Broken plate or natural edged bowl?

Re: When presenting...

William R. Duffield, on the Cohansey

>...this work of art, you'd better Duck and Run!

It looks like a delicious chocolate chip cookie. A very elegant display of some fantastic figure. I'll bet she likes it. I do.

Re: When presenting...

Jim Rutten

>But if it's a piece of art doesn't it have to have a name? I like "Sunset in Monterey". Feel free to use that, Mike.

I was going to call it "911"

Mike Schwing from Md.

>Since 911 was the address of my Mom's house growing up where the incident occured, and the obvious reference to the emergency number fit right in with the event.

Re: I was going to call it "911"

Dinyar Chavda

>I don't know if I'd call it 911 (despite the family history), Mike. It makes it sound like it's an accident that needs to be fixed, whereas it really is a beautiful piece, and, in my opinion, should be named appropriately!

I'm trying to visualize it from the picture---is it like a pita pocket? If so, did you turn two pieces and glue them together? Or am I missing it completely? I'd like some more info re how you made it.

Thanks

Dinyar

Re: I was going to call it "911"

Mike Schwing from Md.

>Its just a "platter" or a very shallow bowl, if you will. Nothing fancier. I simply drew a large circle on a slab of wood where the circle ran off of the edge. Marked that center point. Chucked a glue block, trued it, coated with epoxy and used the tailstock to move the workpiece onto it, using that center mark to place the tailstock point in the center. The tailstock provided good clamping pressure, and when I removed it I had a totally unbalanced workpiece spinning on the lathe. From there I just formed the bottom profile, then glued another block onto the bottom of the bowl, flipped it around and shaped the inside. The workpiece itself was only about 1/2" thick to start with as my lathe wouldn't tolerate a heavier off balanced workpiece.

Cutting "air" on a natural edged bowl is one thing, but this was totally different. Amazed that the bark held through all of the chatter, flexing, and sanding, but there you have it.

The picture makes it look like it might be a hollow vessel of some sort, but I'm not quite up to that yet.

Re: Broken plate or natural edged bowl?

Ron Sardo in PA

>That's REALLY nice looking, love that figure.

Re: I was going to call it "911"

Chris Wright

>Mike, thanks for some unexpected help. I am getting ready to turn my first real platter and was considering glue blocks, but couldn't figure out how to line them up without causing extra run-out. Your response did it for me, so thanks!

Chris

Re: I was going to call it "911"

William R. Duffield, on the Cohansey

>Mike, Do you use 5-minute epoxy? That would be an awfully expensive clamp, if I were to use the slow stuff I have, especially this week, in my not very warm shop.