Lathe 101

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Year: 2005

Season: 17, Episode: 6

Episodes: 262

Plot: Lathe 101 is the first in a series of programs featuring the skills required to master a single shop tool. In this first installment, Norm tackles the wood lathe and shows the basic techniques necessary to learn spindle turning, showing several examples of lathes and the tools required to achieve professional results. A self-taught turner himself, Norm then turns a regulation sized baseball bat and even gets a member of the current Red Sox baseball team to try it out in Fenway Park. You'll see the results and you'll learn how to improve your lathe skills on this long awaited program.—The New Yankee Workshop

Original Title: Lathe 101

Type: episode

Year: 2005

Genres: Documentary

Cast: Norm Abram

Original Air Date: 05 Feb 2005

Season: 17

Episode: 6

Number of Episodes: 262

Episode of: Lathe 101