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18th Century ShopSmith?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:08 am
by sawdougst
I've just finished viewing a recent episode of "The Woodwright's Shop" on PBS (episode 2710). It focused on the German woodworking of the Moravian settlers of Old Salem, NC.
A hand-made, foot-powered spring-pole lathe was featured early in the show. But this was no ordinary lathe. There was also a saw attachment made for it, using the same foot power. And a horizontal boring device.
Sound familiar?
You can view the episode here...
http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/schedule/27season_video.html
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:02 am
by a1gutterman
I like watching him and that was interesting (thank you for sharing), but I am sure glad the SS is a powered tool!!!
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:04 pm
by robinson46176
a1gutterman wrote:I like watching him and that was interesting (thank you for sharing), but I am sure glad the SS is a powered tool!!!
Roy Underhill is one of a very few TV personalities I have ever had occasion to become acquainted with. A few years ago at a living history museum where we do some live demos and work with kids he did personal appearances and did a great presentation two years in a row. We had several opportunities to interact with him and to dine with him at a picnic one night. He is as unassuming and down to earth off camera as anyone I have ever met who performs publicly. Absolutely unpretentious. He really impressed me and I am hard to impress.
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:01 pm
by wlhayesmfs
Farmer, from all the shows I have watched him over the years he did give me that impression. Never have met any of the guys on any of the wood shows. I know that if he impressed you he has to be a very down to earth person and very earthy. No a bad thing at all. But from all the years I have been reading your posts and posted back to you I think I know you can see through a fake person. Sometime I will have time to meet you since I have a daughter, son in law and two granddaughter east of Indy and go that way from time to time.
Wish I could have stayed as close to my roots that my Father and Grand Father set for them but some of the world and retail sucked me in and I adapted and not all to the better. Would have loved to stayed in the country and been more down to earth that I ended up.
Thanks for all of you sites and comments.