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This was my last piece of a spalted maple log. I am just learning how to turn, so a couple months back I quartered the logs and left them to dry-and they all cracked. Now I know!
Not wanting to waste this cool wood, and since I've had success turning wood with rot holes and cracks before, I went ahead and turned this bowl. I tried to make an interesting profile and follow richard raffan's advice about the wall thickness getting thinner as you go down. Basically I just wanted to get some fancy shmancy curves and make it feel nice in the hand.
I think I did a good job, but I probably made the wall too thin. Literally as I made THE last whispery finish scrape to the lip of the bowl, the chisel bit just a teeny bit and the bowl exploded into two symmetrical halves. Good thing I wear face protection because I was leaning over to perform that "final touch." Mine is not the midas touch-it's the touch of death!!
I thought, what the hell-super glue it back up, scrape again as best as possible, and put some beeswax on it. I like the shape and i'm trying to explore how to make bowls look more attractive. (I was thinking "woman" as I made this one. But maybe a little wide at the top though hahaha)
I reckon that this bowl will dry a bit and warp, at which time it will come apart once again, irreparably. These pictures will be all that's left!
Lesson: You do NOT need a lot of thrust for a tool to catch and explode a piece with a crack in it. Be prepared for accidents if you wanna try cracked wood! Always be prepared for danger! And keep some CA glue handy
Not wanting to waste this cool wood, and since I've had success turning wood with rot holes and cracks before, I went ahead and turned this bowl. I tried to make an interesting profile and follow richard raffan's advice about the wall thickness getting thinner as you go down. Basically I just wanted to get some fancy shmancy curves and make it feel nice in the hand.
I think I did a good job, but I probably made the wall too thin. Literally as I made THE last whispery finish scrape to the lip of the bowl, the chisel bit just a teeny bit and the bowl exploded into two symmetrical halves. Good thing I wear face protection because I was leaning over to perform that "final touch." Mine is not the midas touch-it's the touch of death!!
I thought, what the hell-super glue it back up, scrape again as best as possible, and put some beeswax on it. I like the shape and i'm trying to explore how to make bowls look more attractive. (I was thinking "woman" as I made this one. But maybe a little wide at the top though hahaha)
I reckon that this bowl will dry a bit and warp, at which time it will come apart once again, irreparably. These pictures will be all that's left!
Lesson: You do NOT need a lot of thrust for a tool to catch and explode a piece with a crack in it. Be prepared for accidents if you wanna try cracked wood! Always be prepared for danger! And keep some CA glue handy