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That tredle lathe is a great piece. However you are overlooking two less complicated and far more portable lathe systems. The Bow Lathe and the Spring pole Lathe. The bow lathe dates back to ancient Egypt. And the spring pole lathe has been used for centuries by the Welsh to turn chair legs, wooden bowls, as well as other treen ware. Both were well known in Medieval Europe.

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