New "bowl"?

[powderpost]

Really getting the urge now. Just on 12 months since I started on the curved joint pattern and it has taken about ten months to get back to it. Took a little while to pick up the threads, but this one is not too bad, not good but not too bad. Made from acacia cedar (very sneezy) and black bean (also very sneezy). Wearing of masks was mandatory with this project. Why use these timbers? Because I like the colour and grain patterns. This one is 300mm diameter and 110 high.

What do you think?

Jim

[derekh]

Wow, that is beautiful !

[Ozkaban]

Awesome work

I can just see that thing eating hours and hours of labour...

Cheers,
Dave

[Ironwood]

That is superb Jim.

You must be happy with that one.

[elderly]

Fantastic Jim.
Cheers Elderly

[wheelinround]

Next Sydney Wood Show Jim will be doing demo's each day from start to finish on producing these works of art.


Jim amazing work.

[jefferson]

Very nice work, as always, Jim.

[pommyphil]

Great stuff. What's the best book on segmented turning. Opps a highjack, sorry.

[orraloon]

Not really a segmented fan but now and again I see on I like.
Nice job Jim.
Regards

[Ad de Crom]

Jim, I know how difficult it is to creating this kind of segmented work.
How much time you spend on designing the pattern, before you like the result?
I took my time for watching to this bowl, and I'm impressed of what I'm seeing.
A magnificient bowl, very well done Jim.
Ad

[artme]

Jim I tink you are pretty damned clever!!

Nice piece!

[Cliff Rogers]

Yer bent.

I've got some coloured Sars for you & I should be over your way Tuesday morning.

[thompy]

Love it Jim, very inspiring work (for me at least).

It'll be quite a long while before i have tooling to attempt such things, life has a way of prioritising my budget.

So many questions to ask, and i have to start somewhere and keep asking, so what kind of lathe do you use? And do you use a tablesaw or bandsaw for your segmenting cutting? Any specific additions to the machines (more accurate fencing systems / chucks)? I know you'd have to? use your own jigs and what not, very very intricate mate.

Neal.

[powderpost]

Geeezz, what a response, thank you everybody. This one was a prototype. In reality I am not all that enthused with it. I have built a second one with more detailing and a few modifications, should be finished in a weeks time.
To answer some of the questions...

Thompy, I use a Woodfast lathe. The segments are cut with a table saw and/or a bandsaw, depending on the shape required. I also use a sander and drill press, again, depending on the shape involved. Many of the joints are not straight, but curved. The difficulty here is to get the male and female bits to fit accurately. And yes I have developed a few special purpose jigs for the sander and drill press.

Cliff, I have known I was bent for some time, many people tell me that constantly.

Ad, there was something like 3 days doodling with pen and paper.

PommyPhil, There a number of books available for segmenting, It is a very diverse area. I don't know of a book tha covers the lot.

OzKaban, That one represents about 50 hours.

Again, thanks for the nice comments.

Jim

[Allan at Wallan]

Really getting the urge now. Just on 12 months since I started on the curved joint pattern and it has taken about ten months to get back to it. Took a little while to pick up the threads, but this one is not too bad, not good but not too bad. Made from acacia cedar (very sneezy) and black bean (also very sneezy). Wearing of masks was mandatory with this project. Why use these timbers? Because I like the colour and grain patterns. This one is 300mm diameter and 110 high.

What do you think?

Jim

Great results Jim! Not to be sneezed at.

Allan