Barley twist stretcher required

[DomValente]

Hello All,

Don't usually post here yours is a skill I do not possess.

Am looking for someone to make me a barley twist stretcher as replacement for broken original, can anyone help please?

Dom

 

[Anonymous]

B&Q in leicester have the Trend router lathe for about £30, I believe that you uwill be able to cut barley twists with this.

 

[DomValente]

Thanks Tony,
Leicester is a long way and that would seem un unwarranted expense for a one off.
Perhaps I did not explain that this was for a client and of course suitable renumeration would be involved.

 

[DaveL]

Dom,

I have a Trend router lathe, I have not made any barley twists with it. I a 'proper' turner does not come to your rescue then email me some details and I will check to see if the machine can do it.
One limitation is the pitch of the twist is fixed by the size of the drum the cable winds on.

I think JFC with his legacy could do the job for you.

 

[DomValente]

Thanks dave will try to woo JFC

Dom

 

[luthier49]

This is a practice piece I made a couple of years ago. It`s a single bine twist but I can also make twists with two,three,four bines etc.

 

[DaveL]

Bob,

Very nice, how did you made it?

Router lathe, real lathe, 8) swiss army knife and lots of practice? :wink:

 

[Colin C]

Hello All,

Don't usually post here yours is a skill I do not possess.

Am looking for someone to make me a barley twist stretcher as replacement for broken original, can anyone help please?

Dom

Hi Dom, do you still have the old one as I might be able to repare it ?

 

[DomValente]

Hi ColinC

Yuh! Life's just that kind.

The client gave the chair to some cowboy who replaced stretcher with plain piece and threw the original out.

Thanks for trying though

Dom

 

[Colin C]

I acn mske a new one to or show you how if you can turn ( not as hard as there look) :wink:

 

[JFC]

Im sure the 8-[ Legacy can handle the job :lol:

 

[DomValente]

Thanks Guys

Have now found help

Dom

 

[La Truciolara]

This is a practice piece I made a couple of years ago. It`s a single bine twist but I can also make twists with two,three,four bines etc.

That is a very nice practice piece.
On the next one try to make the spiral ends blending with the square part of the piece. Your spiral breaks before and substracts (just a little) to the beauty of what you have achieved.