The Wooden Bowl [Hardcover]

Stobart Davies Limited (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 2005

This is the first authoritative account of the history of the wooden bowl. It details evidence of the turners craft dating back 4000 years, and looks at the development of lathe technology, as well as the tools and timbers used. The author has been given unprecedented access to study and photograph important collections, many of which have never appeared in print before. The superb photographs show priceless, gold-adorned vessels buried with Saxon Kings, Tudor bowls from the wreck of the Mary Rose, and even a bowl which some claim to be the Holy Grail.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Stobart Davies Limited (December 31, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0854421300
• ISBN-13: 978-0854421305
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #488,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #60 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Kitchenware

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Wooden Bowl by Robin Wood, September 13, 2011

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This is an interesting retrospective about kitchenware, specifically wooden bowls, authored by Robin Wood, the well known pole turner who resides in the UK. Mr. Wood has done a good job with the very small number of fragments and whole artifacts that date from Early Modern Europe. The book covers methods of turning a wooden bowl on a human powered lathe in several regions of the world, it is well illustrated with very clear photos, and he discusses bowl and craft turning in the British Isles in both the past and in modern times. He also included a section in the back of the book that shows how he turns bowls and plates out of trees that he sources locally.

An excellent book for those interested in the history of lathes and wood craft, advanced woodworkers, and also of interest to archeologists, historians and reinactors.