It will never happen to me - OOPS

[Bob Wemm]

Lucky I had my face shield on.
My beautiful fiddleback Black Wattle decided that it would no longer participate in the turning process.
I had it rough turned and had repaired all the splits on the outside. It went a bit out of round so my logic????? told me to turn it round again and then I would have a thinner wall to repair from the inside.:redface: Well! it sounded good to me.
When my wife heard the thump and no follow up swearing, she thought that she had better come out and see if I was still on my feet. Luckily the only damage was a BIG whack on the shield and everything else missed.
Makes the little piece I cored out VERY expensive, and I was going to have a skite to Ed Street about how nice it was. OH WELL!!!!!
Do you think I should/could glue it back together??????
Cheers
Bob.

 

[robersonjr]

Looks like that would have been one beautiful bowl, glad you weren't hurt.

 

[thewishman]

Glad you had your shield! Maybe you should glue it together and call it a segmented bowl.:wink:

 

[Kenny Durrant]

I'm glad you're ok. I guess since you''re not hurt it's ok to say that's funny Chris.

 

[Bob Wemm]

I'm glad you're ok. I guess since you''re not hurt it's ok to say that's funny Chris.

Wasn't then!!!, but it is now:wink:.
Nearly had to go and change my undies!!!!!!!!
Bob.

 

[alamocdc]

Bummer, Bob! Been there, done that.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Been there, done that, didn't have shield on, black eye.:redface:

Glad all is okay and no serious damage other than your pride and ego...:biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Bob Wemm]

I just couldn't throw the pieces out, so spent days glueing and repairing, put the piece on the lathe this afternoon with a strong metal clamp around the outside to support everything. I re-cut the inside and all of the outside except the 1in strip where the clamp was. Then I moved the clamp further towards the base and started on the final bit. It is now in the bin. Shattered again, BUGGER.
Now I will never know if was as good as Edstreets Amboyna Burl WIP.

Cheers Bob.

 

[sbell111]

I just couldn't throw the pieces out, so spent days glueing and repairing, put the piece on the lathe this afternoon with a strong metal clamp around the outside to support everything. I re-cut the inside and all of the outside except the 1in strip where the clamp was. Then I moved the clamp further towards the base and started on the final bit. It is now in the bin. Shattered again, BUGGER.
Now I will never know if was as good as Edstreets Amboyna Burl WIP.

Cheers Bob.

On the other hand, he can't prove that it wasn't better. :tongue:

 

[TerryDowning]

Been there done that. You have my sympathies sir.

 

[Jim Burr]

Glad you had your "face" on Bob:wink:!! Maybe you can slice it up and segment it for a pen? Stay out of the way next time!!:biggrin:

 

[Lenny]

That's why I stopped turning bowls and started turning pens! ..... They still explode occasionally but at least they are smaller pieces to duck from!