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What will it be (no Clue) this we know,It will be a long handeled bowl lathering brush.
It will be made from African Blackwood,Timboti and pre-ban Ivory.
It will get a real 24mm High Mountain white Knot.
8 hrs of fitting,machining,gluing, doweling to this point,Time will tell:)
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10 hrs in,than chit happens:((( tomorrow is another day.
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Damn. I feel your pain. When I turn home-made polyester, I blow up about one half of them.
Ouch! Sorry about the blowup. : (
Thx guys,was my fault,tweekt the the tailstock center a tad to much.
Bummer, happen to me as well, stock not turning correctly, little more tweeking and bam. But in this case you can probably reglue a new piece and start that end from scratch or did you sent it flying!
Cannot re-chuck it to glue another pce,would be a hack job at best,the entire project is history:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
I cannot see why you could not cut it in half and save the top... did you crack the ivory also?Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
Ivory is fine,will not go to waste,mechanically, trying to resurect the project is not feasable,IMO.
I have a sows ear,will not try to make a silk purse.
I'd be Sooo ticked! I guess when you do enough of them, things like this will happen. I had a learning experience when I was younger, working on the lathe. Don't ever sand the edge of a bowl to a sharp edge. Bad things happen. :banghead:
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Originally Posted by pixelfixed
A family of badgers put a curse on ya ,,,,,,,,,,,,
I respect your opinion. Your skills are much more than mine. At least in this respect! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
I question the thoughts of "modern" people in that if it doesn't turn out perfect the first time lets give up and toss it away. This is one of the reasons like Rat Razors. You use what you have and what chance has given you to make the best of things. What if you took a piece of stainless wire and wrapped up the problem and still had a usefull tool?
I have seen some things that are more collectible because they are mistakes and most mistakes/errors have been destroyed?
32,Everything I make,in my eyes is flawed,I see things the end user will never see,I strive for perfection,but I never get there in my mind'Quote:
Originally Posted by 32t
That handle can be repaired.I can put some colorant in some epoxy resin,glue it back together.
make a jig,turn in on the lathe,It would look perfect again.Nobody would ever know.
But I would know it is a bad puppy and needs to be put down,and it has been.
the brush was being made for re-sale,not just for grins,I like to sleep at night
I can see what you are saying. Just thinking, would it be defective? I was camping a couple of weeks ago and carved a walking stick for a friend. I was a little concerned especially because because it was a friend and i didn't have any sandpaper to finish it.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
As imperfect that it was the joy that it brought to his face made my and his day. This is why I don't want to go into business! They appreciate my skills and if I happen to get famous he will have #6.
Where do we draw the line between having fun and making money with our passions?
Interesting question,,,,,,,,,,Quote:
Originally Posted by 32t
My thoughts,,when the person who bought your product, did so because he expected perfection. I have never produced anything perfect, so I cannot understand the pressure that some members here may go through when turning out one of their products.
what a shame i rly liked to look of it. so what happen? to much pressure from the chuck or flaw in the wood?
No Telling,maybe bothQuote:
Originally Posted by MrMagnus
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Originally Posted by pixelfixed
on the looks of it, it seems like it was the chuck that caused to much pressure and the wood could not take the tension. the harder the wood is the less tension it will handle until breakpoint.
but i have no experiance in a woodturninglathe like that. i only been working with metal lathes where the chuck clamps on the material and not inside or on the sides.
hope to see this handle done soon :)
Moving along,In the immortal words of my old man,If at first you do not succeed,keep on suckin till you do succeed:)
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looks cool. glad it worked out the secound time :)
