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Turning Mill. Explanation of wood turning lathe to make broom heads
MV 000681
Description Turning Mill. Explanation of wood turning lathe to make broom heads
Date 4/5/2016
Collection Historic Environment Scotland
Catalogue Number MV 000681
Category Digital Files (Non-image)
Scope and Content Interior. Turning Mill. Mr Duncan explains the making of broom heads on the wood lathe. The bristles were applied by another company. Turned with sap in the wood. If turned on the round it would have cracked. The tree was sawn through the centre at the mill. This eliminated most of the splitting during drying in the kiln on site. Mr David Duncan, owner. Born 1928. All working life spent at the Turning Mill (apart from a spell in the army). Sound: sound Colour: colour Running Time: 0.52 mins
External Reference vimeo199677986
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1545777
File Format (MP4) MPEG-4 Part 14 file format
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