Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by material processed]
7. woodworking equipment
8. woodworking machinery

Narrower term/s

• mandrel lathes
• pole lathes
• spoke lathes
• great wheel lathes
• wheel lathes

Anotations

Scope note:

Lathes used for working wooden materials or objects. In its early form, woodworking lathes consisted of two holding cemers with the suspended stock being rotated by an endless rope belt; one person pulled on the rope while a second person cut while holding a hand lathe.