Roy Underhill Barnes Metal Lathe
Posted june 20 2020.
Roy underhill barnes metal lathe. Excellent example of an antique or traditional wood turning tool. Roy underhill s double spring pole lathe. I saw a barnes metal lathe in the hampton junk yard for 100 00 years ago. It had no change gears with it except those mounted on the lathe.
Home feature articles roy underhill s double spring pole lathe. A metal strip makes smooth bearing for the turning tools on the rest. An inch wide metal strip screwed on the top edge presents a smooth narrow fulcrum for the turning tools. Didn t seem in bad condition.
Roy underhill shows how to use an 1889 foot driven metal working lathe. Anyhow i posted it on a forum and an old iron collector in poquoson very near by went and got it. J barnes fully restored for sale 9 995 ebay listing. It was not a treadle model.