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**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 19th December 2008, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by tea lady

What wood have you used. Really interesting grain. The consensus in Aus is that our hard woods would be too hard for a foot powered lathe.

I wouldn't try turning Ironbark or Dead Finish, but our "common" timbers such as Redgum, Tas. Oak, etc. turn very nicely on a pole/treadle lathe. When green, anyway, but I'm sure thats true even of woods from over the pond..

Originally Posted by robin wood

There are some greenwoodworkers using pole lathes in Aus too.

I also started to build a pole lathe, but was saved from the attraction of the Dark Side when I came across my small treadly. [Phew!]

I don't s'pose you know of any links to hand-forging hook tools on the web, Robin?

**TTIT** · 19th December 2008, 07:14 PM

Brilliant stuff Robin - so good to know the skill hasn't died out completely - would be such a shame. If I ever get to the UK I'll be wanting to see a demo

**RETIRED** · 15th February 2010, 01:06 PM

Moved this here.

**RETIRED** · 15th February 2010, 01:10 PM

Some probably have not seen it.

**rsser** · 15th February 2010, 02:02 PM

Cool.

Helen has an antique turned bowl. It has some flats left on the outside and I figured that the rough-out had been done with a hatchet or the like. Acc to the photo looks like it may well have been.

**watson** · 15th February 2010, 03:00 PM

That almost makes me want to learn to turn.
Maybe next life.

**rsser** · 15th February 2010, 03:09 PM

Just get onto the ball of one foot and throw yr arms clockwise Noel and you'll turn just fine

Yeah, great bowls.

bit of end-grain tear-out but the figure distracts the eye.

**watson** · 15th February 2010, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by rsser

Just get onto the ball of one foot and throw yr arms clockwise Noel and you'll turn just fine

Yeah, great bowls.

bit of end-grain tear-out but the figure distracts the eye.

Then I'd have to learn to Dip

Beaut wood too!

**rsser** · 15th February 2010, 03:25 PM

Et tutu, Brute

;-}

**powderpost** · 15th February 2010, 10:04 PM

Interesting demo.. thanks. Saw a Japanese turner operating in Proserpine a coup;e of years ago. He used very similar tools, but a different technique. He also demonstrating making a tool from a bar with an oxy torch.
Jim

**NeilS** · 16th February 2010, 11:57 AM

Thanks for moving this thread into the woodturning forum. Had missed it wherever it was posted originally.

What a magnificent set of nested bowls. Straight off the hook tool, no scraper or sandpaper have been near them!

You might detect that I'm a Robin Wood fan. I can highly recommend his beautiful book, 'The Wooden Bowl'', which includes a very scholarly history of his craft. But then I'm a bit biased, it's the only book on woodturning I ever bought!....

Ern, my antique bowl (pic attached), made in the same manner, also appears to have axe cuts on the base where it has been trimmed off its spigot.

.....

**Ed Reiss** · 16th February 2010, 12:38 PM

Robin...thanks for posting the tibute to George Lailey

**govarney** · 17th February 2010, 09:14 PM

Robin,

Great video. I enjoyed both the content and the video production. please thank your wife too

**Evan Pavlidis** · 20th February 2010, 08:49 PM

Thanks Robin; great video and the bowls are stunning. Who needs sandpaper when the figure jumps out at you.
Good see how turners of yesteryear practiced their craft. Great work; clean and simple.

Cheers, Evan

**hughie** · 20th February 2010, 11:10 PM

I don't s'pose you know of any links to hand-forging hook tools on the web,

Here you go Skew

Wood Turning Hook Tool: Make Your Own

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