Thank you, Richard. What not to do is often more important to know than what to do (especially with machinery spinning at 2000 rpm!). And thanks for replying to my question about your lathe.
Great bit of information Richard. A member of my guild just had a bowl blow up on the lathe as he turned it on and didn't have his face shield on. He now needs surgery to rebuild bones in his skull.
It is hard to see a piece of wood that looked like a couple of bowls turned into spindles, but your absolutely right, no one wants a bowl with a big split in it
Thanks for the video Richard, in your caption, you mention "...no matter how much epoxy..." I have to be honest, that was my first inclination was to get the two halves and put them in a mold for a resin pour. Would that not be feasible here?
You could, but why!! Epoxy is expensive and you end up with a bowl with a big slit filled with epoxy. The wood will shrink and swell with the seasons whilst the epoxy stays inert which I never found satisfactory when filling gaps with epoxy 40 years ago. There's so much good wood, why mess with the second rate.
Thanks Richard. I've learned that several times. Usually by spending time on something that goes into the trash. Where it should have been in the first place. Just curious here. Do you ever do segmented work? I haven't seen you do it but that doesn't mean you don't.
I've never done segmented work, but in the late 1970s I purchased six pallets of very cheap teak offcuts and glued up some 75 x 30mm teak shorts into plate blanks. That proved uneconomic time-wise and I never got around to making the coopered store jars I designed. I was too busy churning out bowls and scoops to fulfill orders.
Richard, always appreciate your insights and experience in how to ensure we are all turning safely.
Great advice Richard.
Excellent advice Richard. Not worth taking a chance on piece like that. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Appreciate you showing that one can find a safe use for most pieces of wood. It just requires being flexible regarding the application.
Thank you, Richard. What not to do is often more important to know than what to do (especially with machinery spinning at 2000 rpm!).
And thanks for replying to my question about your lathe.
Good advice, and also these blank dimensions are good for salt shaker, and other kitchen stuff.
Great bit of information Richard. A member of my guild just had a bowl blow up on the lathe as he turned it on and didn't have his face shield on. He now needs surgery to rebuild bones in his skull.
Good advice, Richard. Thank you.
More good info. Thanks.
It is hard to see a piece of wood that looked like a couple of bowls turned into spindles, but your absolutely right, no one wants a bowl with a big split in it
Good advice!
Good evening Richard, I can see you are busy as usual.
Thanks for the video Richard, in your caption, you mention "...no matter how much epoxy..." I have to be honest, that was my first inclination was to get the two halves and put them in a mold for a resin pour. Would that not be feasible here?
You could, but why!! Epoxy is expensive and you end up with a bowl with a big slit filled with epoxy. The wood will shrink and swell with the seasons whilst the epoxy stays inert which I never found satisfactory when filling gaps with epoxy 40 years ago. There's so much good wood, why mess with the second rate.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Point well taken. Thank you! And thank you for the videos, I learn alot!
Thanks Richard. I've learned that several times. Usually by spending time on something that goes into the trash. Where it should have been in the first place.
Just curious here. Do you ever do segmented work? I haven't seen you do it but that doesn't mean you don't.
I've never done segmented work, but in the late 1970s I purchased six pallets of very cheap teak offcuts and glued up some 75 x 30mm teak shorts into plate blanks. That proved uneconomic time-wise and I never got around to making the coopered store jars I designed. I was too busy churning out bowls and scoops to fulfill orders.
It gets easier to make good decisions when you build up a larger stockpile.
Seems like there might be a couple spurtles or stirrers in the remaining bit.
Indeed there are.