Bowl done a wobbly

[hawkeyefxr]

I was turning a piece of Rowan that has a fair amount of rot in it, it also has some small cracks as well. I 'treated' the rot and cracks to three sessions of CA and left it to go off.
While it was mounted on the chuck screw and only the outside finished, it ran true. I swapped it round and held it on a tenon in the chuck, I then hollowed out the inside of the bowl and have left it at about a 1/4 thick wall thickness. My trouble is this seems to have relieved stress in the wood and the outside is no longer round. It is quite noticeable when you look at the wall thickness.
Would i be best to leave it or try truing it up, i'm thinking i maybe chasing and impossible ending.
What do you think. I don't want to run the risk of breaking it as the wood markings are something else.

 

[Penpal]

Out of round is fine ,next time be more patient and wait awhile. All the best with it mate,hard to visualise without pics.

Peter.

 

[Dalboy]

If wood is still green or even not fully dry then you need to turn the outside and reverse on the same day straight after completing the outside as even an hour it can move depending on the wood type.

Or the next best thing is to rough turn and leave it which will allow for movement then turn to the final size but you will need to make sure you leave it 10% or better 15% oversize to allow for that movement.

If like you it has cracks then after filling/gluing you will still need to skim the outside again to remove any glue from the surrounding area as it could stain the wood. I know it is a bit late now to do any of the above but worth thinking about for next time.

Trying to sort the problem out with a thinish wall thickness can lead to very thin walled bowl so may be put it down to a learning curve.

 

[hawkeyefxr]

Yep a learnt curve lol. It was all done at the same time but I guess still to wet.

 

[hawkeyefxr]

Well i have finished my wobbly bowl, Bill Mooney helped out with very useful advice (thank you Bill for your help). Unfortunately it came out of the remounting jaws as i was turning off the foot, it snagged and came out and marked the rim and base. A shame as the wood is quite something, still onwards to the next project.

 

[Bill Mooney]

I was glad to help Ken. It's a shame you got a snatch & it come out of the chuck, it certainly looks a nice piece of timber & worth trying to save.

 

[Dalboy]

Well done on a save shame about the catch and damage afterwards. And well done Bill

 

[Penpal]

Lot of real life lessons in turning, onward and upward now.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

Shame about that Ken, if I have rotten or soft wood I use Earls wood hardener on it.

https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&...Id6r9C_Pm50nK5jsg&sig2=I3MLn2q8ifNZ5aHNLCa9Aw

 

[hawkeyefxr]

That looks good I may well get some of that as I still have some wood left in the same condition.

The banged up pot is now residing in the kitchen for key to live in though the wife is trying to find another use for it.
Behind me now, in the shed making sawdust and chippings again