Lathe Restoration

Forest Knights is more than just another Bushcraft and First Aid School.  I like to try and keep as many traditional skills alive as possible from Greenwood working and Flint Knapping to Canoe and Coracle building.

Several of our instructors are pretty good at using a pole lathe and we run courses from time to time on Pole Lathe construction and Bodging.  

Joel removing the surface rust.

Beth our latest recruit is a rather talented power lathe turner.  She turns some amazing bowls and goblets etc.  That can be purchased at various shows.

So not to be outdone the chaps have all gone and got themselves a power lathe.  Nothing like a little competition to inspire one.

Not that any of us are going to become as good as Beth any time soon.

Joel was lucky enough to be able to collect his deceased grandfathers lathe.  We spent the day giving it some tender loving care.

For the tool enthusiasts it is a Tyme Cub manufactured from the 1960's until 1990s.

The bed is much longer than my own hobby lathe and should be great for turning legs for our show shave horses.

Checking the motor.

Check out the craft section of our website for a selection of our bowls and hand carved spoons etc

If you do not see anything you like.  The team accept commissions and will be adding more stock as time allows.