This past weekend, my local AAW chapter was set up at the Woodworking show at the Eastern States Exposition in Massechusetts.
I got to playing with an 1860s vintage tredle lathe, and made these two whistles. One of them has my first attempt at a captured ring.
The lathe has about a 2" or 3" swing and has a dead center tailstock. One must lube the wood with beeswax to prevent binding between the wood and the dead center. For those unfamiliar with this sort of lathe, it is powered by pressing your foot on a pedal that drives a crank shaft. I would guess I would be lucky if I generate 0.1 HP and got RPM above 100.
I got to playing with an 1860s vintage tredle lathe, and made these two whistles. One of them has my first attempt at a captured ring.
The lathe has about a 2" or 3" swing and has a dead center tailstock. One must lube the wood with beeswax to prevent binding between the wood and the dead center. For those unfamiliar with this sort of lathe, it is powered by pressing your foot on a pedal that drives a crank shaft. I would guess I would be lucky if I generate 0.1 HP and got RPM above 100.