I tried doing a segmented bowl using beech and black walnut veneer for accents to give it a brick and mortar look. The beech was cut on my bandsaw at 45 degree angles and stacked. The bandsawn pieces were a good way to maximize the flat but assured that I would have plenty of end grain to cut.
I was 98.5% done with the turning when I caught the tool on the edge of the bowl and ripped the bottom segment off, as you can see. I haven’t done it yet but will add another piece of beech and finish it soon.
-- Tim S, WA
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darryl
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posted 225 days ago
should look good when it’s finished!
...and nothing hurts more than damaging a project so near completion.
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Woodhacker
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posted 224 days ago
Tim, welcome to Lumberjocks. I hope you like it here. Your segmented bowl looks good so far, in spite of the mishap. I hope you weren’t hurt.
(I started my first segmented turning this winter and will post in the near future.)
Thanks for posting it.
-- Martin, Kansas
spanky46
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posted 213 days ago
A lot of the time it isn’t what we read or what someone teaches us that makes us better
woodworkers/people. Its problems we have and the mistakes we make and how we deal with them!
Nice work Tim! Look forward to seeing it when its finished!
-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.
Tim Scoville
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posted 213 days ago
Spanky. It will be awhile before I finish it, but it hangs above my lathe as a reminder! Your thoughts are on target with mine. Life just isn’t fun without the challenges we face and the mistakes we make.
Best to you.
-- Tim S, WA
johnintecumseh
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posted 201 days ago
Hey Tim. your turning is not an easy one , so keep at it. I have been turning for a while and still get catches. It’s part of the game. good luck, John
-- retired and smiling
Tim Scoville
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posted 201 days ago
John,
Thanks for the encouragement. I was feeling kinda down after it happened, cause it looked like it would be a nice first attempt. But I learned something about leverage as a result of the catch that I won’t soon forget. You’re right, it’s all part of the journey.
-- Tim S, WA
a1Jim
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posted 201 days ago
Hey Tim
It’s a good start and you’ll make it work out fine.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon