bowl help part two

[triw51]

A few weeks ago I asked for some help when the tendon on a bowl I was working on broke. I received some fantastic ideas from some great turners. I decided to use the Cole jaws and a 2.5" forester bit to make a recess I could expand into. One suggestion was a donut chuck and I need to make one of those, anyway here is the large bowl still on the lathe. I put one coat of poly and waiting for it to cure and will finish. The black is espresso grounds and CA with some turquoise chips.
C & C welcome Thank you for looking

 

[JimB]

Very nice. Glad to see you were able to resolve the broken tendon issue.

 

[low_48]

The correct term is tenon, like mortise and tenon. The tendon is a body part. Expanding into a mortise has it's own hazards. If you remove too much material on the outside diameter of the base, then that becomes weakened. So proceed with caution on a piece that has already broken once.

 

[SteveG]

Wow! It looks like you are having great fun in the realm of bowl turning. Your working thru the issues that come with that, and it is looking good.

Keep on turnin' and havin' fun!!

 

[JimB]

The correct term is tenon, like mortise and tenon. The tendon is a body part. Expanding into a mortise has it's own hazards. If you remove too much material on the outside diameter of the base, then that becomes weakened. So proceed with caution on a piece that has already broken once.

That's funny. I thought I wrote tenon so I don't know if I mis-typed or spell check did something. In any case, thanks for the correction. We don't need people turning off body parts!:biggrin:

 

[TellicoTurning]

That is some fantastic color in that wood... good luck with the next steps of the bowl.

Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

 

[Edgar]

Wow, you're really making that chunk of pecan look great, William. Can't wait to see the finished bowl.

 

[alankulwicki7]

Expanding into a mortise has it's own hazards. If you remove too much material on the outside diameter of the base, then that becomes weakened. So proceed with caution on a piece that has already broken once.

This is very true. While I've had bowls break off at the tenon, I think I've had more problems with mortises. One little catch and the bowl comes off, mortise blowing apart, etc.
Another option for shallower bowls and dishes is a glue block. Easy to add and you'll lose much less material....

 

[Bob Wemm]

Looking Good William.

Bob