With a working replica of this lathe a contemporary artisan has helped to revive these techniques, assisting in the reintroduction of bowl turning to Sweden, the USA, Germany, France, and even Japan.

We’ve seen quite a few scratch built lathes here at Hackaday, but none quite like the handcrafted pole lathe put together by [Jon Townsend] and his band of Merry Men as part of their effort to ...

Robin shows how to turn a length of sycamore into a simple bowl using a traditional pole lathe. This clip is from the series Paul Martin's Handmade Revolution. Whilst the use of a traditional pole ...