Woodturning - Last Minute Disaster

[@normagene514]

Wow! Never seen the jaws snap off with a flying bowl. A little black or brown ca glue and it should be fine. It will just give it more character. 😊

[@CASWoodcraft]

Yeah, new one for me, too. Still not really sure what happened.

[@robertclark5930]

I feel your pain! Ha so I am not alone! Yes I enjoyed the video. Never thought about using the pipe fittings to hold it while it dries. Thanks!

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thanks, you too!

[@dtork47]

Never tried drying in the oven, microwave a few times where you can really control time and heat. Nice piece of Manitoba maple.

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thanks 👍

[@DaveTerpstra]

Oh man, that sucks! So sorrry! I loved the colors in the grain

[@CASWoodcraft]

thanks, yeah, it was going to be really nice. those flame bands of red were really nice.

[@MASI_forging]

Beautiful piece 👏👏

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thank you very much!

[@TimJohnsonBizNet3]

FWIW, my two pen’neth. At about 12:50 you see the (filled) crack pattern across the bottom. That looks compromised to me. Then when you’re turning off the tenon you’re pushing the gouge both towards and away from the live center instead of towards the headstock. I suspect that put additional cracking pressure on it. Using that scraper to finish put too much torque on it and it broke. You might have been able to save it using a swept-back bowl gouge, a little tail stock pressure and much lower RPM to take off that final nubbin, a la Phil Anderson of Shady Acres.

[@CASWoodcraft]

I think you’re right

[@joesmith1574]

When I’m turning the bottom of the bowl with the Cole jaws like you were, especially a big bowl like that, I make sure I’m still using the tail stock center to prevent the bowl from flying out. Those buttons on the Cole jaws don’t have enough gripping power to hold a big bowl like that. Don’t ask me how I know. Turn the button as small as you can next to the live center, then sand the rest down. It’s a lot safer. As for finishing the bowl, I would mix up a batch of thick epoxy, and either use some black coloring or use some metallic dust to make the finished bowl look like kintsugi, a Japanese art form where a broken pottery piece is joined back together with urushi lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum powders. Look it up online, there are some cool pictures of the finished pottery. By the way, Cole or kohl in German means cabbage in German. That’s why it’s called Cole slaw. Don’t know why the word is used for the chuck jaws.

[@CASWoodcraft]

Thanks, yeah…I didn’t turn the button small enough

[@markduggan3451]

I felt a bit sick seeing, but I'm glad that you were willing to share it with us all. It helps to know that we are not alone.

[@danielvasileioicaliuc8332]

OMG! At the end of so much effort it just snaps..

[@CASWoodcraft]

yeah…super bummed!

[@danielvasileioicaliuc8332]

@@CASWoodcraft in my home country we have a telling: every kick in the ass is a step ahead 😂

[@danielvasileioicaliuc8332]

It's an experience

[@psm9522]

Hi can you please make a small video on bowl hole maker chisel that you invented. It's super cool I have ever seen. Thanks

[@CASWoodcraft]

Wish I could say I invented it, but it’s just this: www.rockler.com/woodcut-tools-bowlsaver-bowl-coring-system?sid=V91076&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwgfm3BhBeEiwAFfxrG6oiDVac7qlcQIu1MBhM1LUVbNFAuaEQWxVqA8Me9y_EM5cIp6ow-BoCJzAQAvD_BwE Super helpful, though!

[@brenthagen3049]

Sorry to see the Box Elder bowl mishap . I always leave the base on for that reason.

[@CASWoodcraft]

I have not generally had good luck with that kind of jaw holding the bowl on to remove the tenon

[@brenthagen3049]

@@CASWoodcraft Getting slightly bigger than the closed jaws worked well for me on balanced pieces!

[@JamesCouch777]

Crap! I wasn't expecting that, and I'm sure you weren't either. I have had it happen before. I was able to glue it back together and it was all good.

[@CASWoodcraft]

Me either!

[@vivianvisser4387]

Aw that sucks

[@osefwood]

❤❤❤❤

[@CASWoodcraft]

thanks!

[@FredDisanto-k9c]

Does anybody know how my disk snapped and blew up on my leave but the piece that screws into the leave is still on and I can’t get it off does anybody know how to get it off?

[@DPerney1]

Damn.

[@CASWoodcraft]

Yup

[@michaelogden5958]

D'oh!!!

[@jimgeelan5949]

Some of my best ideas have come from a cock up / disaster its what keep the brain ticking 😊 put your pride back in your pocket and go for it

[@CASWoodcraft]

thanks

[@TimJohnsonBizNet3]

FWIW, my two pen’neth. At about 12:50 you see the (filled) crack pattern across the bottom. That looks compromised to me. Then when you’re turning off the tenon you’re pushing the gouge both towards and away from the live center instead of towards the headstock. I suspect that put additional cracking pressure on it. Using that scraper to finish put too much torque on it and it broke. You might have been able to save it using a swept-back bowl gouge, a little tail stock pressure and much lower RPM to take off that final nubbin, a la Phil Anderson of Shady Acres.

[@CASWoodcraft]

yeah, it was compromised. I could see it on the inside and knew I would have to fill it with something strong on the bottom outside, too, but I wasn’t able to get it to that point