When someone says ‘wood lathe’ the average person would think of a lathe used for turning pieces of wood into ornate shapes. But what if that lathe was also made of wood. Would that be … ...

Wood-turning lathes are essential for creating any roughly cylindrical wooden object from pens to large table legs, and ...

Mini wood lathes may have an SOB as small as 6 inches, while a full-size wood lathe can have a 15-inch or greater SOB, allowing you to take on much larger projects. Tool Rest.

The tools used include a miter box, grinding wheel, coping saw, drill, and a Dremel tool, of course. Without this mini lathe, all of these tiny wood pieces would have to be carved by hand.