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First Attempt at Segmented/Layered Bowl

William Young

William Young

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I tried this basic segmented bowl just for a little practice on a form of turning that I had never attempted yet. It was quite an enjoyable experience and I learned a lot on this one . When I get more time I may try something a little more advanced and work my way up from there.
W.Y.

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New to turning, you said?

If you are "new to turning" then you have a very steep learning curve, William.
This is a very well-done piece.
 
Thanks Tom and Bud for the kind remarks.
Yes, I am fairly new at turning. I did buy an underpowered Mastercraft lathe from Canadian Tire Power Tool Dept. (their top line model) about 3 or 4 years ago and it discouraged me against turning so I sold it after using it very little.
Then last August I purchased a Jet Mini lathe to try making pens. After making over 100 pens and some other small turnings I was hooked on turning so I sold the mini lathe and bought a full size one . . It will turn pens just as easy as the mini lathe did but now I can make bigger stuff as well. I find turning quite interesting and a nice change from the other forms of WW that I do.

I glued that segmented bowl up last night and turned it this morning.
W.Y.
 
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What's the best way to find the correct angle?

I am just getting started in turning and would like to make segmented items. My question is how do you find the correct angle on the table saw?? Any advice would be appreciated. 🙂
 
Eric;
I cannot take credit for the design or know how with making that one because I got the tutorial for making it from a site at this link
http://www.woodturningonline.com/
It shows how to do a beginners segmented bowl from start to finish. It was very helpfull and from there I could build variations of it with a little imagination. There are no complicated angles in that basic bowl. Only one angle of 30 degrees for all 12 angle cut pieces of segments.
There are only 19 pieces of wood in that entire bowl. .
Of course there are lots of sites expalaining more advanced segmentation but hey... we gotta crawl before we walk. 😉
W.Y.
 
I do quite a bit of segmented turning. Formula for segmented rings is fairly easy. 360 degrees divided by number of segments in ring, then divide that result by 2. That will give you your miter cut angle to assemble the ring. Compound miters are a bit more difficult, and involve some basic trigonometry.

You'll most likely want to get acqauinted with Kevin Neely's, Bill Kandler's, and Lloyd Johnson's websites for some really helpful information and software to help with segmented turning math, processes, jigs, etc.

Bob W.
 
I made a couple of those and it is a nice project. I have several others and really enjoy it. Curt Theobald has a couple of nice videos that really help in setting up and learning the where for's and how to's. Bill Kandler's program is also a great way to learn to lay out projects (and you don't have think nearly as hard)

Vern
 
Vern;
I like that part

Bill Kandler's program is also a great way to learn to lay out projects (and you don't have think nearly as hard)
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Not thinking very hard prevents my two brain cells from colliding 😀

Does Kandler have any online tutorials or a DVD ? . I am not one that enjoys reading on such things. I like to see the process in action like on a DVD or a good tutorial. Better still with hands on in a turners shop but those are far and few from me where I live in the Rocky Mountains.
W.Y.
 
Segmented turnings

🙂 Willey,your sure are an artist. I enjoyed you pictures. Gosh that scroll work is beautiful but intimidating ha . I also like the bandsaw boxes,reckon you could send a few pointers my way? I just have a standard delta(14") without riser block-will that work or do I have to lgo out and buy a laguna??? 🙂 🙂
 
Dtoggs;
You dont need to buy a better bandsaw to make those boxes. I just have a 14 Ridgid bandsaw and no riser block.
Best book I know of is this one
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558705228/ref=nosim/growinglife01-20/702-6389267-2941603
to get started in making those boxes. The patterns in it alone are worth more than the price of the book. All the ones that I made and many more are in the book except for the one with a clock in it which is my own design. That book will show you how to make them from start to finish.
W.Y.
 
Both Bill Kandler and Kevin Neely's sites have some step by step tutorial type assistance for starting segmented turners. Bill's site is www.verifiedsoftware.com, check the Hints tab. Kevin's site is www.turnedwood.com, check the Segmented tab.

There are also a wealth of online sources where you can get handy little tips and techniques. For additional inspiration the works of Fred Deadrick, Russ Fairfield, Jeff Hewitt, Mark Kauder, Rich Pagano, Bob Pritchard, and Linda Salter are well worth the visit to their sites or photo folders in some of the different online groups. In fact, I find all of the photo albums in those online groups inspiring.

Bob W.
 
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