Thread: A sneak peek into my segmented twisted mind

You are sillier than me. I have a couple of lathes that would be big enough if you want to come over here.

If you were in Tucson I'd take you up on that. If everything goes the way I hope though, I'll have a lathe big enough to turn it by the time it's ready to go on it. I estimate it to be about 20 to 22 inches in diameter if I do it with 14 of these.

Only you can currently envisage the final piece but if that small segment is anything to go by it will be stunning.

What lathe are you after, if we can ask?

Well, this will obviously be one to watch. Please keep it well documented Bill. Will it be a platter-type form?

Wayne

As for Robb's comment his shavings are big enough for most peoples pen blanks

A superb design. I look forward to seeing it come together. I have no idea how you get all those intricate patterns.

Bill, that is absolutely beautiful. I will be watching with keen interest.
Jim

An amazing piece of work, but the term "too much time on one's hands" springs to mind.

Thanks everyone. Actually the term never enough time comes to my mind. LMAO. I own my Car Audio business and work 50 hrs a week there. I'm building an 8'x11' entertainment center, Making a staved turning for a gift, building a humidor and then I threw this into the mix for a contest I'm in for segmented feature rings. I don't even know how I find the time to do this stuff. Oh well, you know what they say "Idle minds are the work of the devil" No time to idle here.

As said will be watching this as well.

A stunning design Bill!!

By the looke of your list of projects and the complexity of that design, I will concede that your segmented twisted mind is much more orderly than my cluttered arrangement!!

My friend, my messes make messes on top of the mess from the last mess made. I try desperately to clean my shop but goblins come in when I'm not there and throw stuff everywhere, steal my pencils and hide my tape measures. I try to follow the rule of picking up 10 things every time I leave the shop. Problem is, i use 30 things if I even open the door.
Actually my biggest problem is my shop is way too small for all the tools. So take out a few things, toss some saw dust off the lathe and the place is trashed again. I'd almosrt have to clean every 15 minutes. Sooo, I have a twisted mind and a cluttered arrangement. A phoenix will rise from the ashes.

Originally Posted by Bill Wyko

..... Sooo, I have a twisted mind and a cluttered arrangement. A phoenix will rise from the ashes.

And now a poet.

You're killin me LMAO. I've decided to make it 12 features. The ring will be somewhere in the 26" diameter range. The delima is that my lathe only has 14" capacity. I'm working on getting a new lathe but Idon't want to jinx myself so I can't say what it will be just yet. More on that soon I hope.