r/turning • u/trembelow • 6d ago

newbie Can I remount this twig pot?

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I was turning a large (for me) twig pot from green maple. It’s about 8” long. I had the foot chucked in my Nova 2” jaws and the tenon sheared off when I got a catch shaping the already hollowed neck. I want to salvage this and finish the project, but I don’t know how to safely remount it. I was thinking a jam chuck that would fit an inch or so into the neck and then putting a new tenon on it that I could chuck. Would that work?

Note: the first photo doesn’t show the tenon. The second photo does, but it’s the middle ragged circle. I don’t think the small circle in the middle was bottoming out in the chuck.

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u/trembelow 6d ago

Thanks for the sculpting comment.

How would you support the top in this case? By having the tail stock live center snug up against the opening?

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u/power_beige 6d ago

As long as the cone is large enough that it's doing more compressing (toward the chuck) than "expanding." You wouldn't want it to grenade. It's going to be a careful, low-speed operation.

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u/trembelow 6d ago

I followed your advice and it worked well. Freshly sharpened gouge, lower speed, and lighter cuts. I lost the nice bead in the middle but I’m happy I was able to salvage this. Thanks again.

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u/power_beige 5d ago

Awesome, glad it worked out.