Turning a Twisted, Segmented Flag

[brian horais]

Here's a writeup to give some background on how I have been able to create curved segmented patterns that are continuous over multiple segments. The attached file describes the process for the 'Twisted Segmented Flags' image I uploaded recently.

Brian Horais

 

[Bill Boehme]

That's really fascinating, Brian. Thanks for showing how you did it. Did you use any kind of drawing software or was it done with pencil and paper?

 

[hockenbery]

Nice presentation.

 

[brian horais]

That's really fascinating, Brian. Thanks for showing how you did it. Did you use any kind of drawing software or was it done with pencil and paper?

Bill, the background grid was drawn using Excel spreadsheet software. The design pattern was drawn free-hand.
Brian

 

[Joe Cook]

Beautiful work and finishing.
New to this type of turning. Did you have multiple offset centering points on the end pieces?

 

[Lamar Wright]

Very interesting Brian, thanks for sharing.

 

[brian horais]

Beautiful work and finishing.
New to this type of turning. Did you have multiple offset centering points on the end pieces?

Joe, sorry for the slow response. Yes, I used three centers, offset by 120 degrees, to generate the twist. You can get more information on my website at 'horais.com'