisels and gouges for pole lathe turning, also the twybil and ferret. This book has some detailed designs for spring pole lathes but also one or two for the bungee polelathe that was mentioned. I am definitely a beginner but it is possible to turn out a half way decent spindle with less than an hour experience. The lathe has been used as part of our traditional woodworking demonstrations and it never fails to draw a crowd. Pole lathes are used to turn green wood, typically to make chair components, rounders bats and kitchen ware etc. The woodturners workshop woodturners guild of ontario. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Her passions for greenwoodworking came throu gh ver y clearly i n her writing, teaching and collaborations with other woodworkers. Since then i have bilt others and found illustrations of many lathes dating back to medieval times all of which are documented in my book.

Specialised tools such as bowl hooks may be used for some of the work. Nov, 2014 a pole lathe is a machine for turning wood. Im looking forward to your next instructable where you. As i am very committed to wood recycling, i used a combination of preused material as follows. I had found a copy of the plan for roys spring pole lathe on the internet. A reciprocating lathe that uses a springy pole to return the treadle and drive cord to the start position for the power stroke. Comes with a simple list of contents and line drawings to identify each of the parts. This is a large undertaking for us at plymouth craft, well be building some lathes ahead of time to be equipped for the event. There are plans for a lathe similar to this in mike abbotts very good book that i recommend and give five stars called living wood from buying a.

This lathe incorporates the same principles as the lathe above, but uses a novel spring and pulley arrangement to return the treadle, instead of using the lever system of the lathe shown above. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The lathe itself there are many types is often described as the first machine tool and its origins go back to the bronze age. These tend to be produced in limited quantities for sale by polelathe turners who also do some blacksmithing work. Her passions for greenwoodworking came through very clearly in her writing, teaching and collaborations with other woodworkers. A manual polelathe is the classic centuries old method used to turn green unseasoned wood with little effort and without the noise, dust, or danger involved with modern mechanised turning. The foot treadle is stashed behind the lathe, and the spring pole is up in the peak of the ceiling. And relatives economic consumption spring perch lathes to make moderate legs and spindles and if youre exit to coat rack plans cover wood on the springpole lathe you might as well get the outdo unity adapted this plan. While i am following his published design closely, i am going to use some modern machining to make the conical points run much more smoothly and with considerably less friction. May 10, 2015 i had found a copy of the plan for roys spring pole lathe on the internet. The pole lathe plans book by mark pottinger soft back, 48 pages, 25 black and white pictures.

January, 2020 i have posted free plans for making a simple, portable, benchtop spring pole lathe right here. Dec 14, 2012 spring pole lathe plan b my initial plans were to build a spring pole lathe out of reclaimed pine beams from an old barn that had blown down not far from me. There isnt a lot of detailing here and thats because its intended that you can adjust things to suit the materials you have to hand. During the twenty years or so since i built this footpowered treadle lathe, i have received many requests for drawings or plans. Pole lathe chisels tools books sharpening starter kits finishing tool care intl shipping gift ideas craft wood ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping. At the beginning of the 1990s, in the early days of my retirement, i made my first pole lathe from scrap timber for next to nothing, then i went on a. For the time being, theres easy access to the notebooks and other reference works. Jul 03, 2000 a manual pole lathe is the classic centuries old method used to turn green unseasoned wood with little effort and without the noise, dust, or danger involved with modern mechanised turning.

The whole idea behind a spring pole lathe is that you would pinch a piece of wood between two points, wrap a cord around the wood, and pump down on a treadle while putting your cutting tool. They show the overall dimensions as what ive used and how things are laid out. So i went more with a concept from the hand tool school. Woods workshop is dominated by his pole lathe, a heavy, homemade assembly of timber beams and posts. Oct 30, 2006 the pole lathe plans book by mark pottinger, 9780954618933, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The use of a broad 2 chisel for smoothing is pretty unique. The reason for all the quotes around spring pole will be evident in a moment. Invariably they have shorter handles because there is not so much of a control issue as there is with the high speed of a power lathe. Dougs five favourite green woodworking books original outdoors. A pole lathe, also known as a springpole lathe, is a woodturning lathe that uses the elasticity within a long pole as a return spring for a treadle. How to build a pole lathe easily permaculture magazine. Please use the links to see some information on making a pole lathe, and on turning items. When in 1975 i read herbert edlins seminal book traditional woodland crafts i discovered the craft of chair bodging, that is using the polelathe to turn the legs of windsor chairs from fresh cut beech trees. I make these hook tools myself from tool steel and each one does a.

The whole idea behind a spring pole lathe is that you would pinch a piece of wood between two points, wrap a cord around the wood, and pump down on a treadle while putting your cutting tool to the wood. View lathes that were inspired by this book, as well as updates to the book. This current edition provides you with the instructions, photos and illustrations, and inspiration to build your own treadle lathe. The basic pole lathe design goes back many hundreds of years, and it would probably have been made entirely with hand tools. Lathe, spring pole tool chest howto the woodwright.

I wrote the book 4 years into my career running green wood courses and it was clearly a. You would find the list of items here very meaningful and amazing. Steering that line is as much up to fate as it is up to planning but it worth bearing in. Comprehensive plans and instructions for building a traditional pole lathe by pottinger, mark isbn. Woodworking how to how to make a bungee pole lathe. There are plans for a lathe similar to this in mike abbotts very good book that i. But for years i lived in a small flat, with nowhere to store or use a lathe, and certainly no garden to fill up with shavings and stacks of wood. You can build your own treadle lathe by following the well illustrated steps presented in this compact book.

Buy the pole lathe plans book by mark pottinger from waterstones today. See more ideas about lathe, wood turning and wood lathe. After spending a significant amount of time squaring and sizing these timbers, i reluctantly scrapped them after discovering significant bug damage and fearing that there might still be live critters in them that could do damage to my shop. Said while tilting your head into the path of the descending spring pole. She cherished the connections she made through woodworking, and kept in contact with both old and new friends right up to. Jarrod will be teaching a 2day class in polelathe bowl turning with hook tools. Tool forging to book a forging day email me to arrange a date. Viires, woodworking in estonia, illustrates a simple pole lathe erected on the end vise of a cabinetmakers bench. Pressing the treadle pulls on a cord that is usually wrapped around the piece of wood or billet being turned.

How to make a pole lathe using readily available timber and making it very quickly. Hand tool woodworking instruction and thoughts woodworking. I enjoyed making this low cost lathe which is quickly and easily built, is light but stable, and folds away nicely. Tools often tend to have longer handles for extra leverage because of the higher forces involved in turning bowls. Harry rogers shows you through the whole process of making a heightadjusting pole lathe, including all the meaurements. The woodwrights guide working wood with wedge and edge, 2008 so i set about finding the material for the components. Turning tools for the pole lathe are different to those used on a power lathe. Many of you didnt even know there was a bookcase in the shop probably. Old school, preelectricity wood working is fascinating. See more ideas about lathe, wood turning and green woodworking. There are two basic types, a spindle lathe for making stair rods, chair legs and other spindly items, and the other sort dont know the name for making bowls, balls and the like.

Comprehensive plans and instructions for building a traditional pole lathe. That being said, either of those sources are more than enough information to get the job done. You can certainly make it as tall and as long as you want, the only essential is a clear path for the drive belt. May 21, 2010 lathe details building the spring pole.

How to turn a bowl on a pole lathe money the guardian. Pole lathe tools and accessories woodsmith experience. There are plans for a lathe similar to this in mike abbotts very good book that i recommend and give five stars. I cobbled together a primitive polelathe in the attic of the farmhouse where i was living, and that became my hobby. Although shavings are produced at a reduced rate, the lathe helps you get fit in a more interesting way than on an exercise bike. The book includes plans for shave horses and pole lathes as well as details of how to make an amazing green wood chair, mike has specialised. Nov 14, 20 how to make a pole lathe using readily available timber and making it very quickly. At this point the spring pole lathe is almost built. Introduction make your own treadle lathe why this small book exists in the last twenty years or so since i built this footpowered treadle lathe, i have received many requests for drawings or plans.

I study medieval woodworking a lot, and ive always wanted to try out the medieval style lathe. We built the 17th century german design rediscovered by roy underhill. It is difficult to accurately whittle the butt end of a handle or to whittle a tenon for a ferrule, leather bolster, or metal ring. This quickly turned box is small enough to be created from your scrap pile, but elegant enough to hold your most precious possessions. Not sure that i will stick to it religiously, but knowing one way of doing it will allow me to make a pole lathe with my own features and be confident that they will work. The lathe bed, puppets headstock and tailstock and legs are based on mike abbotts pole lathe 2000 design with some minor customisations.

For lathe purposes that has 5 or 6 pages covering both the spring pole lathe the. Unfamiliar with woodworking or even having issues with particular plans. Most recently, pww magazine august 2016 ran an article by roy on the building of the lathe. My tools are also not like the average pole lathe turners and there are rather a lot of them. On release, the springy pole attached to the top of the rope would pull up, spinning the wood backwards, and making it ready to be pushed down. The frame of my lathe is only 40 long for two reasons. Learn how to build your own pole lathe for turning wood. This was more than just a project for a society for creative anachronism sca arts and sciences competition, it was also a tool which i could use to make more authenticlooking turned items, such as tool handles, chair legs, and game counters. The association of polelathe turners and green woodworkers was created in 1990 by a group of a dozen likeminded individuals who wanted to promote the art of polelathe turning and green woodworking to the rest of the world. The pole lathe plans book by mark pottinger, 9780954618933, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.

Tips fr using woodturning lathe viking books, viking art, viking shield, primitive. I bored a slightly undersized hole through the tail stock upright, heated the pintle with a propane torch holding it in vice grips and quickly screwed it into the hole. One is the recent article in popular woodworking linked above and roys book by wedge and edge. At the beginning of the 1990s, in the early days of my retirement, i made my first polelathe from scrap timber for next to nothing, then i went on a. Displaying 1 to 9 of 12 products view all 1 2 next 19mm 34 skew chisel.

She cherished the connections she made through woodworking, and kept in contact with both old and new friends right up to the end. A better treadle for the spring pole lathe youtube. Make your own treadle lathe is a practical, step by step guide to building a footpowered lathe for light duty wood turning. At this point, we have uprights mounted on a frame supports, parallel crossbeams, holding up a movable head and tail stock with steel centers. Pdf spring pole lathe plans plans diy free build a wardrobe. Woodworking lathe, green woodworking, wood turning. With just a few basic tools and these easytofollow steps, youll be turning out dazzling bowls in not time. The back and forth motion of a spring pole type lathe has been used well past the 1600s era that i study, and in many places is still in use today. A pole lathe is the traditional tool for making round objects from wood. On a spring pole lathe that i built 40 or so years ago i made an adjustable tail center from an old piece of gateshutter hardware that looked like this. Further resourcesmike abbot has a chapter on how to make a pole lathe in his book.

The other end of the cord reaches up to the end of a. January, 2020 i have posted free plans for making a simple, portable, benchtop. The main body of lathe has feet beneath it so you can hold it down in your vice. Loft woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking. Mark pottinger soft back, 48 pages, 25 black and white pictures. First, these lengths are easier to pack when traveling, second, the scavenged 2 x 4s were 80 long. But snappy comebacks wont win anyone over to your side of the spring pole lathe. Jennie alexander, aka ja 19302018 passed away on july 12, 2018 after a long and full life. I make these hook tools myself from tool steel and each one does a slightly different job. This is the design outlined in mike abbotts book green woodworking working with wood the natural way. I cobbled together a primitive polelathe in the attic of the farmhouse where i.

The pole lathe plans book by mark pottinger waterstones. Pdf spring pole lathe plans plans diy free build a. My initial plans were to build a spring pole lathe out of reclaimed pine beams from an old barn that had blown down not far from me. From buying a woodland to making a chairwoodland craft by ben law.