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Coronet Classic 10 bandsaw

Here for the first time in the Boleyn Workshop I am very pleased to announce the addition of the Coronet Classic 10 bandsaw page. I was contacted by Arthur Robb, a Luthier whose details are below. He had obtained his machine in about 1977 when he won it in a sealed bid auction from Corsham Court College when it closed a workshop. He has been using it in his workshop ever since. The pictures are excellent quality and I have decided to post them individually rather than in a gallery so that they can be viewed for the best effect.

Here are Arthurs's details:

Arthur Robb - Luthier email: art@art-robb.co.uk website: http://www.art-robb.co.uk/

Arthur supplied a link to a youtube video showing the Classic 10 being used to construct a Rennaissance lute. I was abso-lute-ly (sorry) enthralled watching this 8 minute video with its evocative soundtrack. Please use the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys5deCIvCGk

Thanks very much Art, for a particularly valuable contribution to the Boleyn Workshop website.

And here is another Classic 10" sent in by David, a green woodworker who has just acquired it. He is going to run it for a while before deciding to renovate and restore. He is very happy with it so far the only issue being some slight play in the top wheel. Thanks David it's great to have another Classic 10" on the site.

Here's a picture of one I forgot I had. I think it is posted in one of the Readers Machines pages but which one I can't remember. This one resides in Sweden and is very attached to a Coronet Major. What a handsome couple.

And finally...a Classic 10 arrives at the Boleyn Workshop. I was contacted through the website, negotiated a price and collected as soon as possible. I am over the moon Brian. Check out the gallery below.

Some more Classic 10 pictures arrived recently from Coronet Major owning Gareth who found the machine on ebay in a bit 0f a state and rescued it for refurbishment. The machine itself although rough looking was complete but needed new tyres due to a recently evicted family of mice living in the lower casing. Gareth decided to strip the casings back to bare metal and repaint. You can see what a great job he has done in the picture below the gallery of restoration photos. I recognised this machine from ebay as one that I had looked at and noted the likely washing machine motor supplying power. Gareth has replaced this with something more suitable and recently used it to make bandsaw boxes for a family member. Thanks for sending in the photos, great job done.