From the Middle Ages, woodturning was relatively accessible to farmers who wanted a complementary activity in winter. While women more willingly spun wool in the Jura, some also turned wood. A small turning bench, driven by a wheel and a belt, was enough to craft small ornaments and boxwood beads for the rosaries. The Abbey of Saint-Claude organized the purchase of their productions by the piece and resold the wooden objects to pilgrims. It was common for a pilgrim to wear on his hat or habit signs coming from the place of pilgrimage, either the scallop of Compostela, medals, or any other religious object in horn, wood, or bone.