There are several web sites that Ryan frequents where he has learned what he needs to do segmented turning. Those links can be found further down this page.
Ryan created a lidded box, but wasn't happy with the way it looked. So, he decided that the top and bottom should each become it's own vessel.
Here is one of the vessels that he has assembled and turned. It is a combination of Maple and Purpleheart wood. It has over 300 pieces in it!
Here Ryan discusses fitting the assembled rings together prior to glueing. He staggers the joints between rings. This is one of his secrets that allow you to hide any imperfections in size of the pieces in the rings.
Ryan glues on a plywood foot for attaching the piece to the faceplate of his lathe. When he wants to remove the foot, he attached a rounded dome (turned of scrap wood) to his faceplate and covers
this with a foam pad. Then he sandwiches the foam pad between the dome and the inside of his completed segmented vessel. The
tailstock is then brought up to the center of the foot, and the piece is held between the tailstock and the faceplate. Then he turns off as much of the plywood foot as possible before stopping the lathe and then using a handsaw or chisel, removes most of the remaining plywood. The bottom of the vessel is then sanded smooth. |
