The projects featured in "Woodland Workshop" include: peeling jig,
pole lathe, woodsman's grip, cleaving brake; 16 step-by-step woodland device projects.
For Doors Open Days, guides will be on duty at the roundhouse and there will be an opportunity to turn wood using a
pole lathe.
The age-old skills of hand carving and
pole lathe turning were demonstrated in the woodland gardens by volunteers, showing how small pieces of wood could be transformed into beautiful and useful objects.
Cross over to the Countryside section and watch the skill of the
pole lathe turner and the grace of the side saddle demonstration or learn the correct way to handle an air-rifle and speak to the experts in a conservation and country stewardship.
There will be demonstrations on
pole lathe turning and spoon carving from Greenwood Training including children's activities and there will be local music by The Northumberland Ukes.
The bodger would build a bodger's hovel to shelter from the worst of the weather, with the tools of his trade around him, including a
pole lathe for turning the chair legs.
These early woodturners used a low-tech
pole lathe and strap to hand turn objects such as furniture legs, rolling pins and stair banisters.
Aside from the information that I learnt about the FUN and the FSA, the links and distinctions between them, the APF show as a whole gave a valuable insight into the whole picture of forestry, from traditional practices (such as
pole lathe turning and horse logging) to hi-tech equipment.
It's free for families to take part and among other skills you can learn how to shape wood on the
pole lathe and shave horse, two traditional tools.
There will be
pole lathe turning demonstrations and Gwynedd Archaeological Trust will be on hand to talk about replica historical items.
GUN dogs, a chainsaw carver and a
pole lathe woodturner will all be in action at a fun event over the Bank Holiday next weekend.
He researched the old ways of turning, using a spring
pole lathe. "I returned to Wales and England to track down the last bodgers--those old-time woodland turners who produced parts for the chair industry around High Wycombe--and have been working on the
pole lathe ever since." Weber has been making English--and Welsh-style Windsor chairs since 1982 and leads classes in green woodworking.