Russel Fouts on thu 26 jul 07
Tom,
That's an interesting bit if info. Are you sure? Newton Poppleford is
not very near the sea. Maybe they were ship builders in another town
nearer the sea in the past.
There is a Woodley's Joinery in Newton Poppleford. I've tried to
contact them about the wheel but the email address and website links
I've found, don't work.
Alas.....
Russel
At 15:56 26/07/2007, you wrote:
>Mine is an original, I got it from the Minnetonka Art Center back in
>about '96. They sold 6 of 'em. These things had maybe a hundred
>hours on them and then were covered with plywood to use as
>tables. Both the splash pan and the flywheel were battleship gray.
>
>The woods a ship grade mahogany for the frame, and teak for the
>seat. Don't forget that Woodley was a shipwright. They built these
>things like boats. The key to their longevity is the joinery.
>
>Tom Wirt
>Hutchinson, MN
>twirt@hutchtel.net
>www.claycoyote.com
>
>> >> Just found out my Leach wheel is a genuine Woodley! It is slightly
>>customized too, not having battleship gray on the frame, so you can see
>>the mahogany. I guess the bare mahogany was creosote coated when it was
>>new. <<
>>
>>Mine is a Woodley as well and the only thing battleship grey is the
>>wooden splash pan. the rest is maybe mahogany. I don't know much about wood.
>
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Russel Fouts on thu 26 jul 07
Lee,
>> Just found out my Leach wheel is a genuine Woodley! It is slightly
customized too, not having battleship gray on the frame, so you can see
the mahogany. I guess the bare mahogany was creosote coated when it was
new. <<
Mine is a Woodley as well and the only thing battleship grey is the
wooden splash pan. the rest is maybe mahogany. I don't know much about wood.
I've attached some pics but you can see all of them near the bottom of
this page.
I had to take mine apart to get it through the door of the studio. These
are really solidly built.
Russel
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