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Woody Links

Other National & Regional Woody Organisations

Arboricultural Association 01794 368717 www.trees.org.uk

Coed Cymru 01686 650777 www.coedcymru.org.uk

Continuous Cover Forestry Group 01963 364067

International Tree Foundation 01342 712536

Royal Forestry Society 01442 822028 www.rfs.org.uk

The Tree Council 020 78289928 www.treecouncil.org.uk

Tree Aid 0117 9096363 www.treeaid.org.uk

The Woodland Trust 01476 581111 www.woodland-trust.org.uk

3-Ridings Coppice Group (Yorkshire) 01653 618892

Argyll Green Woodworkers Association 01852 500366

Forest of Avon Products (Bristol area) 0117 9532141 www.forestofavon.org

Coppice Association North West (Cumbria & Lancs) 01539 488802 www.coppicenorthwest.org.uk

Marches Countryside products Forum 01588 673645

Surrey and Sussex Coppice Group

Touchwood Partnership (Gloucestershire) 01453 756064

Ancient Technology Centre 01725 517618

Eco-lots www.ecolots.co.uk

Bill Hogarth (MBE) Memorial Apprenticeship Trust 01524 781375

British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) 01491 839766 www.btcv.org.uk

Cannington College (Somerset) 01278 455464 www.cannington.ac.uk

Chapter 7 (campaigning on planning issues) 01460 249204

Ecological Design Association 01453 765575

The Green Wood Centre (North Wales) 01248 671493 www.greenwood-centre.co.uk

Lantra (Land based Training Organisation) 024 76696996 www.lantra.co.uk

ETSU, AEA Technology Environment (info on wood fuel) 01235 433302

Centre for Alternative Technology 01654 702400 www.cat.org.uk

The Regional Furniture Society www.regionalfurnituresociety.com

Natural England www.naturalengland.org.uk

Other interesting links ...

Bodger's On Line, Association of Pole-Lathe Turners
The Association of pole lathe turnersThe Association of Polelathe Turners.

Wood-Finishes-Direct.com
Wood Finishes Direct - Wood finishing supplies for the UK.
A Brief History of Ornamental Turning--Pole Lathe Image
A European Pole Lathe.
Pole Lathe
This is a pole lathe in use. One foot is used to pump the treadle, whilst the hands control the cutting tool.
A Short History of Woodturning with the Pole-lathe
A Short History of Woodturning with the Pole-lathe. by Brian G. Howarth
Appropriate technology wood resources: Journey to Forever
The pole lathe is one of man's oldest woodworking machines. Powered by the turner's foot, a cord, and the springiness of a green wood pole.
Woodturning with the Pole-lathe
Traditional woodturning is a craft many centuries old. No one can say with certainty when it really started, but there is logic in thinking it goes back to the time when the wheel was invented and man first recognized the benefits of rotary motion.
Medieval and Renaissance Lathes
Yet despite these limitations, the spring pole lathe would remain popular well into the 19th century among chair makers and other traditional crafts.
http://www.historicgames.com/lathes/springpole.html
Spring pole lathe from Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercises, 1680. A Metal Turning Lathe using a spring pole Source: Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercises, 1680.
Union Hill Antique Tools - The Lathe -- a History and ...
The pole lathe was used very early on to turn chair legs and other similar parts, and was often found actually in the woods from whence the raw material was obtained.
The Green Woodworking Page
The Secretary Association of Pole Lathe Turners Scullsgate Cottage Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4LE.
Woodworking Links at Coeur du Bois
The website dedicated to woodturning, woodcarving and woodworking with news, information, events list, organisations and gallery.
Woodturning Resources & Information - General Information and ...
The History and Explanation of the Lathe. Lathes Historical Archive. Making a Pole-less Pole Lathe.
Steward Community Woodland - Resources Index
15 Criteria for rural sustainability * Low Impact Development
Bushcraft and Outdoor Skills Courses Woodcraft
A Complete Training Programme for the Outdoor Enthusiast.
Woodsmoke
Woodsmoke runs survival courses teaching wilderness bushcraft and survival skills. Instructor Ben McNutt is trained and endorsed by Ray Mears.
Zoe Gertner: Professional Woodcarver and Tutor
Zoe Gertner specialises in teaching woodcarving, and is a fully qualified teacher. Her woodcarving courses are for people of any age from 8 years upwards and from all walks of life.
CELT
Centre for Environmental Living and Training - County Clare, Ireland, Tel: 061 640765; offers a range of education and training opportunities in ecology and traditional skills, including our new ECO-TRIPS holidays and our regular 'Weekend in the Woods' training events.

The Association of Pole-lathe Turners (APT)

The Small Woods Association and The Green Wood Centre

Woodland Heritage

Other National & Regional Woody Organisations

Other interesting links ...