any one have any of the old wood turning books?

[curtis rosche]

i was told about a book that had plans for a bowl lathe made from a ford 3/4 pickup axel and some other things, anyone have any books with plans like this? if they could be emailed of faxed that would be great

[Don Orr]

That sounds like it could be from the old Fox Fire series of books. They contain all kinds of articles and stories of old-time down-home make-do-with-what-you-have projects. There are several volumes. They show up on eBay pretty often. I have some older turning books and will look through them if I remember.

There's a guy from northern NY state that did something like that and hooked it up to a Toyota truck transmission. He says he has 12 forward speed and 5 reverse. Search for the Adirondack Woodturner.

[robert hainstock]

Check at the local public library Curtis. Some of the best books are older, and can be found through PL searches. :)
Bob