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Watt Heritage Fiber Tools

My page is a quick access page where you can see what I have to offer in hand made fiber tools...an I make Minor's Accelerating heads for walking wheels too.

Custom design and manufacturing of fiber swifts, blending boards, hackles, fiber combs, and manufactured parts for any and all spinning wheels. I love repairing items from history and keeping them functional. I do it for the love of restoring the beauty to a work of art from years gone by…not to become rich. If you ask anyone that has had me work for them…I’ll defy them to say that they paid anywh

ere close to the going rate for wheelwright work. The smile that appears on the face of a person when they see their repaired spinning wheel is one of the few unrealized appreciations for most craftsmen. I truly enjoy the feeling of accomplishment that accompanies the joy I get from a customer’s smile. I received the wheel or other fiber tool, access the needed repairs, give a rough quote, and if accepted…assign you a spot on the list. I try my best to stay within the order of customers on the list, except when I am held up by glue set time, lack of parts, or the allotted time to work on something. At that point, I may work on whatever is possible to complete in a given time frame available. Some small jobs needn’t wait as I can repair them as I work on other big jobs. Remember….it is a heritage we restore and promote here… not just a spinning wheel. Text, message, or call for a quote.

Operating as usual

Here is a better link to my website for carding cloth, a tabletop carder/blending board, and a blending brush...Watt Her...

11/30/2021

Watt Heritage Fiber Tools and Repair

Here is a better link to my website for carding cloth, a tabletop carder/blending board, and a blending brush...
Watt Heritage Fiber Tools and Repair
http://cluckinacritterfarm.com/cluckin_a_farm_005.htm
Watt Heritage Fiber Tools and Repair
This website is about a way of life where growing your own food and sharing with neighbors is our goal. It is a special way of life that captures visitors' hearts.

This website is about a way of life where growing your own food and sharing wirth neighbors is our goal. It is a special wayu of life that captures visitors hearts.

11/30/2021

Watt Heritage Fiber Tools updated their information in their About section.

$Celia picked up her spinning wheel yesterday after I made a new distaff for her and perforn\med a few other small repair...$

08/27/2021

Celia picked up her spinning wheel yesterday after I made a new distaff for her and perforn\med a few other small repairs for her.

07/09/2021

Watt Heritage Fiber Tools added a Shop on Website button to their Page.

04/15/2021

I just finished Danielle's Lendrum Super Jumbo flyer assembly this morning.
We will be taking orders for these from Facebook friends and customers since they are impossible to find. Seems like anyone who has one will not sell it and those who made them before are not planning on ever making them again, so we will.
Place your order for one by contacting me at [email protected] or calling 518-819-6994.
The cost is $350.00 plus tax, insurance, and shipping to your house. Place your order today and I will send you a Pay-Pal invoice for easy, safe, convenient payment and you can have your super jumbo flyer assembly in about two weeks.

12/06/2020

Daniel Danner Castle Wheel

After doing repairs and reconditioning this rare piece of beautiful artwork...I stand in awe of the workmanship of this piece madearound 1830 to 1840.

12/04/2020

Come shop with us for Christmas Presents...

12/03/2020

Today I finished up Ronnie's Daniel Danner Castle wheel and it is spinning like a charm. What a beautiful piece of history coming from Manheim, in Lancaster County, PA.
These were made in his shop there from 1830 through 1840.

12/01/2020

Today after returning from town and Vick's acupuncture appointment, I worked on Ronnie's Daniel Danner wheel again. I finished up the birdcage distaff and now it simply needs stained to match the rest of the wheel. I put the treadle bearing piece on after making it, then added a drive band and had it spinning in no time. I did a bit of alignment work and think I might need to replace the chipped whorl to make sure it doesn't throw the band.
What a beautiful wheel and it is approaching museum quality now...

11/30/2020

Today I finished staining the flyer on Ronnie's Daniel Danner wheel and made the distaff shaft. Tomorrow I drill the angles holes for the twisted birdcage...after which I will stain it and make the missing metal hinge for the treadle and fill the nail holes where a misguided repair was made years ago...

11/29/2020

Today I worked in the basement shop creating Ronnie's distaff for his Daniel Danner wheel. It is an interesting venture to create the entire thing from scratch.
The new cherry flyer yoke is fitted on the mandrel and holes for the yarn hooks are drilled. Tomorrow I will create 20 hooks and the actual bird cage distaff to fit the pieces I made today.

11/21/2020

PLEASE**** Note that we are only offering this for local pick-up only due to it's size and weight constrictions dealing with shipping.

We are offering this Watt Heritage Fiber Tools© Carding machine here for $750.00. It is fully motorized and makes beautiful alpaca, Llama, and angora batts or rolags. It was hand-made here by me and it's ready to card fiber...
It has an 8" dia. swift drum 8-1/4" wide and a 3-1/4" Licker drum set to a 4:1 ratio turning at 40 RPM. The overall size of the machine is 20-1/4" long, 14" wide and 14-1/2" high. It is powered by a 1/25 HP permanent split capacitor motor delivering a torque of 14 in-lbs.
It has an on-off switch, an eight-foot grounded rubber cord, and plug. It cards Alpaca, Llama and Angora rabbit like a dream and will work on courser fiber like sheep's wool with some patience. The drum and licker are both 72 TPI cloth.
Grab this carding machine at $750.00 cash or credit card through Pay-Pal. We just reduced the price by $100.00 for Christmas! If you wish, I can send you a Pay-Pal invoice and it can be picked up here at the farm. Below are several photos of the carder, including invoices for the motor and drums. There are additional costs for the pulleys, belts, bearings, cords, the capacitor, plug and switch

10/20/2020

For those of you looking for my carding cloth...I have created a simple easy way for you to find it and make your purchase. Just go to the link below:
https://cluckinacritterfarm.com/cluckin_a_farm_005.htm

10/14/2020

I just finished this cute little Pipy wheel for a gal. Looking to buy one of these if I ever see one.

10/01/2020

My new machining accessories for the drill press. It allows me to use it as a milling machine with the new cross-slide attachment.

10/01/2020

Working in the basement workshop on Julie's bobbins and flyer...More work coming and Barbara's is next in the queue. I believe there is a Country Craftsman coming in for work too.

06/26/2020

I worked in the basement shop today for a while and finished the lathe work on the flyer. I am now ready to drill the yarn holes from the sides into the or***ce hole where the yarn comes out to run around the hooks on the flyer. Then I will have to file the square flats for the flyer yoke, thread the end for the whorl and make a whorl and bobbin.

06/19/2020

I have been working in the basement wheel shop and was turning out a new mandrel for a flyer I am making when the lathe went down. I have parts purchased and on the way, but cannot do lathe work until the parts arrive.
I finished Barbara's wheels, so now I'm doing handwork on other wheels and making bobbins. I have two other wood lathes, so I can definitely make bobbins and other woodturning.

06/13/2020

Working on Barbara's wheel in my spare time. I also have two others to repair in between farm chores and mowing the grass.

06/02/2020

Working on Barbara's cute little wheel. I finished the post wedge for the great wheel. I designed the missing flyer arms and will make moveable pegs for them. Next, I will be designing the bobbin and whorl.

05/10/2020

Finally got caught up in the basement workshop. I finished Joan's Bobbins and her CPW today. Now I have an heirloom highchair to refurbish for a lady before starting this wonderful old wheel of Barbara's and make a wedge lock for a walking wheel.

03/06/2020

Worked out in the basement a bit lately and here are the present results of my labors...

01/22/2020

There is a lull in repair work right now, (as usual) so I decided to begin restoration work on the little presentation wheel and when completed..put it up for sale. It is a very smooth, cute wheel.

12/06/2019

I just finished Ronnie's Rick Reeves spinning wheel. He wanted a birdcage distaff for it. I hope he is pleased with it. I think it came out pretty nice.

12/05/2019

What a great Christmas Gift for someone you LOVE!!!!!

11/05/2019

I worked in the shop for a little while before going to the backhoe job this morning. It was 25° this morning, so a cup of coffee, AOL news, and some spinning wheel work filled my time until the sun was up and warmed things up a little.

11/04/2019

This morning I was fortunate enough to go to the basement workshop and dive into the spinning wheel repairs. I am working on three wheels at once, moving from one to the other to try finishing them together since they are all from the same area. I have the parts for the birdcage distaff of Ronnie's and I am working on both of Ellyane's wheels, moving from one to the other when I run into problems, which allows me to keep working as I think about the direction I need to go to overcome the problem encountered. They both tell me that they are not in any hurry, but I wish to keep caught up in case a major influx of work should come in before Christmas. Attached are current pictures of my work so far. I'm also including the same pictures of the carding machine we have for sale. It is motorized and the drive sized to run at the correct speed and it cards like a dream. I patterned it after the one I motorized for Vicki several years ago when she was tired of hand cranking the one she had. It is an excellent buy at only $950.00 for a new motorized carder. And remember guys and gals, Christmas is coming!!!!!

08/14/2019

Watt Heritage Fiber Tools updated their business hours.

08/03/2019

I'm quite happy right now...though tired and a little sore. I finished the Caleb Bedwell 1845 Great wheel for Barbara today. I moved the 300-pound drill press from the tight quarters against the wall, out into the middle of the basement shop so I could place the wheel on the bed of the drill press to bore out the center to accept a new tapered insert of hardwood. I had Vick slip the wheel down over the post after removing the 200-pound drill head and then replaced it to bore the wheel hub. The only problem is that once finished, You have to disassemble the drill press again to remove the wheel from the table AND reassemble the press again! It did, however, turn nice and true with only a little wobble from warpage of the outer wheel band or spokes. Still, it is 98% better than when it came here.

07/13/2019

Again I was in the basement wheel shop working on Beth's wheel. Here is this evening's progress and my plans for tomorrow.

07/12/2019

More work on wheels this evening. Here’s my progress...

07/11/2019

Here is tonight’s work in the basement wheel shop. More tomorrow.... I’m replacing the broken adjuster rod and the MOA post. Someone tried to fix it quickly, but failed to realize the stress and load on these parts.

06/30/2019

Here is finally a few pictures of the Caleb Bedwell 1845 wheel I will be bushing and checking over. It is a handsome wheel, don't you think?

06/29/2019

The work is coming in and the finished wheels are leaving. A bunch of wheels left this morning and I got four new tasks to perform along with a bushing job on a great wheel. I'll manufacture bone bearing for a signed Caleb Bedwell great wheel and maybe I'll produce some fiber ones as a backup.
Then I have a wheel repair and complete flyer construction job coming from Michigan. More work from Texas is pending in the future too...

Address

680 West Road
Greenville, NY
12083

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 9pm
Tuesday	10am - 9pm
Wednesday	10am - 9pm
Thursday	10am - 9pm
Friday	10am - 9pm
Saturday	10am - 9pm
Sunday	10am - 9pm

Telephone

(518) 966-5157

Website

http://www.cluckinacritterfarm.com/cluckin_a_critter_farm,_llc_019.htm

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Daniel Danner Castle Wheel

The beginning of a flyer repair

First of the Fall

The first fire of Fall 2018.....COZY

Beautiful Piece of History

I have just finished restoring this beautiful antique spinning wheel from the early to mid-1700's. It came to me last summer all worm-riddled, dry-rotted and had either missing pieces or broken pieces jammed in a box. I said a little prayer over it and asked for the wisdom and skill to return this beauty to Barbara in a condition similar to what it was supposed to look like. I am very pleased at the end result. The little fellow is singing a happy tune and will alloe Barbara to spin on it again. What a precious little piece of early American history!

Spinning flyers 200 years later....

There are some good things that come of bad winter weather. I got to do some of the spinning wheel work I was behind on. I also found a beautiful wheel for Barbara's "lateral double spindle Saxony wheel and have it just about completed as you can see below. (or in an upcoming post if I can't post pictures AND a video here) I finished all of Barbara's wheels and wheel parts, so the wheel above, J.Farnham, CPW wheel, Treadle for the pendulum wheel and two flyers are finished and ready to be picked up. I also worked on Joan's wheel and two for friends of hers... A pretty Ashford Traveller and an antique Saxony like Joans. I am now caught up on the wheels for a little while but have lots more scheduled to come in for repairs. Now, my focus shifts to my books for a little while. I have two that are very close to publishing and a new one I'm writing about my Native heritage vision quest... I am writing it as I go and things are revealed to me. It will be awhile...and interesting to say the least.

Martha's Wheel

I finished Martha's wheel this evening and have it spinning in excellent condition. All I have to do yet is turn out a distaff and it's completely finished. Look at it run.....

This is the little marked "RM" wheel....It's SWEET!!!!!!!

Got the drive band on Bridget Whalen's Norwegian double table wheel this morning and Vick did a little spinning to test it out

Spring is here and so is the Hudson Valley Yarn Crawl...today is the last day and no one has been here....yesterday or today so far! Where are all you knitters and spinners who were bogged down by snow and praying for Spring? It's here and so are we...

Looks Sweet, Sounds Sweet, Spins sweet...IS SWEET!!!

First time

Early spinning wheel restoration

Pre 1755 era wheel spins like a top with Vicki as the master spinner....

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We do custom repairs and manufacturing of spinning wheel parts, fiber swifts, blending boards, hackles, fiber combs. We manufacture parts for any and all spinning wheels! I make my own Watt Heritage Accelerator heads and recondition original Minor's Accelerating heads for walking wheels too. I love repairing items from history and keeping them functional. I do it for the love of restoring the beauty to a work of art from years gone by…not for the money. If you talk to anyone that has had me work for them…I’ll bet that they will tell you that they didn’t pay anywhere close to the going rate for wheelwright work. The smile that appears on the face of a person when they see their repaired spinning wheel is one of the few unrealized appreciations for most craftsmen. I genuinely enjoy the feeling of accomplishment that accompanies the joy I get from a customer’s smile. I receive the wheel or another fiber tool, assess the needed repairs, give a rough quote and if accepted…assign you a spot on the list. I try my best to stay within the order of customers on the list, except when I am held up by glue set time, lack of parts or allotted time to work on something. At that point, I may work on whatever is possible to complete in the given timeframe available at that time. Some small jobs needn’t wait as I can repair them as I work on other big jobs. Remember….it is a heritage we restore and promote here… not just a spinning wheel. Text, message or call for a quote.