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Old 03-03-2012, 02:13 PM   #4134
BigV
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Originally Posted by footfootfoot View Post
I was turning a walnut bowl on the lathe and was just putting a finishing touch on it when my gouge caught the piece, tore it from the chuck, bounced it off the tool rest and into my lip.

Might be able to salvage it. The bowl, I'm not so sure about.
oooooouuuuuch....

what happened? Was the tool rest too far from the workpiece? I really really miss working on the lathe. getting smashed in the face, less so. I hope you're ok.
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