Most recently, he was inspired by a fly-wheel from an old factory. He used it to build this foot powered wood lathe. It works something like a foot powered sewing machine. There’s a lever for ...

The flywheel, along with some old sewing machine parts becomes a treadle powered lathe. There’s something so very cathartic about seeing all the wood chiseled and sawed away. That pile of ...

Learn More › Considered a specialty power tool, a wood lathe is typically found in a woodturner’s or a furniture-maker’s shop. It’s used to create cylindrical wooden items that are ...