Introduction to the Spring Pole Lathe Workshop with David Susag

This class runs Wednesday-Friday, May 27-29, 2026, 10 am-5 pm each day. Well before the industrial period brought us mechanized power lathes, a foot-powered lathe was an important tool for making round and hollow objects such as bowls, cups, plates, and furniture or farm tool parts. These wooden objects ranged from simple, easily replaceable items to finely crafted, treasured works of art. Join bowl turner David Susag for a three-day introduction to the foot-powered, spring-pole lathe, with a...