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Secrets Revealed, Segmented Rims

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If you have the skill and like a challenge, try turning a bowl with a segmented rim. Here is my step-by-step process. It takes patience, persistence, and an intuitive sense of tool application to pull this off.
 

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Jim,
I’m sure many novice segmenters appreciate your instructions – nice job. I do have a concern regarding the potential cross-grain glue joint, which is created between the segmented ring and two sides of the solid wood bowl. In the example that you illustrate (72 segments), it’s probably not a huge concern, but you suggest that “If you are doing this for the first time, scale your plan to 6 to 12 segments.†Using as few as 6 segments will create very wide (long) cross-grain joints on two sides of the bowl. This is really asking for trouble as long-term wood movement will put excessive stress on those joints.

Just my opinion.
 
Good point

I've actually never done a segmented bowl with only six pieces. My point was to scale down to something simpler, and twelve would probably be better.
 
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