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  • Association of Pole Lathe Turners

    Dedicated to spreading knowledge about pole lathe turning and greenwood working; includes event news, list of courses and demonstrators, gallery and construction plans.

    www.bodgers.org.uk

  • Greenwoodworking

    Describes a simple pole lathe erected on the end vise of a cabinetmaker's bench.

    www.greenwoodworking.com

  • Abbotts Living Wood

    Information on pole-lathe turning courses, chair-making and green wood crafts. Situated in Herefordshire, UK.

    www.living-wood.co.uk

  • Articles by Stuart King

    Articles about the history of the lathe, reconstruction of Leonardo deVinci's lathe, bow lathes in Marrakech, chair turnings and a tribute to the last of the bodgers.

    www.stuartking.co.uk

  • Green woodworking

    Ted Rushworth on using a pole-lathe, and useful articles, including history and plans. Includes articles by Brian Haworth of the Beamish Museum.

    www.rushworth.com

  • Pole Lathe

    Description of the pole lathe and several photos of them in use.

    www.gallica.co.uk

  • Early Wood Lathes

    Historical site mainly concerned with games but has pages which include illustrations from manuscripts, on ancient lathes, bow lathes, pole lathes, continual rotation lathe, speciality lathes and notes on a 17th century turner.

    www.historicgames.com

  • Tinder Box

    Demonstrates turning parts for stools, chairs, ladles, scoops, spurtles, spoons and spatulas. A great activity for open days at historical houses, museums or country fairs in New Zealand.

    www.tinderbox.co.nz

  • Green Wood Worker

    Dedicated to coordinating volunteers interested in demonstrating pole-lathe and other green wood working crafts, at The Amberley Working Museum, in West Sussex, England. Tuition given in woodland crafts.

    www.skidcontrol.co.uk

  • Crafts in the English Countryside

    The results of a survey carried out for "Crafts in the English Countryside: Towards a Future" edited by Professor EJT Collins. Listed in Woodland and Basketry Crafts. (A PDF file) (PDF)

    www.craftsintheenglishcountryside.org.uk

  • Blood and Sawdust

    Articles and essays by Tom Rettie on medieval and renaissance woodworking; including pole-lathe, flywheel lathe, and portable spring-pole.

    www.bloodandsawdust.com

  • How to build a pole lathe

    How Mark McLean built a simple robust pole lathe in Australia.

    www.mark-ju.net

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