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WOODTURNING






                                                                                                                                 For the pole lathe, two
                                                                                                                         A-frames are joined by parallel
                                                                                                                        planks (the lathe bed), in which
                                                                                                                          poppets (head and tailstocks)
                                                                                                                         are inserted. A cord runs from
                                                                                                                            the foot treadle around the
                                                                                                                          workpiece and then up to an
                                                                                                                          elestic cord or sapling ‘pole’.
                                                                                                                                The billet on the right is
                                                                                                                            axed out and refined on the
                                                                                                                        shavehorse (left) before turning
                                                                                                                            on the lathe. All together, a
                                                                                                                                  basic bodger’s setup.












































































































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