Thread: Just one more pass........!×÷=$#@

Glue a disposable bit of wood to each side of the blank and cut off when turned.

Yeah... famous last words.

On the bright side, you didn't utter 'em while demo'ing for an audience!

The pieces of sacrificial wood can be as simple as pine board scraps glued to each side. Something to take the 'bite' out of you feed the tool in too quickly... and it also prevent the edges from rounding over when sanding on the lathe.

Does mean an extra bit of effort removing it and cleaning up the sides when all is finished on the lathe, but at least the odds of getting to that stage are improved.

Originally Posted by DavidG

Glue a disposable bit of wood to each side of the blank and cut off when turned.

Hi David , yeah, I might have to try that next time (if there is a next time ).......

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Yeah... famous last words.

On the bright side, you didn't utter 'em while demo'ing for an audience!

The pieces of sacrificial wood can be as simple as pine board scraps glued to each side. Something to take the 'bite' out of you feed the tool in too quickly... and it also prevent the edges from rounding over when sanding on the lathe.

Does mean an extra bit of effort removing it and cleaning up the sides when all is finished on the lathe, but at least the odds of getting to that stage are improved.

Hi Skew , famous last words alright ........there were a few other words as well...

Bad luck smiife, just no room for error on something like this. Ive only turned a few winged things and had a couple go the same way as you, not really a style of turning I enjoy. My approach is to turn outside first and then turn the inside in several steps, finishing each and blending it into the previous before moving on the the next. Finish each section before it gets to flexible.

Tony

you not going to try any repair???? worth a shot surely

Originally Posted by tony_A

Bad luck smiife, just no room for error on something like this. Ive only turned a few winged things and had a couple go the same way as you, not really a style of turning I enjoy. My approach is to turn outside first and then turn the inside in several steps, finishing each and blending it into the previous before moving on the the next. Finish each section before it gets to flexible.

Tony

Hi Tony , yeah , I might have to change tactics and try something else
The glue blocks might be the way to go !!

Originally Posted by brainstrust

you not going to try any repair???? worth a shot surely

Hi brainstrust , no repair I don, t think it, s worth it , there were cracks appearing on the ends of the wings anyway , just like the last attempt I will make a small box out of it

Hi Smiife,
I enjoy turning winged bowls of all shapes (not very well), With a fair bit of practice I now have a simple approach that seems to work for me. I fix the timber to a face plate and then mark a foot and the external dimension of the rim of the bowl. I turn the foot and then use a parting tool to cut all the way to where I wish the wing to meet the bowl. I the complete turning and finishing the outside including the underside of the wing.
Flip the work into a chuck and secure with the tailstock. I then mark the outside and inside of the rim of the bowl, decide if I want to leave a ring on top and start reducing weight by hollowing some of the bowl, then shaping and finishing the wing. Lastly remove the taistock and finish the bowl. Unfortunately I don't take progress photos, but I'll try to attach a few of the bowls. I hope this is useful.
FryersIMG_3227.jpg

Originally Posted by Fryers

Hi Smiife,
I enjoy turning winged bowls of all shapes (not very well), With a fair bit of practice I now have a simple approach that seems to work for me. I fix the timber to a face plate and then mark a foot and the external dimension of the rim of the bowl. I turn the foot and then use a parting tool to cut all the way to where I wish the wing to meet the bowl. I the complete turning and finishing the outside including the underside of the wing.
Flip the work into a chuck and secure with the tailstock. I then mark the outside and inside of the rim of the bowl, decide if I want to leave a ring on top and start reducing weight by hollowing some of the bowl, then shaping and finishing the wing. Lastly remove the taistock and finish the bowl. Unfortunately I don't take progress photos, but I'll try to attach a few of the bowls. I hope this is useful.
FryersIMG_3227.jpg

Hi fryer , yeah , I do much the same process but I use a screw chuck to start with .....
The wings on these type of bowls are the legs and lift the whole bowl off the table I
think it makes them look lighter and more delicate....
You have made some very nice winged bowls there ......well done they look great..

Well Fryers, you may call your self an amateur but that's obviously not referring to your wood turning. A few of us here would appreciate the occasional photo of your work, there are not enough folk posting photos of their wood turnings here.

Tony

Thanks Tony, It is nice to have my work appreciated & I will post the occasional photo.
Fryers