Crafts CouncilDirectoryJack WheelerLacquered Elm KatakuchiAboutMade from locally sourced windblown elm, this lacquered Katakuchi celebrates one of the many unique possibilities of working with a human powered reciprocal pole lathe. It has been finished with urushi lacquer - an extremely hard wearing natural finish that has been used for several thousand years in Asia.Jack WheelerNorfolk, EnglandPole Lathe Turning, Photo: Pete HugginsElm Katakuchi, Photo: Jack WheelerPole lathe turned and hand carved elm wood katakuchi with urushi finishElm Katakuchi, Photo: Jack WheelerPole lathe turned and hand carved elm KatakuchiLacquered Elm KatakuchiAboutMade from locally sourced windblown elm, this lacquered Katakuchi celebrates one of the many unique possibilities of working with a human powered reciprocal pole lathe. It has been finished with urushi lacquer - an extremely hard wearing natural finish that has been used for several thousand years in Asia.Jack WheelerNorfolk, EnglandPole Lathe Turning, Photo: Pete HugginsElm Katakuchi, Photo: Jack WheelerPole lathe turned and hand carved elm KatakuchiElm Katakuchi, Photo: Jack WheelerPole lathe turned and hand carved elm wood katakuchi with urushi finish