The Florida West Coast Woodturners (FWCWT) demonstrated our SPRING/POLE LATHE at the Pinellas County FOLK FESTIVAL on Saturday Janurary 28 at Heritage Park in Largo
This annual celebration featured traditional Florida folk music, storytelling, and pioneer crafts performed by skilled artisans.
Near PERFECT weather conditions induced an estimated 4,500 to people to attended the event this year.
Volunteers from FWCWT demontstrated a pioneer-style spring/pole lathe to curious onlookers, recounting the methods and practices of woodturners from long ago.
The Pole lathe was designed and built by club member Steven Marlow, based on historical drawings found on the internet. It will be used as a means to educate the public about the history and traditions of the woodturning craft.
Club Members worked the treadle througout the day, telling stories as they worked to create a handful of turned obects for the eager and responsive festival-goers.
Our small table of turned objects - some done on the pole lathe and some turned on modern lathes from club member's private collections - drew a great deal of attention and admiration.
"How did you make this?" and "I'd love to learn to do this" were heard throughout the day from the onlookers who trafficked past our booth. The club handed out over 100 flyers and brochures, inviting the curious and the creative to attend our next club meeting.
For a complete set of pictures, click HERE to visit the FWCWT web site.
This annual celebration featured traditional Florida folk music, storytelling, and pioneer crafts performed by skilled artisans.
Near PERFECT weather conditions induced an estimated 4,500 to people to attended the event this year.
Volunteers from FWCWT demontstrated a pioneer-style spring/pole lathe to curious onlookers, recounting the methods and practices of woodturners from long ago.
The Pole lathe was designed and built by club member Steven Marlow, based on historical drawings found on the internet. It will be used as a means to educate the public about the history and traditions of the woodturning craft.
Club Members worked the treadle througout the day, telling stories as they worked to create a handful of turned obects for the eager and responsive festival-goers.
Our small table of turned objects - some done on the pole lathe and some turned on modern lathes from club member's private collections - drew a great deal of attention and admiration.
"How did you make this?" and "I'd love to learn to do this" were heard throughout the day from the onlookers who trafficked past our booth. The club handed out over 100 flyers and brochures, inviting the curious and the creative to attend our next club meeting.
For a complete set of pictures, click HERE to visit the FWCWT web site.
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