Ned Bulken
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which, the whatsit or the funnel?way to go ned! i like the way you arranged the pic of the shavings, that layered, worm's eye view of shavings going on as far as the eye can see. (btw, you're holding it upside down....)
Yeah, I was halfway through carving out the center of what should have been the foot when i went 'oh heck' and had to cut the recess. Bill G's comment kept echoing through my head: compression vs expansion... you can easily split a bowl with expansion, but very hard to over compress with a typical chuck. Especially so with my little tommy bar version.And that right there is why I prefer a tenon instead of a recess for chucking a bowl. Especially on a small piece like that. A piece that size would only need about 1/8" to 3/16" of tenon to hold it securely. (Assuming sharp tools and gentle technique.)
...Still It was a learning experience. I turned something, and that's what it was all about tonight.
... maybe try turning a contrasting piece to inset and glue in place then tr-turn it - just for fun...
Well I've never made a funnel but only through lack of trying... I'm aspiring to join the club someday
Pretty nice looking funnel though... maybe try turning a contrasting piece to inset and glue in place then tr-turn it - just for fun...
[Personal opinion warning]
I've done that, and have seen the results of other people doing that, and in every case (including my own) it ended up looking like a cheap amateur patch job. Better to just grab a new piece of wood and start over, IMHO.
I've got a few of those in my shop. A couple hang on the wall, a couple others reside behind some things or under things...probably in pieces from being thrown by me.