Trying a feature ring

[bowman]

Latest bowl, made the feature ring first, then made the other rings to support it. 8 segments per ring. Maple, walnut, finished with clear shellac & paste wax.

 

[jlwest]

Cool..

 

[ssmith]

That turned out great! Have seen segmented turnings before, but never a geometric, segmented piece like this. Very creative and eye catching.

 

[bowman]

I glued it up all at once. Afterwards, I discovered I did not have the necessary tools to get deep inside the bowl. But according to YouTuber "Make Something", I invoke rule #4, 'Everything is an experiment"!

 

[waitup]

Very cool. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around how you did that!

 

[Oka]

Looks awesome !

 

[drw]

Neal, looks great! You are becoming another "Charlie"!

 

[Bill_L]

That's really cool! I'm going to ask you to share your design ;-).

 

[bowman]

Each 3D box consists of 9 individual pieces of wood. 3 walnut pieces makes up the center, then maple is added to support & fill in to make a solid piece. Each of the angles are cut at 30 degrees as measured on the miter gauge.

I'll try to make a piece later to help explain.

 

[bowman]

That's really cool! I'm going to ask you to share your design ;-).

I don't have anything on paper Bill, this was an experiment that worked out.

 

[Charlie]

Neal, Excellent work. Looks great.
The following are just some ideas. The nice thing about segmented turning is the only limit is your imagination. Designs are unlimited.
Charlie

 

[Bear Republic]

Great job! The little challenges are fun to figure out.

 

[bowman]

That's really cool! I'm going to ask you to share your design ;-).

@Bill_L
Here are some photos showing how each "box" was created. The thickness of the 2 woods are not the same, hoping this helps show the process.

With the miter gauge set at 30 degrees, in this example, the width of the box is 1 7/16". You may need to adjust your stop block to cut the top of the box to become the same as the box width. These are pieces 1-3.

Pieces 4-7 are filler blocks to fit above and below the box. The ends are also cut at 30 degrees, and cut them to a safe length, you can trim down later. Pieces 8-9 are the sides that define the edges. Thin in this example.

Fully assembled, glued up, and length trimmed down.

 

[Mike Davis]

I did not have the necessary tools to get deep inside the bowl.

You are welcome to borrow or bring the bowl to my shop. I have a couple deep turning tools. Not a foot over the rest deep but something reasonable.

 

[bowman]

Thanks Mike. This one is finished, i may take you up on the next one. With past bowls, i would glue 3-4 rings together, let the glue dry a bit, turn the inside, then glue on a few more, repeat the process. This time i glued all of the rings at once.

 

[Mike Davis]

Next time you come over remind me to show you the tool I made.

Wood Turning Tools: Making the Oland Tool

How to make an Oland tool for wood turning wooden bowls and doing other faceplate work. Easily and inexpensively made in the typical home workshop.

aroundthewoods.com

 

[HITCH-]

Love the feature ring Neal.
What method did you use to cut the angles on the feature ring segments?

 

[bowman]

@HITCH- with 8 segments per ring, each segment was cut at 22.5 degrees on each end. I set this angle using my incra miter gauge and cut on the table saw

 

[HITCH-]

@HITCH- with 8 segments per ring, each segment was cut at 22.5 degrees on each end. I set this angle using my incra miter gauge and cut on the table saw

I was watching this video today and the guy's cutting an intricate feature ring on the table saw.

Look around the 4 minute mark.
I was thinking of safer ways to cut these.
Maybe a sled and a toggle clamp to hold them down. I am sure that there are better ways than what he does in this video.

 

[HITCH-]

This looks like a much safer approach