<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Nice job Bob!!!!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:12px;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Galaxy</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Robert Patros <rjpatros05@gmail.com> </div><div>Date: 3/4/24 7:32 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: crw-talk@crwoodturner.com </div><div>Subject: [crw-talk] “Shelf of Shame” fix </div><div><br></div></div>After reading the newsletter and Rich’s encouraging commentary, I thought I’d better fess up.<br><br>Years ago, in my turning infancy, member Art Ustby showed me his “Shelf of Shame” collection. Art is an expert. These are turnings that don’t “turn” out. I had a shelf of shame but ran out of room.<br><br>In the early years, my biggest problem was going through the bottom of bowls. Until I wised up. Or thought I did. <br><br>After turning for 19 years, this walnut bowl sat alone with other failures for about a year. Lately, I thought I’d try to fix it. <br><br>John Fisher kindly gave me a piece of spalted maple, so I turned a plug (inside view) and a resulting pedestal. Today, I applied the final coat of finish. Just needs to be buffed and then it’s done. <br><br>Like Rich said. Don’t give up!!<br><br></body></html>