Thread: Spinning wheel Pattern for FIL?

Toni I have a few links and patterns for them from Practicle woodworker

what style is he after

he said he just want a basic spinning wheel to try?
Toni

Lot of sites to troll through Toni http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~caj/diy.html

even our forum has links
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f56/spinning-wheel-plans-required-18331

Wheelin mate. She don't work that link!
Toni

I just went there twice and tried again maybe server trouble I did notice that page hasn't been updated since 2001
Having same problem with main page now

They worked for me, have another try Toni

yep got there this time thanks for that
Toni

A good spinning wheel is custom built to suit the person who'll be using it; taking into account their sitting height, skill level and what material(s) they're spinning. So having a set of plans is only half the battle if he wants that wow factor the first time they use it. IMHO he's better off buying a good book that explains the basics, then sitting down and designing his own.

I recommend Eric Corran's Understanding the Spinning Wheel - he's the spinning wheel's version of Vic Wood or Richard Raffan.

FWIW, making spinning wheels is what got me interested in wood turning in the first place. Then I stopped making 'em and started making curlies instead. I still have a couple of unfinished Castle style wheels cluttering the shed that I started on some 10 odd years ago...