With proper technique and practice you can make some remarkable pieces on a wood lathe. The wood lathe will allow you to complete a piece in a few hours.  A wood lathe is a tool that turns wood to be cut or grooved with chisels. Using a lathe is a mixture of common sense, craftsmanship and knowing the machine.

How to Use a Woodworking Lathe

A woodworking lathe is the most difficult of all the woodworking machines in the shop to learn how to use correctly. This doesn't mean that you should for go purchasing one. With proper instruction and a lot of  practice you can do some very amazing things with a wood lathe. The big advantage of a wood lathe is you can do an entire project in just a couple of hours.

How to Use a Woodwork  Lathes

Wood lathes can be used to create functional furniture components, beautiful decorative wood projects such as candlesticks and bowls, or even toys such as tops and yo-yos. These machines range in size from hobby models that fit on a work bench to large industrial-sized machines weighing hundreds of pounds, but they all share some basic elements. Here are some instructions for using these unique machines.

How to Use a Wood Lathe

A woodworking lathe is the most difficult of all the woodworking machines in the shop to learn how to use correctly. This doesn't mean that you should forgo purchasing one. With proper instruction and a lot of  practice you can do some very amazing things with a wood lathe. The big advantage of a wood lathe is you can do an entire project in just a couple of hours.

How a Bench Lathe Works

For reshaping certain pieces of wood or metal, one shop tool you absolutely can not get by without using is a bench lathe. Unless you are an experienced and skilled machinist, you will must likely be using the lathe to work with wood. Read on to learn more about the bench lathe, what it does and how it works.

How to Use a Woodworking Lathe

Woodworking lathe requires a lot of refinement when you use it, compared to operating any other woodworking device. However, once you get used to it, it gets easier. Normally, when you use the lathe it is paired with a piece of bear stock held on each side.

Using a Woodworking Lathe

When I first started learning how to turn wood, a good friend took me into his shop and started teaching me all about turning metal on a metal lathe. Little did I know he had already purchased the old wood lathe he would be giving me for Christmas.

Woodworking Lathe Specifications

All dimensions and prices are given in US units. Where many variations of a particular model exist I have attempted to reflect the manufacturer's "base" model with a note in the comments column indicating the availability of others.