Wood Turning The Best Ever Segmented Turning
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- I turn a very complex segmented turning with 414 segments.
It was a nice vase shape using 3 types of wood. Bloodwood, Quarter Sawed Oak and Teak. I used Wenge for the base and the top rim.
Some of the rings were very small so the segments were as well. I had to come up with a way to get them held together while the glue dried.
Be sure and look for that method. It worked like a charm.
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You are watching how I do things and not suggesting others should do it the way I do.
You need to know your machines and how to use them. Follow how the manufacture says to use them safely.
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Absolutely beautiful. It is 8;30 pm here in South Dakota and I just googled the software you mentioned and was expecting to leave message, but to my surprise the owner answered! I probably annoyed him with all my questions but wow what a great experience. i mentioned you referring me to him in this video, and very down to earth and honest man. He did not try to up sale me he sincerely down sold me to a free trial version. So good to be part of this community in getting my start! By the way he did also mention how easy you make things look as an expert experienced turner, which I have mentioned my self in my comments to your videos lol. Thanks again for steering me in the right direction.
Thanks so much Glen. Lloyd lives real close to me. Have not met in person and was going to meet him at The Oregon Woodturning Symposium earlier this year. He ended up not getting a flight back home. We planned on meeting at a local sports bar for lunch. I will have to check with him and see if he would like to.
Yes he is a great guy and makes a great product.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Amazing amphora! Love it!!
Thank you very much Daniel! Just needs a couple of handles.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful. A lot of work but absolutely beautiful ❤️
Thank you Kathy! Happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
I admire your patience cutting all those segments! Beautiful finish!
Thank you Tom. I just think of it as cutting one ring at a time. What I actually do is cut 2 or 3 rings. While the glue is drying on the others then I glue a ring onto the turning. And this breaks it up and almost seems like it gets done faster.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You do beautiful work please keep making these videos I really enjoy them
Thank you Derek! That is the plan.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary, that is an outstanding piece. The wood combinations look really good together - good choices.
Just curious - were you born in 1947?
Thank you Qapla! Yes I was born in 1947.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I only ask because my brother was also born in 1947 and I saw you use "ThePapa1947"
Hi Gary...
Absolutely stunning...
You must have the patience of Job...
I love segmented work... the chatoyance and colours make the piece just beautiful...
Great tip with the press ... nothing worse than fitting an elastic band only to have the glued up piece fly off onto the workshop floor...
Great video as always...
Take care...All the best.....Andy
Many thanks Andy. I do have a lot of patience for this type of stuff. When it comes to other things I have no control over not so much LOL.
I have had one to many pieces of wood launched by rubber bands and I find this much easier than a ring of nails to hold the rubber bands and then fumbling to get it around the segments.
Take care my friend,
Gary
A great job Gary. I have just finished my first segmented vase. Only 88 pieces 😊
What is the name of the tool you use in the tail stock to attach a chuck to so it rotates ?
Thanks for sharing. Take care. 👍
Thanks so much Steve. Nothing wrong with 88 pieces and would love to see it.
So that tool is called a tailstock chuck adapter. www.pennstateind.com/store/LTCA18.html
I did not buy mine there but I am pretty certain it is the same one.
Take care,
Gary
Thanks for the information Gary. 👍
Thank You Gary......WOW, WOW, WOW-EEEEE!!!!!!!!!.. I especially like how the different woods flash their colors on the turn table..... TM
Thank you TM. I knew they would show up on the turn table because I could sure seem them on the lathe. Hard to get the right angle when holding it.
I sure enjoyed making it and happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
Gary, watching your problem solving skills in action is a real treat! That’s an impossible, beautiful piece. I can’t imagine how great it must look in person. Cheers, Rick
Thank you very much Rick. Happy you enjoyed the video and it does look pretty nice in person.
Take care,
Gary
Iv'e made a few pieces,they look good.I intend to make more differant types.
Yes they are lots of fun to do. I like to mix things up but do for making another segmented piece for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I like to finish a piece and take it out on the porch set listen to the birds and have a drink of ice tea.
I like that idea! We have a lot of birds that come to our backyard.
That is a great piece of work, Gary!
Thank you very much Rick. Your comments are much appreciated and thanks for watching.
Gary
Awesome, great job,👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much Gao!
Take care my friend,
Gary
Beautiful! I'm about to take the plunge and start something similar myself.
Thanks Sam. Have fun 😊 Gary
Another fine wood turning by ThePapa1947! Very nice, Gary!!!!!
Thank you my friend. Another fun one to do.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That is a beautiful vase. You do excellent work. I always enjoy your videos! Keep up the great work! 😀
Thanks so much Jim I appreciate your comments.
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful job as usual.... question did u make wedge angle board or purchase it... please advise, thank u.. Mario
Thank you Mario! I made my own wedges for setting up the wedges sled. But I do have a CNC mill which makes it easy.
I still would have made my own using a little geometry if I did not have the mill.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I love this vase, would you mind sharing the schematics? (angle of cut, ring sizes and such. That really is an amazing looking vase. I also have the excelsior lathe from rockler and the lowest speed it has is 760. its not quite 800 but is that a good enough "low speed" for turning a vase such as this?
Thank you very much. It would be hard to give you all that information here but if you email me I can share the work sheet. Email is in my About Page.
If you glue it up carefully you should be able to turn this at turn this with your lathe. Just need to keep it in balance while gluing it up and turn the rings as you go.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very very nice Yoda! I really liked it before you finished it (as well as finished of course 😉). Wondering if you, or anyone, has ever tried any of the really natural floor finishes like Osmo Polyx Raw or Treatex Natural?
I made a wedgie sled this weekend, have been watching Earl and his string clamps - and watching you and your segmented journey... I'm slowly building up to having a go!
Thank as always.
Thank David.
I have not tried any of those finishes. I find most of those types need to be redone after a while. This sits on a shelf and that finish will last.
I have used Howard Butcher Block oil for snack bowls. As well as Acks sanding paste and his polishing paste. Both food safe.
I no made Earls clamps but have found the stainless steel hose clamps easier to use. And the stainless ones work great and are strong. The other ones just do not last.
I get mine on Amazon.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
This must have taken forever Gary. Honestly, I don't think I'd have the patience for a piece like this. The turning is the least work, just endless cutting & glueing segments. But the result is a unique piece, you don't find these in a thrift store. 😎
Well Leo it did take awhile. I think sitting in a barber shop getting my hair cut is endless. Playing chess can seems
endless just to get to one move.
Doing these I do not consider endless. It is process to reach a final goal. Like playing chess each step needs to be thought out to achieve success.
I think what I did for a living would seem endless as well. Building patterns takes a long time for some of them. Weeks and months. But like chess each step needs to be thought out to avoid not leaving a way to get to the end.
But I am following this one up with a couple of very back to basic wood turnings.
I sure hope these do not end up in the thrift store!
Hi This is brilliant it give me a head ack just thinking about the different sizes and angles. I hope you don't mind me asking if you can help me do you have a cutting list for this vase Thank for your help
Thank you Kim and I do have the cutting list. You can find my email in my About Page if you would like it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks for the centering tips. I'm headed to the lathe to make one. Nice work!
You're welcome Frank and thanks for watching.
Gary
Besides the lacquer what did u do to prevent the bloodwood from bleeding? Did not see you apply any oil. Does oil. i. e mineral oil cause it to bleed more?
I only used lacquer. I have found that anything that does not dry right away like a fine spray of lacquer will cause the oils to come out of the wood. If you were to brush the lacquer on it would bleed badly.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful work Gary 👏! How long did it take you to complete this vase? I want to get into segmenting but I haven't got a wedgie sled. Guess I'll have to try and make one. Take care and GOD BLESS 🙏!
Thanks so much Stephen. I am guessing 15-20 hours.
Lots of plans out there for making a wedging sled.
God Bless and thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary,
Excellent video with plenty of hints and good narration. The vase looks terrific and the wood combination is very pleasing.
Thanks so much Skip! Happy you enjoyed the video.
Gary
Hi Gary - great looking project. I have a question regarding that base and the first ring. What process do you use to get the "humps / bumps" off of that first ring that goes up against the base? When I've made segmented bowls, turning away those bumps on the bottom ring invariably has me accidentally hitting the base, making a mess that I need to get into and clean up. How do you avoid that? I was thinking of perhaps gluing the bottom few rings together, without the base, and then placing them in my Longworth jaws in order to clean up those bumps prior to attaching the base. How do you do it?
Regards, Jim
Hi Jim, if you are talking about the flats on the inside I just glue one or two segments on then I round up the inside of those rings and blend them into the bottom. I like to leave a little fillet at times so it makes it easy. But if I want a sharp edge I just carefully turn the inside to meet the bottom.
Sorry about the late reply been busy with a few things.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
For those who are interested, here below is the formula for calculating the outer edge length of a segment for any diameter and number of sides. For convenience, I made up a spreadsheet table for rings up to 10" diameter and 14 sides, and placed it on the shop wall.
Segment Edge Length = Diameter x tan(3.1416/number of sides)
Thank you for the formula. For those who do not like the math I recommend this free App for your phone.
Segment Calculator 2 It will give not only the segment length but the width of the segment and how much material needed.
I have extra phones I use for various things. One is my shop phone for doing this. Another I use as a GPS and mapping phone for long bicycle rides. They do not need to be connected to any service to run these apps.
How many pieces wow, you should be Happy with it, one of the best pieces we've watched patients was also required for that one. Well done cracking finish has always. All the best from Lincolnshire UK
Thank you Gary, for sure it was a lot of pieces. And those small ones are hard to work with. They try to run away from me every time I grab one. Happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
Outstanding job Gary! That is a beautiful vase. You certainly have more patience than I do to do that glue-up.
Wes @ Piedra Designs
Thanks so much Wes. I find if I keep the vision of the finished project in my head the patience comes for free.
But in my former job(retired) as a wood pattern maker I built patterns that some took weeks and months to complete.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Good evening, Gary
Thumbs up! This segmented piece is fantastic. On the turntable, the Bloodwood lights up a it rotates. I can appreciate the time it takes for something this nice. Well done my friend.
Thank you very much Ray. I was sure hoping the Bloodwood would light up on the turn table. I sure did while on the lathe and while I was holding it. But the angle was much better for you to see when it was on the turn table.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Gary, very nice turning and good build info. I’m in the process of building a segmenting sled like yours, thanks for the idea. I have a very segmenting newbie question, when you make strips up to cut the segments which way do you orient them? Obviously the grain runs along the axis of the stock, but which do you set up to be the outside of the turning, side or face grain? Thanks for the help. BTW, I think I’m going to need to build a steady rest, any help there will be appreciated. Keep the informative videos coming. Cheers, Tom
Thank you Tom I appreciate you watching and commenting.
So the glue joints are always end grain. Depending on how thick the rings are can make a difference. On a thicker ring I will most likely use the edge of the board facing out. But there are times I will cut them to use the face of the board facing out. And that is what I did with the quarter sawed Oak.
Hope that makes sense.
As far as the steady rest someone ask about that earlier. If you send me an email and put steady rest in the subject line I will send you some photos. Check my About page for the email
Very nice Gary. I always enjoy watching your work because I always learn something.
Thank you very much Dave I appreciate your comments.
Take care,
Gary
Wow. Beautiful piece Sir. Thank you for sharing. You are so creative.
Thank you very much Lillie!
Great video
Thank you very much Phil I appreciate you watching.
Gary
Very good work have watched many of your videos. Learning a lot. Could you make the cut list available for email.
Thank you Dwight! Happy you enjoy this video and my others. You can find my email in my about page. Drop me a line and I probably can help you out. You do need to use a computer to see the about page information.
Gary
I think you used Seg Pro to design the vessel. It is beautiful. Thanks for showing how you made it!
As I recall I used Woodturner Pro and 3D Design Pro to do this one. I have Segment Pro but really do not like it that much.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
A Beautiful creation 👍👍👍.Thank you for sharing. Be safe🇨🇦
Thanks so much and thanks for watching.
Gary
It is beautiful. You really do nice work. I am hoping one day I can do the same quality work.
Thank you Larry. Just keep at it and trying new things and you will get there.
But make sure what you try you have success before moving on to something harder.
Best of luck,
Gary
Another very nice piece. Did you have problem with oil in the teak? I got a bunch from a friend who works in a shipyard that builds yachts, and any time I use that stuff I have to wipe it down with acetone or the glue joints let go!
Thank you Gerald. No problems with this Teak. I actually seemed dry. The Bloodwood on the other had was very oily.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I'm putting together an open form using wenge. It is super harder and loves to splinter when put through a table saw. That's a beautiful piece you made.
Thank you Robert! Yes it is a very brittle wood. I just made something from Iron wood and it is even worse.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow! Looks great! Gary, what device did you use to attach the chuck to the tail stock for the wood wedge alignment?
Thank you Chuck. This is what I used. I think I bought mine on Ebay but it was some time ago.
www.pennstateind.com/store/LTCA18.html
My goodness Gary! That is such an intricate and beautiful piece! Do you ever do commissions? I am thinking about commissioning someone to make an urn for my mom.
Thank you very much Amy. Happy you enjoyed it. I have gotten into selling what I make. But thanks for thinking about me.
Gary
Nice work Gary. I really like how you used the cone for centering the rings for glue-up and also how you used it to turn the outside to prepare to use the steady rest. TI guess I'd better get going on making a steady rest. Thanks for the great ideas as always! Terry
Thank you very much Terry. These pieces turn so much better if you can support them.
Thanks for watching and happy turning.
Gary
Wow outstanding and very beautiful Gary take care and God bless my friend
Thank you very much Mike! God bless and thanks for watching,
Gary
It's so beautiful piece of segmented vase nicely turn & finishing is awesome take care my friend.
Thank you Sagar and thanks for watching.
Gary
What would you charge for this beautiful vase, seems like too much would not be too much.
Thank you Joseph. I am not really into selling but something like this I would expect to go for $300-$600
At least that is what I see being asked based on how well they turned out. And charging by the hour that would be a good deal for the buyer.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Stunning! Absolutely stunning! Do you ever sell any of your work, or have a web-shop?
Thank you Pauline. I do not have a web shop. And most of these are gifts...for my wife. I have only sold a couple turnings.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Quite Beautiful Gary... You have more patience than I have or ever had...
Thank you David....I guess it came with old age LOL Also I am very selective where I use my patience. Not so good at waiting in line LOL.
But as a wood pattern maker I could never let myself get ahead of what I was building. Each step needed to be exact. One dimension off at the beginning and the whole pattern could be useless.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice vase! Is the top and bottom Wenge a solid piece or segmented? I recall someone saying that they needed to be segmented to keep things from cracking.
Thank you Jesse! They are solid and I even have had people say that segmented bases are not good for the same reason and they suggest a floating bottom. I think it might have a lot to do with where you live.
I live in Oregon and have turnings with both segmented and solid bottoms that are close to 50 years old and have not been an issue.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Well This is a really Elligent looking vase. Almose too nice to put flowers in. Thanks Tim
Thank you Tm! No flowers have been put in it yet.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary, I forgot to ask that since all the segments are the same size and angle, I assume you increase or decrease the count by 3’s to increase or decrease the diameter of each ring, correct?
Hi Skip. all the segments are the same thickness but the length of them vary. The larger rings have a longer segment.
Every ring has 18 segments..hope that makes sense.
Gary
Looks great 👍👍. I need to practice more on segment glue up pieces. Turned out beautiful.
Thank you Robert! Happy you enjoyed the video.
Gary
Great work, Gary! I like your chuck cover when you are spraying the lacquer!
Thank you Clayton. Yes that hi-tech chuck cover is not only cheap it works good.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Where did you obtain the ball bearing chuck for the tailstock?
www.pennstateind.com/store/LTCA18.html
Gary You have so much patients and you do such amazing work it's a pleasure to watch you work stay safe friend👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much Radar for your kind comments.
Take care buddy!
Gary
Another absolutely stunning piece. Great work Gary
Thank you very much Jiggsy. I will be doing more soon.
Take care,
Gary
Great looking vase
Thank you Chris and thanks for watching.
That's beautiful, Gary! Stunning, actually!
Thank you Billy. It sure kept me busy gluing those little pieces together. But it was fun and happy you like it.
Take care,
Gary
WOW gary so so beautiful. yep a lot lot of work but look how beautiful it turned out.
Thanks so much Manjit!
Take care,
Gary
Beautiful piece of work Gary, there's some hours invested, but it really shows. What is the best way to to flatten rings that you have found ? Cheers Geoff
Thank you Geof. What I do is flatten one side on my 14" disk sander. Then I either glue them in place and flatten them on the lathe(which works good) or in this case I hot glued them on a board and flattened them on using my milling machine. If I had the room I would get a drum sander which would do a good job. But actually my mill is probably faster on this size of ring.
But the easiest way for someone without either would be to sand one side flat then glue in place and flatten on the lathe.
Hope that helps and thanks for watching,
Gary
Excellent work Papa... Huge fan of your work
Thank you very much Matthew. I really appreciate you letting me know and thanks a bunch for watching.
Gary
Love the press for the small cuts. That's brilliant!
Thank you Douglas. It is much easier on my hands for sure.
Take care,
Gary
That’s so beautiful Gary! 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you Bruce, I was happy how it turned out and to have it done. Off to do 2 much much simpler turnings LOL
Take care,
Gary
OUTSTANDING, GARY!!! That is a piece of art!!! I love it! Great idea gluing the small segments. You come up with many great ideas making jigs. And now a way to glue small segments easier.
Thanks so much J!
I get hand cramps when handling small things like this so I needed to come up with something.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Do you figure your segments and rings manually or do you use a software program?
All depends on how complex it is. I use a phone app called Segment Calculator 2 for simple things. But for this I used WoodturnerPro and 3D Design Pro. I made a basic sketch and took a picture of it. I then brought it into 3D Design Pro and adjusted it. I then sent it to WoodTurnerPro where I did a final adjust to get the shape I wanted.
All could have been done with paper and pencil but the software helps in conserving material.
Hope that helps.
Gary
Stunning, and a new favorite. Truly beautiful.
Thanks Demonaxis, it is also my new favorite.
Take care,
Gary
This was a lot of fun just watching the piece grow and come together, Gary. The Wenge is absolutely perfect for bringing this piece together. I really like the defining look it gives to the overall turning. Your design is impeccable! Your joints are impeccable! Your finish is extraordinary! Absolutely one of your best segmented pieces ever! I REALLY like it! Have you considered entering this or some of your other segmented pieces into a county fair or something like that? I think you'd come home with a trunk load of trophies. So well done, my friend! 😃👍 🏆
Phil
Hi Phil happy you enjoyed it. I must say I had fun stacking those rings watching it grow out of the bench. Now if I could just do it without needing to make all those rings!
I knew I wanted to use the Wenge but kept fighting with myself because it can be a bear to turn and end up having a big piece chip out right before your done. That is where the NRS comes in handy.
No I have not thought about entering it in fair at all. I guess I am kind of an odd hermit when it comes to that stuff. Or I am just odd LOL.
I sure appreciate your fine words my friend.
Take care buddy!
Gary
Beautiful as always. I love how you come up with these mind blowing segmented vase and bowls. You are amazing. Look forward to your next video. Be well
Thank you very much Linda! My next few will be more basic but I have another segmented one in the works that will be pretty special to me. Hope you will like it as well.
Take care,
Gary
That is beautiful, great piece.
Thank you very much Brayton I appreciate your watching and commenting,
Gary
Stunning piece with more helpful tips. Well done!
Thank you Rick and thanks for watching.
Gary
another beautiful job thanks for sharing Neil
Thank you Neil and thanks for watching.
Gary
I like to watch the videos and was wondering do you sell your work?
Thank for watching and sorry no I do not sell them.
But I am running out of space so I may have to consider it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That's beautiful! Very nice!
Thank you Lawrence!
Lindo ademiro muito o seu trabalho autenticas obras de arte,parabens abraço desde portugal.
Muito obrigado por assistir e comentar. Muito apreciado.
Gary
Beautiful 💖💞💞💞💖
Thank so much Crystal I appreciate you watching.
Gary
Impressive as usual! Keep up the great videos!
Thank you Sean! Happy you enjoy my videos.
Take care,
Gary
Gary - That is spectacular! Well done! The clear lacquer finished the woods in their natural colors, I like that. I'm thinking of trying some segmenting, but my stiff arthritic fingers tend to fumble and drop small items, not sure if it's for me. Do you have a rough estimate of the hours (days) involved?
Thank you very much. Yes I do like to go with lacquer to keep the color of the wood natural. I get hand cramps in both hands and often at the same time. It makes handling those small pieces a pain at times so I understand what you are thinking. All you can do is give it a try. There are other ways to get the glue on the segments.
Some people will tape them to some masking tape, get glue on the joints with a small brush then pull them together with the tape.
That might be a great option for you.
So I am guessing 15-20 hours to make this. I once kept track of a dizzy bowl and that took 35 hours and I had not put the finish on it yet.
I kept track because someone told me that another one I made must be worth at least $50.00. I just laughed and figure the next one I made I would keep track of time.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Thank you for the info and the encouragement!
Awesome , it is beautiful , great job .
Thank you very much Mike!
That sir is amazing 🤩
Great job as always 👍
Thank you Luie. I was looking forward to making it. I hope others are inspired to give it a try.
Take care,
Gary
Stunning! I think I need to try segmented turning.
Thank you Todd. It is a lot of fun. There is much more work in gluing and cutting than turning but I still love doing it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Love the vase, segmented turning is so beautiful and finished with lacquer and acks paste creates a masterpiece! Well done Gary and thanks!
Cheers Al
Thanks so much Al! Happy you like and I am very happy with the finish.
Take care,
Gary
That’s a real beauty, Gary. The finish is outstanding. As an occasional segmenter I really appreciate the time and effort you put into that piece. I really enjoyed this video as I do all of yours. Imagine that piece filled with Smarties! 😃😃😃 Thanks for sharing your incredible talents, my friend. 👍👍👍
Take care,
…..Gord
Thanks so much Gord...you had me fooled for a second using Gayle's channel. But when I saw the Smarties I knew it was you. And I meant to say something like this would be perfect for Smarties because Gord would not be able to get big handfuls LOL.
Happy you liked it my friend,
Gary
That is fantastic Gary! Q: When you use wood glue mixed with dust to fill cracks how do you prevent staining of the wood by the glue? Do you add it early o so it is turned off or do you put a sealer on the wood to prevent adsorption or something else? When not in a rush, do you find that method just as good or possibly better than CA glue? Could you use it for cracks roughly 1/4” wide?
Thank you Lee! So if it is early on no need to seal the wood because it will get turned away. But if you are done then yes seal the wood. This goes for CA glue as well. I have filled cracks and holes larger than 1/4" and do it in stages.
I do not use the wood glue filler that much. The CA is faster is the main reason.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Thank you Gary.
Great piece Gary, I have a question, I see you also have a chuck in the tail stock, does that require some special pieces or can you just mount one on the tail stock? Thank you Ron USCG RET Chief
Thank you very much Ron. This is the adapter I am using to hold the chuck. www.pennstateind.com/store/LTCA18.html it is 1" X8 tpi. I have a couple of those chucks from a different lathe I had so I use them for things like this.
Thanks for your service.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Thank you I just ordered that piece.
Definitely one of your best works to date.
Thank you Peter, happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
AWESOME and BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you Phylis!
You never take the easy way very nice 👍👍
Thank you Richard. Well my next one is the easy way but followed by a twisty road.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice. You have a great eye for design
Thank you very much Mark and thanks for watching,
Gary
very ptetty how long then it rake you to do this
Thank you Delbert! I do not keep close tabs on how long it takes but I would guess 15-20 hours.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow! That's a very complicated piece. Do you use software to aid in the design?
Thank you very much Jim.
I have Woodturner Pro. It comes with something called 3D Design Pro I can make a pencil sketch and bring it into 3D Design Pro and adjust it to refine the shape. Kind of like modeling clay. Then export it to Woodturner Pro. At that point I can add rings and segments per rings.
And I can still drag the shape around a bit. I do not go for a perfect blend because I save that for when it is glued up and on the lathe.
I highly recommend it if you are looking for a good software. They also have something called Segment Pro which is simple but you can not change very much and are stuck with preset designs.
I purchased the package deal but think the first two I mentioned are the best.
Hope that helps, if not let me know.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I just looked at that software on the website. I can see how that would help, but there's a learning curve. Do you know of any resource for just getting the terms down? Some sort of a glossary????
That is a beautiful piece. 👍👍
Thank you very much Jim and thanks for watching.
Gart
I think you’re awesome and I love your methods. I always look forward to and enjoy your videos. I’m anxious to begin segmented turnings and you’re a huge inspiration. Keep up the great work. Beautiful piece!
Thank you very much Michael. When you do start I suggest something fairly easy to begin with. And then move on to fancier things.
Best of luck,
Gary
So mesmerizing. Love it!!
Thank you very much Laura! It was lots of fun to make.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
No doubt... you are the Master!
Thank you Julian that is very kind of you to say.
Take care,
Gary
Gorgeous, masterpiece!
Thank you very much. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Bravo Gary très jolie vase avec des couleurs de bois qui vont biens ensemble bravo et prend soins de toi et de ton entourage 👍👏👋
Salut Denis, merci beaucoup j'apprécie que tu regardes et heureux que tu l'aies aimé.
Prenez soin de vous,
Gary
Beautiful vase Gary. Lots of great information there. I so appreciate what you do to share our art form and craft.
Thank you very much Doug. Doing what I have loved to do for many years. You seem to enjoy it as well.
Take care,
Gary
Very beautiful Gary.
Thank you Jack and thanks for watching,
Gary
You already know that I’m a fan and making some progress copying you. That is a lovely vase produced by an artisan. 🌞
Thank you very much Ray. I spent some time changing the shape to this. You are certainly welcome to copy this one.
Take care,
Gary