The back of this sleeve gets unusually specific about what it takes to make a bowl. Before Del Stubbs gets to the shape, there are chisels to grind, a blank to mount and a lathe to set up. It even mentions keeping thin walls from warping. I haven’t watched this tape yet, but I like that the description spends so much time on the decisions that happen before a finished bowl exists. If I ever try it, the close-up of the cutting edge against the wood might be the part I need most.
On the sleeve
- Bowl Turning with Del Stubbs, a Fine Woodworking Video Workshop from Taunton Press.
- Topics listed: cutting tools and their modification; grinding and honing chisels; grips and stances; mounting and roughing bowl blanks; modifying a lathe; controlling warp and thin walls; cutting into end grain; designing bowl forms.
Tape details
- Format: commercially produced VHS.
- Printed runtime: approximately 120 minutes.
- Packaging copyright: 1985, The Taunton Press. The VHS edition release date is not established.
- Not yet streamed; contents of this physical tape are unverified.
- Archive ID: VHS-2026-1336.
