War and Peace

War and Peace

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11 January 2016 at 09:43 #220528
KWIL
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Did anyone see last night's episode of Tolstoy's War and Peace?

In one scene/sequence, the main character was seen to be manually preparing a block of wood for later turning on a treadle lathe.
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11 January 2016 at 09:43 #12613
KWIL
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Ornamental lathe
11 January 2016 at 10:19 #220534
Diane Carney
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It was nice to see that having a lathe in the living room is nothing new then…

Diane
11 January 2016 at 10:37 #220537
mechman48
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Yep saw that too; Jim Broadbent was using a spoke shave to remove the corners form a block of wood I assume that not having a tool post, only a rest, & turning by hand would give him some stick ( pardon the pun ) with taking the corners off, later on he was correctly using the treadle, I did notice that no shavings were coming off, (again potential for injury using sharp implement ),,, or layed on the floor in the long shot, besides I'm sure elf 'n' safety would have had a hand in it… did they do a risk assessment… potential injury to an actor / untrained person… I wonder which museum that lathe came from?

George.

Edited By mechman48 on 11/01/2016 10:56:09
11 January 2016 at 11:13 #220541
Clive Hartland
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Yes, but what was he making? About 200mm long and about 50mm diameter what could it be.

Clive
11 January 2016 at 11:17 #220544
jason udall
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Clive…think Catherine the Great
11 January 2016 at 11:23 #220548
mechman48
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Maybe wanted shavings for bedding for any pet rabbits he may have had..

George.
11 January 2016 at 17:35 #220609
frank brown
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That was a rumour put about by a jealous mare.

Frank
11 January 2016 at 20:27 #220632
Neil Wyatt
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Oy! The moderators have enough of a broad education to know what you grubby-minded lot are on about.

As for "I did notice that no shavings were coming off", perhaps he wasn't good enough or they didn't think one bit of wood would be sufficient to last through W&P.

Neil
12 January 2016 at 21:46 #220796
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12 January 2016 at 21:46 #220797
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