Web Directory

» Abbotts Living Wood
   Information on pole-lathe turning courses, chair-making and green wood crafts. Situated in Herefordshire, UK.
   http://www.living-wood.co.uk/

» 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.
   http://www.bodgers.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.
   http://www.bloodandsawdust.com/

» 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)
   http://www.craftsintheenglishcountryside.org.uk/pdfs/Pole-lathe%20turners.pdf

» 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.
   http://www.historicgames.com/lathes/ancientlathes.html

» Gallica: Pole Lathe
   Description of the pole lathe and several photos of them in use.
   http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/polelath.htm

» 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.
   http://www.greenwoodworker.co.uk

» Greenwoodworking
   Ted Rushworth on using a pole-lathe, and useful articles, including history and plans. Includes articles by Brian Haworth of the Beamish Museum.
   http://www.rushworth.com/

» How to Build a Pole Lathe
   How Mark McLean built a simple robust pole lathe in Australia.
   http://www.mark-ju.net/more/lathe/how_to_build.htm

» 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.
   http://www.tinderbox.co.nz/pole_lathe.html

» Wildwood Crafts
   Dave Jackson, pole lathe turning and coppice crafts; courses and demonstrations. Malvern UK
   http://www.hillsarts.co.uk/wildwoodcrafts/