Next was an old 40's delta, nicely built. limited by the 12" capability and 4 speed pulley, it was sold when Travis and his wife and son moved to Maui, Hawaii. A
grizzly 14" lathe was next but realized quickly it's limits. Then the decision was made to invest in a "real" lathe. The powermatic 20" 2 H.P. is the chosen wood lathe, that, along with a jet mini lathe for fairs and demos is a nicely rounded package that can handle every wood creation challenge so far. Currently living on Maui, he gets to work with Koa wood, Mango, Monkey Pod(Ohai), Pheasent Wood, many types of Eucalyptus wood, Kamani, Hau, Ear Pod, Ohia, Cypress, Jacaranda, Hale Koa and more species of wood all the time.
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