Segmented Bowls

[RGABEL]

Started down the segmented bowl path and quickly got addicted (just like pen making). Here are my most recent creations.

 

[leehljp]

They certainly look like you have plenty of experience! Clear crisp picts too. Well done! Beautiful work!

 

[Jim15]

Awesome work.

 

[mark james]

Darn but those look nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

[RichAldrich]

Very nice bowls. Keep producing and showing pictures!

 

[Lew]

I've built the segmenting jigs but have yet to start on a bowl. How difficult did you find it t first? And what software do you use to determine the dimensions?

 

[Ted iin Michigan]

Same thing happened to me. Hardly have time to do anything away from the shop now!
Nice work.

 

[sorcerertd]

That's great work! I especially like the spiral pattern.

 

[RGABEL]

I've built the segmenting jigs but have yet to start on a bowl. How difficult did you find it t first? And what software do you use to determine the dimensions?

I did not find it difficult to do. I upsized my segment widths to give me a little more tolerance. The hardest part I found is gluing the rings together and keeping them relatively concentric (why I went with wider widths). I glued them off of the lathe which makes it a little more difficult. The other challenge for me is sanding the disks flat before gluing. I made a large disk sander jig for my lathe. The "spiral" bowl is 3/8" thick segments which were difficult to hold on the sander. Burned some holes in work gloves that I used. A drum sander would be much better.
For my first bowl I used scraps in case there were issues.

I use the Woodturner Pro suite for design. There are tutorials on how to use it on the website. There is a trial period for the software that does not have any limitations so you can try it out before buying.

If you have any questions feel free to message me.