Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan
07-03-2006, 10:36 AM
.....no no, not me :D
Some of you will recall the problems I had with the "Wave" (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=38536&highlight=Wave) bowl, well I figured out what the problem was.
I turned the bottom of the bowls way too thin while green......
I was working on another bowl, Red Keyaki again, and I could not get a nice smooth cut to save my hide!
I did everything I could think of, twice, then finally while just standing there, with the lathe turned off, I just gave it a whack with my 1\2" bowl gouge.
Well, it broke off the tenon and shattered too!
41944
41945
This is what is left of one half, I even glued this back together so you can have a better look.
I was working on getting the bottom thinner than the edges, but I went way too far! The bottom area is less than 3/8"...:eek:
This wood is also extreemly hard and brittle.
I then chucked up a dry piece of the Sakura I have, and boy that was like turning butter, so nice!
So a warning out there to all you newbies like me, make the bottom thinner than the edges, but not too thin!
Cheers!
Some of you will recall the problems I had with the "Wave" (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=38536&highlight=Wave) bowl, well I figured out what the problem was.
I turned the bottom of the bowls way too thin while green......
I was working on another bowl, Red Keyaki again, and I could not get a nice smooth cut to save my hide!
I did everything I could think of, twice, then finally while just standing there, with the lathe turned off, I just gave it a whack with my 1\2" bowl gouge.
Well, it broke off the tenon and shattered too!
41944
41945
This is what is left of one half, I even glued this back together so you can have a better look.
I was working on getting the bottom thinner than the edges, but I went way too far! The bottom area is less than 3/8"...:eek:
This wood is also extreemly hard and brittle.
I then chucked up a dry piece of the Sakura I have, and boy that was like turning butter, so nice!
So a warning out there to all you newbies like me, make the bottom thinner than the edges, but not too thin!
Cheers!