I believe watching this video should humble all of us....This guy is amazing, and considering what he has for tools and shop....just watch.
http://www.wimp.com/chesspieces/
Dave
http://www.wimp.com/chesspieces/
Dave
Simply Amazing
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Well that's pretty fair Dave but with a little more practice he probably can dump that skew and and then put his toe nails to work. That then would really be completely "hand made".
Dick
HOLY SH*T ! :shocked: That is amazing. AND, he still has all his digits.
Can't say much for his shop though.
Can't say much for his shop though.
wow
Wow that's pretty amazing. I wonder how much runout he has on that thing. LOL.
Wow that's pretty amazing. I wonder how much runout he has on that thing. LOL.
It appeared to me that both centers were dead, so that would mean zero run out. The man is amazing. I have a drawer full of skews and other turning tools that I have rarely used in the last 20 plus years. And I thought my foot operated treddle lathe was primitive.
His foot as a steady rest and he was using his left foot to put pressure against what we would call his tail stock.
When using a bow lathe, the only time you make a cut is when you draw the bow backward. That in itself is an amazing feat. Not getting much cutting time in.
I tried making a ring like he did on a honey dipper. Not quite as easy as he made it look.
I'd like to try my hand at building a treadle lathe sometime.
The quality of furniture that people used to make on treadle lathes is pretty amazing too.
When using a bow lathe, the only time you make a cut is when you draw the bow backward. That in itself is an amazing feat. Not getting much cutting time in.
I tried making a ring like he did on a honey dipper. Not quite as easy as he made it look.
I'd like to try my hand at building a treadle lathe sometime.
The quality of furniture that people used to make on treadle lathes is pretty amazing too.
Dude, you actually said that. :thumbup:
As for making one, plans are available....and there is at least one company currently making them that I saw a while back.
Take a closer look at all the splinters whizzing around above the base of the king while his toes are within a quarter of an inch of them. Not even thinking about him rounding the square end for the bow while holding the block and looking down the street every stab. Amazing what you can do when you have too and thanks for the video Dave.--Leonard
I would not be so quick to feel sorry for the guy. I think that it is an act for the tourists. It looks like they have a wood turning shop with a lot of bowls for sale I would suspect made on conventional equipment. I remember being in Europe watching street performers. Your first instinct is to see them as beggars till you get to know them. One of my sister-in-laws neighbors is a street musician, I learned he made from $60,000 to $80,000 a year.
I was watching a guy who was in front of a big church in Germany. He was doing chalk drawing on the the sidewalk. It was a perfect copy of the church and his girl was collecting money hand over fist from the amazed tourists. I was there for a month and came to learn he was no artist at all. He did the same drawing over and over almost like painting by numbers. If you watched him do it once though you think you are watching a fantastic undiscovered artist. I saw basically the same acts for the tourists in almost every European city where ever I went. Some of the street musicians though are great and make a very good living as they sit there barefoot like they are homeless raking in the cash that they hide very quickly as it comes in. They like it when you only see a few dollars in the cup and feel like you are helping this pool person who has to beg for a living.
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Get an old treddle sewing machine and you basically have your "motor", just mount a little lathe on top.
The gunsmith I apprenticed under was using a Barnes treadle lathe like the one in the following pic daily for over 70 years...
He retired after an injury from trying to move his table saw by himself. He was a little old German guy who never embraced technology. He had a monster Lodge & Shipley 10 hp but only used it when he needed the larger spindle bore or bed length. Besides his wife calling him upstairs for lunch or his afternoon 2 block walk to the liquor store, it took an act of god to get him out of that seat.
Back to the topic... Thought you might want to see a treadle lathe you could easily build cues with.
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Did you forget to post the pic?
One video, the guy used a wooden wheel and cord.
I remember the old treadle sewing machines. I imagine that a person could find one sooner or later at a garage sale.
I got rid of the monster lathe I had. I found I was turning wood for projects that were usually less than 12 inches anyway and replaced it with a small
hobby lathe.
A very good stress reliever. Just put a square in, turn it round and let your imagination go. I made honey dippers and joint protectors. I'll have to try my hand at pens sometime.
One video, the guy used a wooden wheel and cord.
I remember the old treadle sewing machines. I imagine that a person could find one sooner or later at a garage sale.
I got rid of the monster lathe I had. I found I was turning wood for projects that were usually less than 12 inches anyway and replaced it with a small
hobby lathe.
A very good stress reliever. Just put a square in, turn it round and let your imagination go. I made honey dippers and joint protectors. I'll have to try my hand at pens sometime.
It shows the pic for me, but here is the link to the where I took the pic from.
http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/advert/ay223.htm