Bowl Turning

This video shows how to use gouges and flat tools, how to slow down the lathe to see exactly what happens when a tool cuts well, how to grind and sharpen the various turning tools and how to handle special challenges, like thin-wall, bark edge and end-grain bowls.

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Credits

producer/director

Rick Mastelli

Duration

02:00:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324199

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Wood-carving

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1985

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