May be the first time anyone tried segmenting this way.

[New Bill]

I haven't been turning long and have been wanting to try segmenting. Sitting in my shop the other night. Saw my Incra iBOX (jig for making box joints) sitting on my table saw. Got the idea of using it to make a segmented blank. Grabbed a chunk of Macassar Ebony and stabilized Holly (the most contrasting woods I had). Next thing I knew I had a blob of wood that looked like a pen blank covered in ca. The next morning I managed to drill a fairly straight hole through it and turned this one piece slim.

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It's not great (fit at the nib needs some more work and all I did to finish was sand with mm and a coat of wax)but I think the iBOX has great potential for future segmenting projects.

Bill

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[Joe S.]

Nice! I see some incredible blanks in your future!

 

[its_virgil]

Now find your dove tail jig and make another. Nice job.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[Krash]

Very nice!

 

[JohnU]

Nice choice of colors and segmenting. There have been some very interesting blanks made with a router.

 

[rockb]

Goes to show that not all the good ideas have been discovered......thanks for sharing.

 

[PR_Princess]

Very cool...I like it!

 

[Band Saw Box]

Looks really nice. Well done.

 

[Edgar]

That's pretty slick.
I'd love to see a tutorial & step-by-step photos

 

[Gord K.]

I really like the way you have taken segmenting in a new direction. Thanks for sharing.

 

[low_48]

You might try a rip blade for flat bottom grooves. Here's a link to a double dovetail I did almost 8 years ago.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/double-dovetail-cigar-20800/ http://www.penturners.org/olduploads/low_48/20066212014_doubledovetail.jpg