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the hand forged metal spinning tools
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Forging of Metal Spinning Tools of
James P. Riser.
The majority of the metal spinning tools in my collection were made somewhere between 1900 and 1920. To the best of my knowledge Delta, Boice-Crane, Powermatic, and Yates-American were the last known manufacturers of quality traditional style metal spinning tools. None of these companies seems to have continued making them after the 1960's. In the late 1990's the Sorby company of England introduced a selection of light weight spinning tools which were not really heavy enough for most serious spinning work.
To fill this void, I decided to manufacture my own line of hand forged and hardened metal spinning tools. These tools have been designed based upon many of the ancient traditional tools in my collection and based upon my own experiences spinning metal. Below I shall briefly demonstrate the method of manufacturing these tools....
James P. Riser.
The majority of the metal spinning tools in my collection were made somewhere between 1900 and 1920. To the best of my knowledge Delta, Boice-Crane, Powermatic, and Yates-American were the last known manufacturers of quality traditional style metal spinning tools. None of these companies seems to have continued making them after the 1960's. In the late 1990's the Sorby company of England introduced a selection of light weight spinning tools which were not really heavy enough for most serious spinning work.
To fill this void, I decided to manufacture my own line of hand forged and hardened metal spinning tools. These tools have been designed based upon many of the ancient traditional tools in my collection and based upon my own experiences spinning metal. Below I shall briefly demonstrate the method of manufacturing these tools....
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