Thread: English Wheel Work on YouTube

Down in Melbourne here, there used to be a show on C31 that showed a guy doing a lot of this work.
Its really cool to see a good craftsman in action.
He used to also use a wooden block which had like a bean bag on it that he belted with a wooden mallet to help shape stuff.

Thanks for pointing these clips out Lionel.

Wow, that's absolutely amazing. It's like a magician's sleight of hand trick - does he vary the pressure with a foot press? I'm gobsmacked at his spatial & geometrical awareness but I guess that's developed over time. It got me into looking at other panel beating videos - would be a good skill to develop in our line of leisure activities, eh?

Originally Posted by Chops

Down in Melbourne here, there used to be a show on C31 that showed a guy doing a lot of this work.
Its really cool to see a good craftsman in action.
He used to also use a wooden block which had like a bean bag on it that he belted with a wooden mallet to help shape stuff.

Thanks for pointing these clips out Lionel.

The guys on C31 were Peach & Tommasini.
Peach seems to have dropped off the map but Peter Tommasini runs a classic car resto business in Bayswater.
Peter Tommasini - Classic Car Restoration

Colin