Saxony Spinning Wheel

[Lbob131]

I made  this spinner from  some old waste  mahogany  I had laying round  the  workshop..
I finished  it with four coats  using a cellulose  based  aerosol lacquer... And its working  nicely too. ;D

 

[tiralie]

Very nice. Nice shop too.
Tim

 

[ear3]

Beautiful.  The turnings are so consistent.  Did you use a copier on the lathe?

 

[Lbob131]

Thanks.

No copier.  Its just a small delta lathe.

 

[mike_aa]

Great job.  It takes a special skill to build a wheel like that and to make the whole thing work as it should.  Thank you for sharing!

Mike A.

 

[wow]

Nicely done! Do you have any 'progress' pictures that you can share? I'm particularly interested in how you made the wheel?

 

[Lbob131]

No progress pictures I'm afraid.

The wheel  is four  sections  joined by loose tennons. It was a  square shape before being trimmed with the jigsaw.
The outer ring of the wheel  was attached  to  18mm ply. The ply  was screwed to a faceplate.

Four screws  nipped the outer  circumference  of the wheel  to hold it  secure to the ply. I finished one side  then turned it  and finished the other.