Very cool David. There's a fellow in south central New York State who runs a steam powered machine shop. He's been an inspiration.

Quick someone call a clown doctor, this man needs surgery to repair a seriously fractured humerus.

Thank you sir.

Thank you! Here I've linked the treadle (although I haven't modeled the leather cord connecting the treadle to the pitman yet. I also made the belt conform to the crowned headstock pulley while it's still flat around the big wheel. [image: GkPN_treadlelatheup.png]

A Sterling engine. [image: 51801621371_daca83dc81.jpg] Needs machine screws, nuts, and some screw threads cut yet.

Very sharp results as per.

Thank you! @hornoxx said: But what I have learned from Dave's "sleeplessness " is to use more consistently the options of sketchy styles. I now do this regularly in communication graphics in the early stages of a project to avoid pointless and nurdish detail-blabla. I do that, too. Often when I am designing a piece of furniture, I find it useful to include details that I don't want to show the client, at least in the early stages of the design. Sketchy styles (even the native Straight styles) can be used to do that.

[image: f53b_strazza1.jpg][image: dDe0_strazza2.jpg]Benches of exotic hardwoods have their place. Case in point: The two shown here, by Frank Strazza, a superb woodworker in Texas. The contrasting hardwoods make the dovetails really pop. He uses Benchcrafted vise hardware, arguably the best for these Roubo-style benches. The image of the marquetry on the vise jaw is from a bench Strazza built for a violin-maker. I think Strazza also plays violin.

Like Tuna said, nice.

Very cool.

A very cool project, nicely done.

Simply marvelous ! Love the style.

Thank you Loco.

hmmmm..... interesting design. Not sure I'd want it in my house but great modeling none the less !

Great table, great image style

Nice

Another great piece, nicely done.

"... it gets the point across." ... very funny (and a groaner!).

Thank you. Paul McCobb was a furniture designer who did a lot of furniture in the Mid-Century Modern style. Turned tapered legs are a common feature on his furniture designs.

Simple can be cool too Like your “ancient” style also