pole lathe

Wood turning on a pole lathe is great fun and a useful skill. Dave attended our ‘Blacksmithing, Bodging & Bushcraft’ course in September and sent these photos to us.  They are the before and after shots of a billhook.  The left hand side are the before photos and the right hand side are photos of […]

I had a fantastic day today at our woodland camp.  I was getting some pole lathing lessons from Ross as I want to be able to do more with this traditional woodland skill.  The photo below is of Ross making a Victorian style potato masher.  He’s using a gauge that cost £1 at a boot […]