Good luck, I hope your teacher lets you. Powered lathes are scary, but its also an amazing tool to learn! My woodworking teacher was missing multiple fingers and would say somewhat racist things. He was _old school_, good woodworking teacher but ehh... problematic human. Anyway, we got to use the lathe a lot and he used to yell at me frequently because I didn't know what I was doing. We all turned a few small bowls, and random handles. Learned a lot from him! His initials were RF and thats what everybody called him, RIP RF. School in the ~90's and in the midwest (we also had Future Farmers of America (FFA) at our school). (Apparently he lost one finger during a yearbook photo shoot demonstrating the table saw, or so the rumors went)
Back in the ancient times (8th grade 1968) we did "Wood and Metal Shop". One of my projects was a walnut goblet. Difficult but with careful instruction I got it done! My mother kept it and now I still have it! It's a shame they don't have these types of classes anymore.
Either our woodworking teacher was more reckless, or your woodworking teacher is not generous enough with his trust. We all got to turn a bowl. Granted, it was supervised the entire time and the kill switch was directly under his palm while doing it. I don't know exactly where that bowl went. I know I used to keep my car keys in it.
My grandfather loved to turn bowls. He did so well into his eighties when his failing eyesight made it unsafe. Despite having ten children, each household in the family has an immense collection of his work, which are all the more treasured since his passing.
I love spalted beech. I use it to make walking sticks and wall / tabletop ornaments. Always interesting results, even when my woodworking isn't wonderful.
Hello Eoin! I saw some of your content posted on Facebook, probably by a third party wannabe or something. But I was wondering where I could find the actual source so I could support you properly! My grandfather was a carpenter and woodworker, sadly the skill was not inherited by me but I do love watching people with your level of skills. So glad I’m able to follow along your journey now!
as a modern lathe user this is so fascinating, and also negates any complaints about when my parts of my lathe don't work exactly how they should because jack is out here hitting just about every part of his pole lathe with a mallet
Very interesting to watch, it was a little hard to hear what he was saying. You could do with a mic for them to attach to their tunic so it’s easier to follow. Would be great to see a close up of the tools and equipment and it’s set up etc. I’ve thought about making one of these foot lathes, however it’s finding a decent design to work from. Do you have the gentleman’s details (links if possible) please, so I could check his work out. Thanks in advance.
Usare questo tipo di tornio oggi è praticamente inutile, se produci per vendere, troppo tempo per una ciotola. Personalmente dopo aver costruito e provato per curiosità questo tornio, l'ho smontato e gettato nella stufa almeno mi ha scaldato. Ne ho costruito un'altro dove il mandrino gira sempre nello stesso verso, usando un pedale tipo macchina da cucire e con varie pulegge riesco a variare la velocità, posso anche lavorare i metalli .
You should! Crafting helps with anxiety and stress because you have to put your full focus on what you are doing rather than your problems. Sounds amazing
If you don't fix it up for use yourself you should 100% sell or donate it for someone else to have hours of enjoyment using 😊 Definitely intrigued how something so heavy & sturdy by design ended up being hauled up into an antic.
@@mnicholl93 actually doing some work in the attic so took apart the old lathe and now it's in garage so hopefully soon I'll have time to put it together and put it to work. Might make a yt too
If it were I, I would build a ratcheting spindle and add a heavy flywheel to keep things spinning between foot pumps and gouge inserts. You might even be able to incorporate something as simple as a coaster brake from a child's bicycle to facilitate an over-running clutch, the weighty flywheel maintaining rotation. I bet a chunk of burl would make a handsome bowl.
I loved this video!! Nothing makes me happier than watching a master craftsperson at their work. The pole lathe was fascinating to see, and I was surprised at how quickly Jack was able to shape the bowl given that he had to continually pedal. I suppose bowyers got very efficient in their movements. Beautiful to watch, and I would love to have one of these little bowls!
That ruddy brown your spalting fungi give you is beautiful. Here in the US you'll most often see a dirty blue-grey settling in green wood, but the black lines and bright reds/greens/yellows you can find if you're lucky are beautiful.
Interesting choice to film / cut in 4:3 aspect ratio. Don't see that much these days, given 1440x1080 hasn't really been used since HDV cam died. I do kinda miss 4:3 though, but that might just be nostalgia.
