The pole lathe of Bodgers lathe is one of the oldest man made machines. There is evidence of there uses as far back as the bronze here in the uk and of turning as far back as 4000years BP in Egypt.
On our basic pole lathe course you will learn how to use a pole lathe and its associated tools.
We tailor the courseĀ to the skills and experience of the participants with one to one tuition.
Come along and leave with a turned item.
The day will include:
basic tool safety
looking after your tools
selecting your wood to turn
preparing your billet for the lathe
turning an item
Our aim is simple; to pass on the knowledge learned over the past nearly 20 years to beginners.
There will be an ample supply of tea/coffee on tap but no other food is provided, we can of course set up the bbq if requested.
location
Unless otherwise stated all of our woodland courses are run in our own woodland in the heart of the Southdowns between Petersfield and Portsmouth just off the A3 , A3m andĀ A272.
Accommodation
There are a good number of local hotels and b and bās in the area for which we can give you detail on application.