Mug Failure

[Greg Just]

Things don't always work out as planned. I was hollowing out another travel mug tonight and got a little carried away. I blew out the side towards the bottom. Guess I can glue a new bottom on and make a pencil holder out of it. What a waste of good wood. :(

[Steve Schlumpf]

Now that is what I would call THIN! Any chance there is a such a thing as a collar for a coffee mug? Seems like there should be some creative way to save it!

[Greg Just]

I thought about gluing a piece onto the bottom, but I need about 1.5" and I didn't think that would look too good. I might try it anyway. I'll let you know.

[Bernie Weishapl]

That a shame with a good looking mug. I hate when I do that.

[John Keeton]

Bummer, Greg!! It appears you hollow them first, after shaping the outside. Could reversing that help? Never made a mug, so don't know.

[Greg Just]

Bummer, Greg!! It appears you hollow them first, after shaping the outside. Could reversing that help? Never made a mug, so don't know.

John:

I initally shape the outside to make it round, then do the inside and then come back and finish the outside. On this one I was having trouble hollowing deep enough for the SS sleeve and lost track of thinning the sides out too much. I'm going to try to save this by turning a new bottom and glue it to this piece. Not sure how it will look.

Greg

[John Keeton]

If you can get this one chucked back up true, could you turn off a portion of the bottom, turn a short glue tenon on the bottom, then turn a solid piece of walnut or maple to slip over the glue tenon - kind of a solid color bottom, with a staved top? Not sure I made this clear, but hope you get the idea.

[alex carey]

ive done a couple mugs but none of them segmented so I don't know how much work goes into that, but I know if I hollowed too far into one of my mugs I'd just start new, doesn't seem worth the time fiddling with this one.