Segmented Bowl - Getting Better...

Beautiful piece of work and a wedding gift that will stay in the family for generations. If this is your second segmented bowl, I can’t wait to see the 10th..great work.

Congratulations on a beautiful piece of wood turning art. A great gift that will be cherished.

-- Soli Deo gloria!

you made a beautiful piece of art

-- bambi

Your brother is getting a beautiful gift. Just make sure he keeps it away from the dishwasher.
Really well done piece of craftsmanship.
Here comes a Daily Top 3. Congratulations!

-- John, British Columbia, Canada

This is totally awesome, beautiful and will be a cherished gift

-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them

Very nice! Great job. Good decision on the feature ring!

-- Dennis, WV

Very nice. What method did you use to cut the segments?

-- Roger

This is an outstanding segmented bowl and you have done a fine job on it. Nice work!

-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

Very nice. I’m sure your Brother will appreciate it.

Thanks for posting, and Congratulations on such a nice bowl. A 3 to boot, nice job.

-- Think safe, be safe

Glad to see that my prediction about your Daily Top 3 came through. I do have a question for you… What type of glue are you using? Great work.

-- John, British Columbia, Canada

Now that’s how you “personalize” a gift, this will mean a lot knowing it has been especially crafted to celebrate the day.
cheers
pete

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

Thank you all so much for the kind comments! Means a lot coming from such a talented group!

Very nice. What method did you use to cut the segments?

- Roger Gaborski

Roger I use a wedgie sled. Here’s the video that shows making of the jig. Jerry also has some videos on using it. I’ve found it DEAD on. Love my wedgie sled. I am fortunate to work at a school where I have access to a laser cutter, so I cut myself some wedgies for different number of segments. This was my first use with the 24-piece segment. A 30-60-90 drafting triangle can be had at Staples for a few bucks and serves as a 12 segment wedgie though. I’d been using that on my first bowl (see my other projects). Thanks for asking!!!

Glad to see that my prediction about your Daily Top 3 came through. I do have a question for you… What type of glue are you using? Great work.

- Druid

Hahah well thank you for predicting it, Druid! I am honored, as always. For this bowl I used Titebond 2. I don’t think they will be running it through the dishwasher or anything, and the working time was enough for me with one almost exception. The feature ring (24 pieces) was cutting it close, and by the time I clamped up the first pieces I’d tacked together were starting to get very tacky. Still okay, but any ring with more than 12 segments will be getting Titebond 3 from now on. Also I am aware of potential water issues with TB2, but I tend to think that TB3 is only strictly necessary in outdoor applications. I can certainly be proven wrong. Thanks for asking!!!

-- Bailey F - Eastern Mass.

Great work! You are motivating me to turn again.

-- Petey

Very nice work. Keep at it.

-- Dr. Ken, Florida - Durch harte arbeit werden Träume wahr.