Disaster At the Lathe

[orificiam]

Hello Everyone--A few weeks ago I posted my first "Hollow Vase" I said that on the next turning I would try to finish another one, this time with a 3mm wall thickness, everything was going well photo --1-- When--:o Bang --a DIGin bl#()&^% There it was in 2 pieces--photo -2- -so after a change of underware and a coffe--back to the lathe to see if it could be saved. I decided to make a Lidded Box insted. so remounted top
of turning back on the lathe and turned to fit bottom part.photo--3--
Then I turned a bottom from a piece of the same wood ,photo --4-
Ready to be glued --photo--5-- and finished photo --6--
Now I'll have to wait a month or so till it dries,,At this stage I didn;t cut the opening for the lid to minimise wood movement.
Cheers Tony,:B:-

[Ed Reiss]

Tony....is that a bowl gauge your using in pic 1 :? ....if so, why?

Small opening for a hollow form and bowl gauges don't mix well....probably why the catastrophic catch happen.

Good save for the piece though :2tsup:

[Ad de Crom]

Yeah Tony, this happened sometimes. But with a good sense of humor, and inventivity, something you did, it turned out very well at the end.
Good save mate.
Glad nothing worse happened, always tricky when things got airborne.
Ad :2tsup:

[orificiam]

Thanks Guys.

Hi Ed I was using the swan neck tool at the time of the digin---I'll get to master the tool eventualy.:((:((
Cheers Tony.

[artme]

Nice save!!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup: