Interesting discussion!
I don't think segmentation and lamination have to be mutually exclusive. If they were, it would take somebody about a day to prove you wrong! Yes, Tibbits is a woodturner, and does some fantastic work! But just like we penturners will make a pen out of almost anything and still call it a pen, I feel we would segment, or laminate, or whatever, almost any material to come up with interesting patterns and combinations! And in a contest called the Penmaker's Challenge, the purpose is to ENCOURAGE new and innovative methods, not discourage them. My two cents.
Becca is the boss in this contest. What she says goes. I encourage people not to pick the rules apart, but also don't be afraid to ask and clarify! I don't think anybody has stepped over the line here, and in fact we have had a wonderful discussion taking us places where we haven't been before. Isn't that why we're here?
Scott.
PS - Ed, I have seen some interesting segmented bowls made up of pieces of OSB glued together! I think the key is whether the person making the piece is doing the gluing, as opposed to buying a material made up of glued together pieces. SG