Vase made of a glue up model

**Ad de Crom** · 13th July 2008, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by joe greiner

Top notch effort and results, Ad. It's amazing you got the outside slabs so perfectly centered. At such a shallow profile angle, most of my attempts would go clear off the rails, i.e. none of the ovals' tops and bottoms at the same horizons. Any special tricks you found to help?

Joe

Hi Joe, my first concern was to make in the first place every part very precisely, so I got after glueing the first sqaire box perfectly sqaire.
The next step was turning a hole in one side of the sqaire box, also perfectly centered, I have to admit, this taked me some time, to get it that way, so patiently searching for the right position of the sqaire box, by using my toolrest as orientation point.
Turned next a tenon by using my own made chuck, and glued the whole together on the lathe as you can see by looking to the building procedure pictures I posted.
Turning it into a vase free hand was the funniest part of the job, so actually not special tricks. I did this a couple of times before, so I have some experience in how to do it.

**Hardenfast** · 13th July 2008, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

Thanks for that very informative indeed. I can do that indeed.
Toni

Of course you can, Toni! See how great this world of segmenting is? Mindboggling options, and some of the effects you end up with are very intriguing as to "how did he do that?".

Many thanks for the images, Ad - very helpful.

Wayne

**Ad de Crom** · 13th July 2008, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Hardenfast

Of course you can, Toni! See how great this world of segmenting is? Mindboggling options, and some of the effects you end up with are very intriguing as to "how did he do that?".

Many thanks for the images, Ad - very helpful.

Wayne

You're wellcome Wayne, glad I was able to.

**joe greiner** · 14th July 2008, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by Ad de Crom

Hi Joe, my first concern was to make in the first place every part very precisely, so I got after glueing the first sqaire box perfectly sqaire.
The next step was turning a hole in one side of the sqaire box, also perfectly centered, I have to admit, this taked me some time, to get it that way, so patiently searching for the right position of the sqaire box, by using my toolrest as orientation point.
Turned next a tenon by using my own made chuck, and glued the whole together on the lathe as you can see by looking to the building procedure pictures I posted.
Turning it into a vase free hand was the funniest part of the job, so actually not special tricks. I did this a couple of times before, so I have some experience in how to do it.

I suspected that assembly on the lathe was part of the secret. Even with perfect glue-up, otherwise centering the assembly (e.g. Celtic Knots) for turning has to be spot on for good results. Thanks for clarifying it, Ad.

Joe

**Ad de Crom** · 14th July 2008, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by joe greiner

I suspected that assembly on the lathe was part of the secret. Even with perfect glue-up, otherwise centering the assembly (e.g. Celtic Knots) for turning has to be spot on for good results. Thanks for clarifying it, Ad.

Joe

You're right Joe, that was one of a concern, by doing that assembly on the lathe, I knew it stays perfectly centered.

Ad

**steck** · 14th July 2008, 08:48 AM

Hi Ad,
that is inspirational stuff.
Thank you for posting the pictures!

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