Thread: 100 year old elm

Hi guys,
Finally got some shed time today, tried to finish off
the elm vase , so got to about 100mm from the bottom
and heard a differant sound, stop the lathe and sure
enough cracks started to appear , so filled them with
CA, and pressed on and then..........WHOOPS!
a hole had appeared in the side OH WELL back
to the drawing board.....

What a shame. Sorry to hear it Michael. It was looking good.
It must suck to get so far and have that happen. Still, such is life with woodturning. Never a dull moment.

Ah a design alteration moment do not toss it out or burn it hum then again a little piro might just improve it and turn it into a gallery piece.

Check out Richard Kennedy's work

Originally Posted by smiife

Hi guys,
Finally got some shed time today, tried to finish off
the elm vase , so got to about 100mm from the bottom
and heard a differant sound, stop the lathe and sure
enough cracks started to appear , so filled them with
CA, and pressed on and then..........WHOOPS!
a hole had appeared in the side OH WELL back
to the drawing board.....

Don't give up on this one yet. That is too nice a figure. Put a three wraps of tape around the outside in two places so you don't get a mouth full of timber.

Make a long taper of contrasting color timber, or a limb so the repair would look like a knot. Open the hole up a bit with a knife, wrap some 80 grit sandpaper around the taper and sand a corresponding taper in the hole. Keep sanding until you get the wall thickness in the area that you like.

Fit the plug in the hole and mark the inside, cut off the end of the plug leaving just a bit to protrude inside. Glue plug in hole, let dry overnight, carefully cut off outside of plug.

Resume turning, being very careful until plug is cut down to surrounding area.

You could sand the hole with the taper, saturate the inside of the hole with CA and keep turning. You have a vase with a hole in it.

If you are really disgusted with this piece at the moment, set it on a shelf and leave it alone for a while.

[QUOTE=Hermit;1795661 a shame. Sorry to hear it Michael. It was looking good.
It must suck to get so far and have that happen. Still, such is life with woodturning. Never a dull moment.[/QUOTE]

Hi hermit,
Yes,... there were a few choice words sent around the shed

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Ah a design alteration moment do not toss it out or burn it hum then again a little piro might just improve it and turn it into a gallery piece.

Check out Richard Kennedy's work

Hi wheelie,
Yeah,, not too sure about a gallery piece,,!

Originally Posted by Paul39

Don't give up on this one yet. That is too nice a figure. Put a three wraps of tape around the outside in two places so you don't get a mouth full of timber.

Make a long taper of contrasting color timber, or a limb so the repair would look like a knot. Open the hole up a bit with a knife, wrap some 80 grit sandpaper around the taper and sand a corresponding taper in the hole. Keep sanding until you get the wall thickness in the area that you like.

Fit the plug in the hole and mark the inside, cut off the end of the plug leaving just a bit to protrude inside. Glue plug in hole, let dry overnight, carefully cut off outside of plug.

Resume turning, being very careful until plug is cut down to surrounding area.

You could sand the hole with the taper, saturate the inside of the hole with CA and keep turning. You have a vase with a hole in it.

If you are really disgusted with this piece at the moment, set it on a shelf and leave it alone for a while.

Hi paul,
You are right should never give up!!
I did actually fill the hole and the cracks so
I will give it another go I think, thanks for your
thoughts and advice , much appreciated
used a half bottle of CA.and some shavings
and came up with what looks like a bloody mess!

Why not????