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» Abbotts Living Wood 
Information on pole-lathe turning courses, chair-making and green wood crafts. Situated in Herefordshire, UK.
http://www.living-wood.co.uk/
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» Articles by Stuart King
Articles about the history of the lathe, reconstruction of Leonardo deVinci's lathe, bow lathes in Marrakech, chair turnings and a tribute to the last of the bodgers.
http://www.stuartking.co.uk/articles/index.htm
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» Association of Pole Lathe Turners
Dedicated to spreading knowledge about pole lathe turning and greenwood working; includes event news, list of courses and demonstrators, gallery and construction plans.
http://www.bodgers.org.uk/
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» Blood and Sawdust
Articles and essays by Tom Rettie on medieval and Renaissance woodworking; including pole-lathe, flywheel lathe, and portable spring-pole.
http://www.bloodandsawdust.com/
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» Crafts in the English Countryside
The results of a survey carried out for "Crafts in the English Countryside: Towards a Future" edited by Professor EJT Collins. Listed in Woodland and Basketry Crafts. (A PDF file)
http://www.craftsintheenglishcountryside.org.uk/pdfs/Pole-lathe%20turners.pdf
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» Early Wood Lathes
Historical site mainly concerned with games but has pages which include illustrations from manuscripts, on ancient lathes, bow lathes, pole lathes, continual rotation lathe, speciality lathes and notes on a 17th century turner.
http://www.historicgames.com/lathes/ancientlathes.html
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» Green Wood Worker
Dedicated to coordinating volunteers interested in demonstrating pole-lathe and other green wood working crafts, at The Amberley Working Museum, in West Sussex, England. Tuition given in woodland crafts.
http://www.skidcontrol.co.uk/green/
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» Green Wood Worker - Pole lathe training
Pole-lathe and other green wood working crafts, at The Amberley Working Museum, in West Sussex, England. Tuition given in woodland crafts.
http://www.greenwoodworker.co.uk/
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» Green woodworking
Ted Rushworth on using a pole-lathe, and useful articles, including history and plans. Includes articles by Brian Haworth of the Beamish Museum.
http://www.rushworth.com/green/index.htm
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» Greenwoodworking
Describes a simple pole lathe erected on the end vise of a cabinetmaker's bench.
http://www.greenwoodworking.com/evplathe.htm
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» How to build a pole lathe
How Mark McLean built a simple robust pole lathe in Australia.
http://www.mark-ju.net/more/lathe/how_to_build.htm
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» Pole Lathe
Description of the pole lathe and several photos of them in use.
http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/polelath.htm
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» Tinder Box
Demonstrates turning parts for stools, chairs, ladles, scoops, spurtles, spoons and spatulas. A great activity for open days at historical houses, museums or country fairs in New Zealand.
http://www.tinderbox.co.nz/pole_lathe.html
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» Wildwood Crafts
Dave Jackson, pole lathe turning and coppice crafts; courses and demonstrations. Malvern UK
http://www.hillsarts.co.uk/wildwoodcrafts/
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