Lathesong
Wood lathes, chucks, gouges, and the sharpening and finishing that keep them cutting clean: which size fits the bowls in your head, how fast a blank can safely spin, and the setups that earn their place against the wall.
What this is
Lathesong is about woodturning equipment: the lathes from benchtop to full-size cast iron, the chucks and gouges, the sharpening stations, and the wood itself. A lathe is judged by what it costs to live with, the swing it really gives you, the speeds it'll hold under a heavy blank, and the spec-sheet numbers that survive contact with spinning wood, with a plain answer on when the smaller machine is the better call. The lathe is the one machine in the shop that makes something whole from start to finish, and the right one gets out of your way.
Specs and prices are checked against the manufacturers' own pages and dated in each article. Spot something wrong? The contact page is the way to flag it, and fixes are noted where they're made.
Who writes this
The Lathesong Team. Woodturning gear for turners who want the lathe to disappear into the work: lathes, chucks, gouges, and the sharpening and finishing that keep an edge on the wood.