The bobbin tables are made up of a simple assembly of components. The legs are hand-turned on a traditional wood lathe, which is much like the potter's wheel in simply providing a turning axis. ... Each table is unique and celebrates the individual grain patterns on each bobbin round.
What is bobbin furniture?
bobbin furniture, also called Spool Furniture, heavy furniture made in the late 17th century, whose legs and other parts were lathe-turned to ornamental shapes; also lighter, less boldly turned pieces made in 19th-century cottage style (see cottage furniture).
What is a bobbin bed?
Also known as 'Spool' furniture, first seen in the mid 17th Century in the US and Northern Europe, when makers began using off-cuts from factories producing sewing bobbins to create whimsical designs for chairs, beds, cribs and more. ...