James Krzanowski wrote:
: Maybe I'll do that - cut into two, cut out the cracked sections,
: resurface the faces in my planer, and then glue them back together. A
: somewhat smaller bowl, but probably safer to turn?


One thing I've seen, but never tried, is cutting a blank in
half, and removing a wedge-shaped area, then gluing in a contrasting
wedge. This can look very dramatic, and I think owuld be better
than just regluing the initial blank.


: A while back I was taking a woodturning class, and while scraping the
: outside of a bowl it literally exploded - I never did find all the
: pieces. I think maybe I would like to avoid that again if possible.



Aw, no sense of adventure, eh?

I have a shard -- with a really sharp point --- that
flew (just) over my head during a Chris Stott demo.
Nice reminder that these things can happen.


-- Andy Barss