A Woodsrunner's Diary
18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY, HISTORICAL TREKKING, AND PERIOD WILDERNESS LIVING.
A LIVING HISTORY BLOG.
18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA.
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Colonial skills. The foot powered lathe.
According to John Seymour in his book "The Forgotten Arts & Crafts", the foot powered pole lath could date back to the Iron Age.
This book is a good read, very educational and instructive.
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