Maybe I should call this bowl Lazarus.

[Toney Robertson]

One of the first times I used a recess and I heard a ticking sound. Was just ONE cut from being done when it blew up. This is the aftermath.

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/iublue/Oops.jpg

Well my stubbornness came out and after I gather all the pieces that I could find, out came the super glue.

I lost a little in size but here is the finished product.

Tamarind - 4 1/2 x 1 3/8 - Danish oil finish. You can see one of the few cracks that did not blend in with the mottled coloring close to the rim on the front right edge.



http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/iublue/109-9.jpg

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj101/iublue/109-9A.jpg

Could not have gotten away with this if the wood would have been monotoned but then again it would probably not have cracked.

Toney

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice save Toney! Great looking bowl and you did a really nice job getting it as thin as you did! Hope your next one stays for the whole show!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Toney......Great bowl and that may be the prettiest recovery I've ever seen. Gorgeous bowl.....stunning wood!

[Greg Ketell]

Excellent save!! I love the way it turned out.
GK

[Jim Becker]

That's a beautiful piece and an excellent save...certainly worth the time and effort to glue it back together!

What happened to you is one of the reasons I don't advocate for using a recess for bowls...there is not enough wood to support around the jaws on a form like this and it will let go way too easily. A short tenon sized for the chuck's "sweet spot" with a shoulder to support the top of the jaws gives a better mechanical grip on the workpiece. Now for platters or very flat bowls...a recess is the way to go as there is a lot of wood outside of the recess even during final turning to provide support.

[Richard Madison]

Never mind. Jim said it.

[Paul Engle]

SCORRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE

Well done indeed, nice save .

[Bernie Weishapl]

Excellent save Toney on a great bowl.

[Toney Robertson]

Thanks to everyone for the comments.

Jim, this was the first time I used a recess and I did not consider the wood being spalted and I am one that, unfortunately, thinks that the tighter you make it the better it is.

I was lucky that with all the lines in the wood you really have to look hard to see the repair.

Toney

[Dusty Sawyer]

My problem is that I don't often listen to that little ticking sound when it first shows up and for me there is always "just one more cut". :)

Looks really nice though..... Lazarus works for me.

[Ben Gastfriend]

Nice save! The bowl looks great, you woulda never guessed that happened.

[Dennis Peacock]

Well Tony,

Lazarus looks really good to me. :D

[David Newson]

Well that's one really good save and well worth the effort.

[Joseph Peacock]

That is some nice wood.Great job.:D