Pole Lathe bowl Turning thread anyone??

[Thom Noonan]

Looking really nice mate, i love the shape of them. Have they been oiled in this photo?

[dervishcarving]

the ones in my photo are unoiled. I tend to leave them in the shed (in the winter) to slowly dry before i oil them. They are now oiled ready for a local summer fete where my bodging group do a demonstration and sell some stuff. Unfortunately I cant mate it this year as I will be in the states at a couple of chainsaw carving events. Its a shame but I couldnt pass up on a chance to become an international carver

Oh, and I oiled them with food-safe mineral oil. its not cheep (apparently) but its food safe and dosnt change the colour as much as other oils so i kinda like it

 

The larget bowls are machine-turned (I dot that in teh winter when i get a chance), spalted beech, cherry and an elm burr

[Thom Noonan]

Here's some more bowls, one on the left in each picture is Sycamore the rest are Silver Birch.

[Thom Noonan]

The single bowl is Damson, the other two are silver birch finished them today.

[the village idiot]

Great stuff! Could we see a couple of pictures of the pole lathes themselves?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

don't know if there are any other pole lathe turners out there so this may be a lonely thread for you but i would be fascinated to see what you are able to do on a pole lathe. i'm afraid i went modern and got myself one of these electric things (a jet 3520B to be precise) but have always admire the skill of the pole turner.

 

can't wait to see more.

 

I have the same lathe, and offer the same words!

 

admire anyone doing it the traditional way, maybe when we make it to Bulgaria full time I will make one and "ave a go" but have to confess to loving turning big old wood with some juice!

 

Keep this thread alive, I will check it out often:thumbup1:

[Thom Noonan]

Here's a couple pics of the actual pole lathe. I've taken it out of the barn/ workshop with the weather getting better (kind of). Its sits in the garage when i'm not using it and i should be getting a new set up in the woods nearby so i'll make sure to post some pics of that at some point.

[SteveA]

I've been wanting to make a pole-lathe. Does anyone have a link to some good plans? Cheers, Steve

[skyhuck]

Must be nice to make something using only your own energy, plus it must be very quiet

[Thom Noonan]

Turning another silver birch, tis a beautiful evening