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leach treadle wheel - and..wheel with a view

updated fri 1 aug 03

 

Fredrick Paget on thu 31 jul 03


>Hi Phil,Taylor, and All,
>
This thread brings to mind a wheel I saw last year in Fosan, China.
It was a 3 foot diameter thing set flush with the floor.
While we watched a Chinese potter threw a 3 foot high urn from a
single lump of clay. The wheel was a kick wheel powered by a Chinese
lady who stood there with her back to the potter and steadily kicked
the wheel.
Fred
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From Fred Paget, Marin County, California, USA
fredrick@well.com

psci_kw on thu 31 jul 03


I've just added a position to my list of "Jobs that REALLY suck."
Wayne in KW

The wheel was a kick wheel powered by a Chinese
> lady who stood there with her back to the potter and steadily kicked
> the wheel.
>