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Large Segmented Shallow Bowl

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Large Segmented Shallow Bowl

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Large Segmented Shallow Bowl

Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>This is the first segmented bowl of this style that I have made. May be the last. I have always warned people starting segmented work, that the glue line is like a very thin veneer - it has thickness. Even if you have a very good, thin glue line, if you turn at a very acute angle to the glue lines between the layers, you will see it. That is the case here. It may be one that I keep here for my wife.

It is 17.5" in diameter, 2.5" deep, 3" tall with 1/4" walls. Yellowheart and Bloodwood. Because I hoped that this would be a functional bowl, I used Gorilla glue for the first time with a segmented bowl. It was not hard, but it was messy. I found that once I clamped the ring up, if I wiped the top and bottom off with Acetone, it was much cleaner. I had to make large Jumbo Jaws for my chuck, because there was no way I could flatten the rings on my sander like I normally do. Now that I have started glueing my segments all at once with large band clamps, I am much more satified with my joints, they are virtually invisable. The finish is the same as on the Box Elder bowl I already posted.

Critiques welcome.

Mark


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Wayne Bracy

>Nice Job Mark, sure is beautiful!

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Dick Hines

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Dick Hines

>The joys of having a big lathe.

Nice work Mark.

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Jim Shaver Oakville, Ont

>Hi Mark,

I am kind of speachless, just blown away......

Take care,

Jim

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Stuart Johnson

>Great piece. Do you have a cross grain problem with the spacers or are they cut with the same orientation as the segements?

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Mike Schwing from Md.

>Very nice Mark! Can't imagine the patience it takes to do that stuff, but glad someone has it. Super work, really nice colors, layout, and effect.

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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>The cross grain issue was a lesson that I learned the hard way. Now, all my designs are cut so that the grain is all running horizontally.

Thanks

Mark

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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>Thanks Mike. I promise to never show you how easy it is and how quick it can go, 'cause as good as you are, and as quick as you learn, my market would be gone in an instant.

Thanks

Mark

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Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Nice one Mark....I love the shot of it in this photo. Really shows off the lovely form.

Jen

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Great looking bowl! (& questions)

Dominic Greco in Richboro PA

>Mark,

Great looking bowl my man! I just knew it wouldn't take you too long to take advantage of the added capacity of that Vega! BTW, I showed these photos to my wife last night and she was also very impressed.

Glue lines? What you talkin' bout' Willis? I don't see any glue lines. :>)

And you're just starting to use band clamps? I thought you were doing the old, "glue-two-pieces-together-and-lay-on-an-old-countertop-to-dry" technique. Are the band clamps used to hold the segment "pairs" together when assembling the completed ring?

See ya around,

Dominic

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Once Again A Winner!

Ron in Drums PA

>Most Excellant Mark

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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>Dom,

Thanks, Man.

Glue up Pairs? - Yes and no in this case. For this bowl, I glued the red to the yellow to make one segment using some really neat spring/miter clamps from Collins Tool, and then I assembled the 24 segments into a circle, and put a band/hose clamp around the whole thing and tightened it up. I then inspect it up against a light, and modify segments as necessary with my disk sander to make it fit. I now have my 12 and 24 segment sleds refined so that I don't have to make many modifications.

Once the ring is perfect, I take it apart, apply glue, and then clamp it up again.

All in all, I think it is a faster, system that results in much better and consistant glue joints.

Mark


http://www.collinstool.com/

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Dominic Greco in Richboro PA

>Mark,

Thanks for adding the links to Collins' Tools. I thought I remembered you talking about these clamps some time ago. Once I looked at the website, I realized which ones they were. (12) for $30.00 doesn't seem to excessive. Did you get the pliers to go with them? I may have to look into these soon.

See ya around,

Dominic

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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>Absolutely get the pliers with them. I did, and cannot imagine using them with out the pliers.

Mark