After the previous meeting, in which Pieterjan participated in a workshop by Martijn, it was now time for something more serious. A real festival. At least, a small event. Draaifeest 2024. 30 participants and 5 teachers. A whole weekend full…

The goal of our project is of course not only to learn from it ourselves, but to spread the craft. In that context, Pieterjan will also teach workshops. In preparation for that, he spent a day with Martijn while he…

The cups we had made so far in the project were all without handles. Now I should mention that this makes sense for a wooden cup. Since wood isolates very well, a wooden cup does not get hot on the…

We have already made a cup. A good follow-up to that is a box with a lid. The techniques used are largely the same, but to make the lid fit properly you have to work very precisely. It starts with…

Today was all about handled bowls. This is a bit more difficult to make than a regular bowl. This is mainly due to the shape of the outside of the bowl and especially the handles themselves. When turning the bowl,…

Now that we have covered some of the basics, forged tools, and made some more advanced stuff with tutors from England, it is time to take a closer look at the lathe itself. And what better way to do that…

Bodgers Ball Within the world of the pole lathe, the Bodgers ball is almost legendary and this event could not be missed in our program. It is a meeting for members of the English Association of Pole-Lathe Turners & Green…

Geoff Hannis The third and final day in Geoff’s workshop, with his expert explanation we turned a life edge bowl, with the bark on the top edge off the bowl. Normally you turn a bowl upside down, so the edge…

Part of our journey involves visiting other craftsmen who turn both contemporary and historical objects on the pole lathe. As there is an active community of these craftsmen in the UK, the journey takes us across the Channel. Amy Leake…