Over the past week or two I've been working on a little bowl turning it from some ironwood a friend sent me. Being this was my first experience with this wood and not knowing how it would turn, it's been slowly progressing. Well I got it almost finished. Inside turned and sanded, outside turned and sanded all that was left was to finish off the bottom. I really liked the calabash rounded look for the bottom so I would need to chuck the piece to have full access to the bottom. A doughnut chuck seemed to be the best option.

 

When I turned the lip, I knew it was a little thin, but it felt solid. Light passing thru the lip/side transition-

 

I was so proud  of myself-

 

Nice shape, sanded much better than I usually do.

 

And then it happened-

I was just ready to switch over to the Easy Wood Finisher when I got a catch-

The force of the catch cracked the rim lip-

 

Too much time invested in this little bowl to pitch it out. But how to remount it? The tenon is gone and the rim is uneven. After some thought and 15 minutes of US Navy adjectives, I repurposed an old lathe jig into a jamb chuck adding a piece of rubber for friction/protection.

 

 

 

 

 

Made a flat on the bottom of the bowl and then glued it to a wooden faceplate. After the glue set, I realized I should have made a "paper"glue joint for easier removal later.

 

Not sure what I'm going to end up with- certainly not what I originally envisioned when I started!

Edited August 13, 20178 yr by lew
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Lew, all I can say it, I feel your pain. That was a nasty catch!! We have all "been there, done that". Still, I'm looking forward to seeing where you go from here.

 

Steve

You can save it, Lew. 

Mine usually blow up when it gets that bad. I was really liking the shape you had going to. At least part of it will be salvagable.

Just a minor setback in the hands of a master. Sorry it happened but awaiting your creativity on the save!

BTDT!  Hate when it happens.  Mine usually happen with a lack of concentration and I let the tool hit without purpose.  Looks like you have enough left for a small bowl.  Hope it works out for you.

No pics Lew!  Maybe it is this newfangled custom "music-less" theme I am trying out...

Cal

2 hours ago, clhyer said:

No pics Lew!  Maybe it is this newfangled custom "music-less" theme I am trying out...

Cal

@clhyer I see that! It's not on your theme. I'll have to check with the boss on this one! Thanks for the heads up!

The pics are there on my machine but they are only clickable addresses. They do show up, though.

Checking the image issue now.

Just now, Gene Howe said:

The pics are there on my machine but they are only clickable addresses. They do show up, though.

Thanks Gene, mine show the links but clicking only brings up a blank page for me.

 

Were they like that yesterday?

Lew, can you do me a big favor, please insert images again. I need to see if they are coming into our system. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Just now, John Morris said:

Lew, can you do me a big favor, please insert images again. I need to see if they are coming into our system. Sorry for the inconvenience.

OK

Done. I see them now, too.

1 minute ago, lew said:

Done. I see them now, too.

Lew, I don't know what happened, but I did see the images come in at the server level for this new batch you uploaded. I could not find the ones you submitted yesterday on our server, go figure. I have checked the topics and posts that have been submitted in the last 24 hours and this one seems to be the only one with a missing image issue. No reason whatsoever. This does concern me though.

Thanks for your patience sir.

Thanks.

 

 

Just now, HandyDan said:

 

 

Thanks for the heads up on this one, Dan, I really appreciate it!

Yup, I can see them now too.

Be sure to post up "as completed" pics!

Cal