Making Feature Rings For Segmented Bowls. Three part series on segmented turning doug busey is a member of our golden triangle woodturners club and walks us through how creates the segments and. The segments lengths are calculated from the drawing. This feature ring is made using sassafras & walnut, displaying a.
For segmented bowls, where you glue of rings of say 10 or 12 segments, then stack and glue segments to make the rough bowl blank, what is the best method for cutting accurate segments?
Make sure the bottom is flat. This video shows the steps that i used to build a feature ring for a segmented bowl. Small wedges of wood are glued together to form different diameter rings and the rings are stacked and. Segments are cut from a variety of woods, glued into the shape of a bowl, and turned on a lathe. When i first started segmented turning i made the bases out of segments but they always separated as the wood dried and moved. Change between bowl types of painted segments, feature ring and tornado bowl with a single click. Much of the work i do involves turning a lattice in one form or another, and this bowl is no exception. Making a segmented vessel with diamond feature ring part 1 of 9.
