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Birdseye maple that I found in the trash along with a lot of other pieces of wood blocks that had to come from a woodturner (see pictures) of what I found and pieces I have turned from it. It was the mother lode (one man's trash is another man's gold) for a poor veteran living on social security disability I could not believe my eyes!!!! I have a Delta mini lathe; most of the time I get pieces of wood from scrap that are destined for firewood. So to come across these gorgeous pieces of wood for me was an act of God and divine intervention.
Another thing I came across, a friend took me to in estate state sale last Friday he founded it on Craig's list. They had a 1939-1940 Sears and Roebuck/Dunlap lathe. It also had 4 Sorby tools and some Sears tools. He got it for me. I brought it home. I tore it down. I'm going to repaint it. It was working, and I found pictures of it on the Internet. I also found the old Sears and Roebuck catalog from 1939-1940. Mine is Model #101.6242 check it out; I believe this is a Model # 101.6260 www.yankeetoys.org/lee/lathe-5.htm I will post pictures later.
Another thing I came across, a friend took me to in estate state sale last Friday he founded it on Craig's list. They had a 1939-1940 Sears and Roebuck/Dunlap lathe. It also had 4 Sorby tools and some Sears tools. He got it for me. I brought it home. I tore it down. I'm going to repaint it. It was working, and I found pictures of it on the Internet. I also found the old Sears and Roebuck catalog from 1939-1940. Mine is Model #101.6242 check it out; I believe this is a Model # 101.6260 www.yankeetoys.org/lee/lathe-5.htm I will post pictures later.
