ChrisN
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This is the most complex segmentation I have done so far. It's made of Osage Orange, Blackwood or Ebony, Maple, and an unknown red wood on a Black Ti Jr. Gent kit. I used aluminum flashing to line the joints. It is finished with CA, sanded with the first few grits of MM, and then buffed with #0000 steel wool. And yes, the finial is leaving -- sometime. I'm not sure what color to make it though.
The segments at the end were a pain!
Most of the problem was how I did it. I turned the blanks round before drilling, and wrapped them with masking tape to minimize the chance of an explosion. (It worked to an extent.) I drilled them in several steps, and after I drilled the next-to-last size, I flooded the hole with thin CA. Unfortunately, some joints had separated without me knowing it, and the CA filled up the gaps. After I took the masking tape off, I had a little repair work to do - break the joints apart, clean up the excess glue, and re-glue. :at-wits-end: The barrel is the best looking, but even that has some wide glue joints where the pieces separated. After that, though, it was a piece of cake. Well, almost. Don't ask about the finishing process!:biggrin:
The segments at the end were a pain!
Most of the problem was how I did it. I turned the blanks round before drilling, and wrapped them with masking tape to minimize the chance of an explosion. (It worked to an extent.) I drilled them in several steps, and after I drilled the next-to-last size, I flooded the hole with thin CA. Unfortunately, some joints had separated without me knowing it, and the CA filled up the gaps. After I took the masking tape off, I had a little repair work to do - break the joints apart, clean up the excess glue, and re-glue. :at-wits-end: The barrel is the best looking, but even that has some wide glue joints where the pieces separated. After that, though, it was a piece of cake. Well, almost. Don't ask about the finishing process!:biggrin:
