Might interest some...

[RETIRED]

Not exactly wood but interesting history lesson.

On ye art and mysterie of turning (http://homepages.tig.com.au/~dispater/turning.htm)

[Gil Jones]

Thanks, Ian,
Very interesting...
Gil

[Michael Spain]

Hi , the link is very interesting, I before doing my pole lathe, investigate very much up to meeting on the planes of DaVinci, this way I could discover very interesting things on this ancient tool, sometimes it is good to look at the history, we can learn much of her.:2tsup:

[Paul39]

Thanks , I posted the link on Practical Machinist:

Some Lathe History - Practical Machinist - Largest Manufacturing Technology Forum on the Web (http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-history/some-lathe-history-209632/#post1408241)

Those who dabble in metal might find PM interesting. There is a huge body of experience there, but they are very funny about mention of Chinese and hobby sized machines.

The South Bend and Antique threads are my favorites. I found them looking for information on my SB 10L lathe.

[Ed Reiss]

Long read...I usually drop off after 2 or 3 paragraphs, but managed to hold through to the end...most interesting read. Thanks Ian.:D