Broken "Purple" Heart

oh man that stinks. it looks like a great bowl though besides the fact that it came apart. thanks for the post.

Fun post – looks like you’ve been doing some turning! I’ve got to get to it…

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Yeah…I may glue it back together and put it on my desk as a paperclip holder…i wasn’t that happy with it in the first place but I try to push through stuff like that because you never know what you’re going to end up with.

-- Steffen

All is not lost. Cut out a nice oval and make her a neck pendant.

It passes the test.

1. It’s for her

2. It’s purple.

:)) Good luck

-- There is no such thing as scrap wood!, http://www.saltrivergallery.com

yeah…had that happen a coupl’a times. learned quick not to stand in the plane of rotation. Didn’t get hit but put a nice dent in the garage door above me. Looks great aside from that though. You do some really nice work.

Curious…did it start to chatter before it blew?

-- Gary, Matthews NC

Man…that was going to be a really beautiful bowl.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I hate when that happens.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

Garyswood,

I had it chucked to my jumbo jaws just so I could turn the tenon off. I got a little too aggressive and the jaws weren’t tight enough. I was afraid to tighten them too much because the sides were pretty thin. I was just in a hurry and had the lathe going too fast I think…it was a stupid mistake after all that work.

-- Steffen

Hi Steffen,

That is a bummer. I am sure that you will be forgiven since you weren’t hurt. Bowls can be replaced.

Thanks for the post. It was timely given the emphasis on safety that is currently going on.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.