Pete Jordans...knot so good

[Steve Ash]

Pete Jordan asked me to post the following since he was unable to do so.
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I won a piece of cherry at my turners' meeting on Sunday. Chris Ramsey left it after doing a hat and bowl demo a couple of weeks ago. A friend suggested I try to make a few bowls out of it but when I got home, I decided to try my first big bowl. After all, with all my experience, ( 1 small bowl, 5 magic wands for the kids, and watching Steve Ash make a goblet), I felt ready. After about two hours of clinching, my pooper finally relaxed and the bowl was roughed out. My concern is the big knot at the bottom. I put CA on it cuz I think someone suggested that and I am trying to follow Dennis' DNA method, but was wondering what I should look for when doing the final shaping.
Any suggestions would be helpful!


Pete

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Steve.....1st....I'd pray.....2nd DNA and dry....3rd Finish turn....4....If the knot pops....You've created your first piece of art!


Seriously......Good luck with it!

[Andy Hoyt]

Pete - let it dry totally. Fill cracks with sawdust or coffee grounds. Reseal the knot with CA. And then just concentrate on making it thin. You'll likely get it wonky which will cause it to get thinner. Take lighter cuts. Keep going.

Oh! And take some exlax about eight hours before you start.

[Bernie Weishapl]

ROFLOL! Andy that's was good. Almost, but didn't spill my dark sweet cherry ice cream.

[Barry Stratton]

I'm more concerned about the tarp in the background??????? Mustard machines have to be hidden from the neighbors???? Orbiting bowl backstop?????? Wood dust on the cChevelle???????

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

I'm more concerned about the tarp in the background??????? Mustard machines have to be hidden from the neighbors???? Orbiting bowl backstop?????? Wood dust on the cChevelle???????

Me thinks he has "defined an area of chip fallout" in his shop...

Good idea....


Cheers!

[John Hart]

Pete...There's probably nothing you can do to "guarantee" success, but definitely...the thinner the better, so there's not so much wood there to cause movement. Cherry is notorious for cracks, and at the knots in particular. CA helps....so does the Epoxy Manhatten....but it's gotta be dry. Quite the tightrope since drying is what causes the crack.