Watt Heritage Fiber Tools

Finished up a pair of bobbins and a new whorl that will be sent out Tuesday in the mail and am close to finishing the Swiss lateral bobbin driven wheel I am working on at the same time. I have to make a collar nut for the frame and a finial on the lathe yet and it is completed.

I just finished Danielle's Lendrum Super Jumbo flyer assembly this morning. We will be taking orders for these from Facebook friends and customers since they are impossible to find. Seems like anyone who has one will not sell it and those who made them before are not planning on ever making them again, so we will. Place your order for one by contacting me at [email protected] or calling 518-819-6994. The cost is $350.00 plus tax, insurance, and shipping to your house. Place your order today and I will send you a Pay-Pal invoice for easy, safe, convenient payment and you can have your super jumbo flyer assembly in about two weeks.

After doing repairs and reconditioning this rare piece of beautiful artwork...I stand in awe of the workmanship of this piece madearound 1830 to 1840.

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Today I finished up Ronnie's Daniel Danner Castle wheel and it is spinning like a charm. What a beautiful piece of history coming from Manheim, in Lancaster County, PA. These were made in his shop there from 1830 through 1840.

Today after returning from town and Vick's acupuncture appointment, I worked on Ronnie's Daniel Danner wheel again. I finished up the birdcage distaff and now it simply needs stained to match the rest of the wheel. I put the treadle bearing piece on after making it, then added a drive band and had it spinning in no time. I did a bit of alignment work and think I might need to replace the chipped whorl to make sure it doesn't throw the band. What a beautiful wheel and it is approaching museum quality now...

Today I finished staining the flyer on Ronnie's Daniel Danner wheel and made the distaff shaft. Tomorrow I drill the angles holes for the twisted birdcage...after which I will stain it and make the missing metal hinge for the treadle and fill the nail holes where a misguided repair was made years ago...

Today I worked in the basement shop creating Ronnie's distaff for his Daniel Danner wheel. It is an interesting venture to create the entire thing from scratch. The new cherry flyer yoke is fitted on the mandrel and holes for the yarn hooks are drilled. Tomorrow I will create 20 hooks and the actual bird cage distaff to fit the pieces I made today.