In The Birds Eye

Love the zig-zag effect, Russ! Multigenerational??? ... can you explain that so a non-segmenter might understand? Or, does it mean you just have to be old before you can make that? 😇

Love the zig gag ring

Tom Gall said:

Love the zig-zag effect, Russ! Multigenerational??? ... can you explain that so a non-segmenter might understand? Or, does it mean you just have to be old before you can make that? 😇

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Tom,
The feature ring started out as two boards comprised of 7 rips of wood laminated together. These boards were then cut up into 1”wide segments cut at about 30 degrees. Every other one of these segments were flipped over creating a chevron pattern (first generation). These segments were glued back together into strips again. After flattening, these strips were cut again into segments and flipped again. This second cut (second generation) was from tip of chevron to the other tip of chevron across from it, again at an angle. These pairs were then glued into segments which created the pattern you see. These 12 pairs were cut with angles and glued into the feature ring circle. This entire process could have been continued into 3rd and 4th generation patterns. The issue is cumulative error and getting things to line up. When creating chevrons, aligning points is imperative even if your segments do not align perfectly; same for the second generation.

Russ, I like the form and very impressed with the feature ring. I’m still working on understanding the process and taking my time to learn segmenting. I’ll start when I have a good understanding.

The Bird's Eye grain variety is mesmerizing. The shifts of grain in the feature ring add to the interest of this piece in my view. I appreciate the challenge of alignment with a feature ring of that type, especially with the vivid contrast. Nicely done.