Ever have this personal debate??

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Robert Cox

>Kinda brings a tear to the eye.

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Capt Skip

>Long time ago I was an apprentice. I asked the master about quality being in differant levels, economy, custom and premium. His reply has stayed with me forever.

He said either there "IS" quality or there is not. This speaks volumes for your quality.

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Mike Rubes, Apex, NC

>Hi Molly,

It can actually be very liberating to do what you've just done! It can serve to remind us all that this turning stuff is very in-exact and that accidents do happen. When my wife or someone sees a piece I am working on and say nice things about it, I often remind them that at *any* step along the creation process something can go wrong and reduce the piece to firewood!

Maybe in your case it would be worth while to go ahead and cut the top in half so you can see wall thickness? I've done this with bowls and find that there is a lot to learn this way.

I know it was hard to break that piece, but I think you made the correct decision :)

The next one will be even better!!

Mike

PS That top looks really neat :)

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Raymond Overman in SC

>Yes Molly, in fact I have a piece right now that I've poured some time into that just didn't come out as expected. I did a couple of different things to it to make it acceptable all of which failed. The piece will never leave my shop in one piece again.

Look at this as an opportunity. (Yeah, you can punch me in the shoulder and snarl at me if we ever meet.8-))

Life is an ongoing lesson...

Jorge Castaneda ~ Downeast Maine

>Molly,

Golden opportunity to be creative and glue it back with gold leaf, make a feature of the accident. :o)

Jorge

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Carole in VA

>What a pity, Molly! That vessel must have weighed next to nothing! I was burning a design in Spanish Cedar one time and the stuff I had would just about catch fire as soon as I touched it with the iron! Don't know if it was because of the oils in it or what.

Noooooooo.......

rprevett

>Molly, not that one! Not my very favorite one! Dang, dang, double dang. So sorry it didn't pass muster. rick

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Norm

>Ouch! I feel your pain, I love your work and can only imagine how much time and effort you put it to that. Its still a beauty!

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jeff jilg

>That's unfortunate Molly. But you are pushing the edges, which is a good thing to advance your already expert woodturning.

This happened to me on a wedding vase I made last year. I was out of time, and there weren't other pieces to give. Fortunately it was 1" diameter, so I glued a 3" base to it and gave the vase a foot. Then I sanded the inside pretty smooth, and then put a collar with a 3/4" opening on it out of a 3rd wood. They LOVED the vase.

I think that as a group of woodturners we strive for the 1/8" and 3/16" thicknesses. But most of the recipients of our work probably wouldn't care if it was 1/4" or 3/8" thick. (and it's a lot easier to avoid the dreaded over hollowing problem). :-)

Ouch!

Barbara Gill, Remlik VA

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Frequently!

Jennifer@Indy.USA

>....although I don't think I've ever gone so far as to smash the item in question....I usually fork it over to my mom or sister....who have also been known to dig through my woodstove "burn" pile, pick out a "non-receptive" half turned piece, and wipe oil on it and call it a treasure. I cringe but I let them do it.

Molly, this piece was a beauty....but I know how you feel. I am so critical of my work and obviously you are too. It is a tough dilemma. I'm sure that had to be painful :(

Sorry you had to smush it.

Jen

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John Lucas

>Molly

Good choice. Tough decision. It speaks volumes about the quality you want to maintain and keeps your selfrespect in tack. Loved the piece.

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Jerry-Huntsville, AL

>Molly

Had a similar problem with a hollow vessel. Looked okay until I held it up to the light. The picture is a quick and dirty, with light inside to show the thin spot. It is about 8.5" by 6" and is supposed to be Sassafras, but I am not so sure about that. Doesn't look like other Sassafras that I have turned.

Another one of those that will sit arround til???

Jerry

great time for experimentation

e

>molly:

next time you have a self-destructing piece try this technique -- get some west system epoxy and mix up a small amount. pour it inside your piece and put between center and let rotate on the slowest speed. the epoxy will coat the inside very evenly and stabilize the piece ---

i have a few pieces on the fence rail outside my studio (the 'wall of shame') and test out the water-proof qualities of the epoxy ...

so far, the west system is great in the sun and rain ... however with the gale-force winds today, i'm certain i'll be chasing them down the street.

Thanks all...

Molly Winton

>for your commiseration. I know it was the best decision to make, but it was still a little painful. Interesting idea e about using it as a test case. I have this vision of you running down the street after wayward pots. I've made the replacement, and will probably brand it tomorrow, or some time this weekend. I already feel better having this one in hand.

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Dick Hines

>Hard to do what you did after all the hard work. I broke a vase this week because it had a crack in the lip and I was conserned it would get worse later on.

My wife usely grabs the "seconds" to sit around the house. All the "first" are sold at shows or a gallery I am in.

Not since Yesterday

Rob Overton,Houston, Texas

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