Thread: my segmented turnings

Really nice job what are the sizes?

You're obviously a fan of segmented work, just as Malcolm Tibbets.
It looks fantastic, and see what dedication, patience and passion to lead.
I love this kind of segmented work.
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Thank you all for the compliments. In photo one there are 1152 pieces if you count every little piece but the main feature ring is what Malcom calls lamination trickery. It is just a bunch of triangles glued together then cut in thin strips then flipped and you get what they call an Indian blanket. Unfortunately I used woods that were too similar in color and are not very contrasting. It should look like photo 4, Photo 1 was my first try at this. Nothing like starting big and intense. It took me about 100 hours or so. It is about 30 inches tall. Sorry no metric here in my shop even though Canada is metric. The 4th photo is almost 4 feet tall. The feature ring is basically built the same way as the Indian blanket design. It is hard to see but I put a piece of Ebony on the tip of each wing to make it look like a black tipped Thunderbird. I had this feature ring done and was just going to shave it down a bit more when I caught an edge and the thing exploded. I can't believe I never even swore I just left it on the floor and went for supper and started over the next day.
Thanks again for all the compliments it is always encouraging to hear compliments from fellow turners

Al

Really some amazing work.