I haven't turned for about a year. I have only turned pens - maybe 10 of them. I got some nice spotted cherry blanks to turn. Everything was going well but close to the end of my first blank a piece chipped out at the end. On the second one I mistakenly hit the piece in the middle when going to make a pass and blasted out the second. I'm not going to give up but I'm looking for hints.
I have a large maybe 1" gouge and a smaller maybe 3/8" Pinnacle pen set gouge (the Pinnacle set also has a "V" shaped, and beveled tool). I have been using the gouges only.
Should I be switching tools toward the end?
Should I use the larger or smaller gouge/tools?
Thanks,
Mike