Charlie_W
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Yes, I knew better but I did it anyway....Platter Disaster!
You know that when turning green wood...and thin that you start cutting at the rim and work your way in....leaving the bulk of the center mass still intact and you NEVER EVER go back out to the edge?...Well, I was working on this thin green maple platter and I had that momentary lapse of judgement and came back out towards the rim with a pull cut....just shaving the surface...smoothing the previous cut. That is when it happened. In a true fraction of a second, things went bad...my gouge chattered and a piece of the rim went flying past my head!
I was standing out of the line of fire and was wearing a face shield so nothing bad happened except this piece became toast. If you look close, you can see where the gouge had skipped and cut individual divots around the rim as the rim flexed during this split second occurrence. Some other pieces went flying as well. The platter was still secure in the chuck...no problem.
I was turning this and others green so they could purposely warp as they dried in preparation for an upcoming professional workshop on surface embellishment.
I have three successful turnings and you can see how much they have moved so far. They have been in a paper bag for almost two weeks.
So, A reminder and learning lesson....Never go back out to the rim as it has already started moving when working with wet green wood. Also, use your safety gear and stay out of the line of fire.
Safe Turning....
You know that when turning green wood...and thin that you start cutting at the rim and work your way in....leaving the bulk of the center mass still intact and you NEVER EVER go back out to the edge?...Well, I was working on this thin green maple platter and I had that momentary lapse of judgement and came back out towards the rim with a pull cut....just shaving the surface...smoothing the previous cut. That is when it happened. In a true fraction of a second, things went bad...my gouge chattered and a piece of the rim went flying past my head!
I was standing out of the line of fire and was wearing a face shield so nothing bad happened except this piece became toast. If you look close, you can see where the gouge had skipped and cut individual divots around the rim as the rim flexed during this split second occurrence. Some other pieces went flying as well. The platter was still secure in the chuck...no problem.
I was turning this and others green so they could purposely warp as they dried in preparation for an upcoming professional workshop on surface embellishment.
I have three successful turnings and you can see how much they have moved so far. They have been in a paper bag for almost two weeks.
So, A reminder and learning lesson....Never go back out to the rim as it has already started moving when working with wet green wood. Also, use your safety gear and stay out of the line of fire.
Safe Turning....
