Spring Pole Lathe
Spring Pole Lathe
Section titled “Spring Pole Lathe”
Spring Pole Lathe Class From Roy Underhill’s School
The design for this lathe is inspired by an old German design published by Roy Underhill in episode 5 of season 24 of the Woodwright’s Shop. While I am following his published design closely, I am going to use some modern machining to make the conical points run much more smoothly and with considerably less friction.
The plans
Section titled “The plans”
Front View 
Left Side View 
Right Side View
Cut List
Section titled “Cut List”| Quantity | Length | Width | Thickness | Wood Type | Description |
| 3 | 49” | 4” | 1 1/2” | Pine | Horizontal Beams |
| 1 | 44” | 7” | 1 1/2” | Pine | Left vertical support (Headstock) |
| 1 | 66” | 7” | 1 1/2” | Pine | Right vertical support |
| 2 | 24” | 3 1/2” | 1 1/2” | Pine | Feet |
| 1 | 19” | 7” | 3” | Pine | Tail stock (glued up from thinner pieces) |
| Tool rest (vertical part) | |||||
| Tool rest (horizontal part) | |||||
| Tool rest (clamping screw) | |||||
| 7 | Mortise wedges | ||||
| 1 | 48” | 1” diameter | hickory, ash, bodark, white oak, etc… | Short spring pole | |
| 1 | 57” | 1” diameter | hickory, ash, bodark, white oak, etc… | Long spring pole |
So two ten foot 2x12’s should provide enough material for the lathe framework and non-metal parts.
Reference
Section titled “Reference”Wikipedia Article on Pole Lathes
Making a treadle or pole lathe
Migrated from the legacy DMS wiki: original page