The New Yankee Workshop

Season 17 Episode 6: Lathe 101

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.

Genre:

Reality

Seasons:

21

Episodes:

286

Actor:

Norm Abram

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1989

IMDb:

9.0