Moroccan Bow Lathe

This young woodturner can be found plying his trade in the medina of old Marrakech. With just one tool (a skew chisel) he turns a chess piece on a bow lathe that would have been a familiar sight in ancient Greece or the Pharaoh,s Egypt.

by (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnv0DAR_gWA&feature=player_embedded#!)