14 Facts About Bob Stocksdale

Bob Stocksdale was an American woodturner, known for his bowls formed from rare and exotic woods.

Bob Stocksdale was raised on his family farm and enjoyed working with tools.

Bob Stocksdale turned baseball bats and spindles among early projects.

Bob Stocksdale's job was to assemble the chests from the pre-cut wooden pieces.

Bob Stocksdale spent World War II in several CO camps doing forestry work.

Bob Stocksdale was encouraged in his woodturning efforts by Helen Winnemore, the owner of a crafts gallery in Columbus, Ohio.

Bob Stocksdale was one of the earliest members of the Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Inc on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, California.

Bob Stocksdale bought a Victorian duplex in South Berkeley, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life.

Bob Stocksdale put together a shop of modest tools in his basement, and there turned out work for more than 50 years that gradually earned him acclaim and fame as a woodturner.

Bob Stocksdale was a friend, and sometime collaborator, of Sam Maloof.

Bob Stocksdale died on the January 6,2003, at Kaiser Oakland Medical Center in Oakland, California from complications of prostate cancer.

Bob Stocksdale was survived by second wife, Kay Sekimachi, a famous weaver and craft artist; a daughter, Joy, a noted fabric designer, of Sebastopol, California; a son, Kim, of Los Angeles; and a sister-in-law, Marge Stocksdale of Huntington, Indiana.

Bob Stocksdale's work was included in the American exhibit of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair and has been recognized internationally for fine design and workmanship.

Bob Stocksdale received the American Craft Council's Gold Medal in 1995.