STUART GROVE

POLE-LATHE WOODTURNER AND SPOON CARVER
North Bovey, Dartmoor

Specialising in ancient woodturning techniques, some of which date from the Iron Age, Sharif uses a traditional pole lathe powered by a treadle to hew bowls, pots, cups, flasks and boxes, sourcing wood from sustainable Dartmoor forests.

“Vessels made on a pole lathe tend to have more charm and character than those on an electric lathe, and have a lovely textural, tactile quality,” he says.

The earliest British examples of woodturning, dating from the Bronze Age, were recently found on Dartmoor. 

Specialising in ancient woodturning techniques, some of which date from the Iron Age, Sharif uses a traditional pole lathe powered by a treadle to hew bowls, pots, cups, flasks and boxes, sourcing wood from sustainable Dartmoor forests.

To find out more about Sharif, please visit: www.sharifadams.co.uk

WHILE YOU'RE IN THE AREA:

• Visit the pretty thatched village of North Bovey
• Have a cream tea at Bovey Castle
• Stroke a pony at The Miniature Pony Centre
• Take a hike up Easdon Tor
• Stroll along the River Bovey