Learn about the Wood Lathe


Treadle lathe

Read each of the sites below and and answer the questions.

Have fun learning about the wood lathe!


1. What is woodturing?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodturning
2. When did woodturning begin in the U.S.?
http://hometown.aol.com/dschwdturn/qew/qqewhistorywood.html
3. What is the difference between a pole lathe and a treadle lathe?
http://www.inthewoodshop.org/methods/trlathe.shtml#1
http://www.turners.org/lathehistory.html
4. What woodturning tools would you reccommend for a beginning woodturner?
http://www.woodcentral.com/bparticles/turning.shtml
5. List 3 tips that you thought would be valuable.
http://www.btinternet.com/%7Efulton/turntips.htm

The following links provides an introduction to woodturning. I hope you find it interesting.

http://www.a1studio.freeserve.co.uk/wtintro/wtintro.html

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