Spinning rod blanks are constructed of a variety of materials. The most common of those are graphite and fiberglass. Fiberglass rods tend to be the most forgiving, resisting damage from on the ...

The wooden spinning wheel is a copy of an C18th wheel. This would have been used to spin woollen yarn. The spinning wheel was replaced by machinery - firstly the Spinning Jenny and then the ...

A fixture within the anchorages called a strand shoe was used to secure the "dead wire" while a spinning wheel, or sheave, pulled a "live wire" across the bridge. Once it reached the opposite ...