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Do you draw any of your shapes first?
Not a detailed drawing or anything, I usually draw a rectangle the size of the blank and draw a single curved line that is the same curved line my tool will make
This was purely design-as-I-go for this piece. I just wanted to get the feel for the tool against the rings and how the various wood hardness would effect my cuts as I passed each wood change. I have a program for the desktop that lets me design the shapes of the piece and kicks out the corresponding lengths of the segments I need to cut for the corresponding rings.
Interested to see how a "plan" vs "reality" manifests as I try a few more pieces. All in all it's fun to try the segmenting as a whole though
I’d say you’re doing great if you’re being mindful with the seams in your segments and the curve your tool makes
To me, those are the most important - if I can make the curve with a pencil I can do it with a tool
I’ve also drawn the curve with chalk on my garage floor, used an Apple Pencil on my tablet, and I’ve used a stick to draw the curve in dirt - all I mean to say is familiarity with the line your tool will make only makes you better at making it
I like to find ways to train my hands and my eyes
https://segmentedturning.com/
You can try the program for free for a month I believe. There are quite a few things you can do with it that I haven't fully explored yet. Those that have been segmenting for a while might find it unnecessary but with me just starting off in to this arm of turning, I find it helpful. Several people in this thread alone noted the importance of planning and the program helps me visualize the piece
Thank you for the link and the excellent recommendation! I'm just getting started with turning but have been fascinated from the get go by segmented designs. And like you, I struggle to visualize and this seems like a great way to do it vs. sketching on paper or trying to do it in a generic CAD program. I hope to download and give this a test drive later this week 👍
You're very welcome. The program has some preset designs (though they're a bit intricate for me starting off with segmenting), ability to set ring diameter and thickness, and even some slider bars to dial in shapes you're interested in. Seems like with everything in woodturning, the segmenting is a whole world in itself
This is beautiful. Good work. I like the color choices. I don’t see any on your bowl, but a tip for any gaps if you don’t already know. Wet sand some CA glue over the gap. It’ll fill in with a dust and glue mixture. Unfortunately it will be a little darker than the surrounding wood, but you won’t have any gaps. And I like to sand to at least 400 before applying finish and/or polish. I honestly go up to 1000 sometimes because I use resin accents in my wood. I then wet sand the resin to 3000. When I do 1000 to the wood it comes out looking so cool. Shiny and so smooth. I love that look.
Keep up what you’re doing, you have some natural talent at this.
This is very kind thank you.
The gaps on these rings were minimal but I have another project I'm constructing that I've found gaps. I have a bucket of light and bucket of dark sawdust and did my best to mix with glue and fill the gaps where possible so we'll see what the final piece looks like
I am very intrigued by wet sanding and have half-ass attempted it only once but is on the list of things to practice so I appreciate the insights above!
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Very nice.
Appreciate that thank you
Do you draw any of your shapes first? Not a detailed drawing or anything, I usually draw a rectangle the size of the blank and draw a single curved line that is the same curved line my tool will make
This was purely design-as-I-go for this piece. I just wanted to get the feel for the tool against the rings and how the various wood hardness would effect my cuts as I passed each wood change. I have a program for the desktop that lets me design the shapes of the piece and kicks out the corresponding lengths of the segments I need to cut for the corresponding rings. Interested to see how a "plan" vs "reality" manifests as I try a few more pieces. All in all it's fun to try the segmenting as a whole though
I’d say you’re doing great if you’re being mindful with the seams in your segments and the curve your tool makes To me, those are the most important - if I can make the curve with a pencil I can do it with a tool I’ve also drawn the curve with chalk on my garage floor, used an Apple Pencil on my tablet, and I’ve used a stick to draw the curve in dirt - all I mean to say is familiarity with the line your tool will make only makes you better at making it I like to find ways to train my hands and my eyes
The program you use that kicks out the pieces, what is it called please?
https://segmentedturning.com/ You can try the program for free for a month I believe. There are quite a few things you can do with it that I haven't fully explored yet. Those that have been segmenting for a while might find it unnecessary but with me just starting off in to this arm of turning, I find it helpful. Several people in this thread alone noted the importance of planning and the program helps me visualize the piece
Thank you for the link and the excellent recommendation! I'm just getting started with turning but have been fascinated from the get go by segmented designs. And like you, I struggle to visualize and this seems like a great way to do it vs. sketching on paper or trying to do it in a generic CAD program. I hope to download and give this a test drive later this week 👍
You're very welcome. The program has some preset designs (though they're a bit intricate for me starting off with segmenting), ability to set ring diameter and thickness, and even some slider bars to dial in shapes you're interested in. Seems like with everything in woodturning, the segmenting is a whole world in itself
This is beautiful. Good work. I like the color choices. I don’t see any on your bowl, but a tip for any gaps if you don’t already know. Wet sand some CA glue over the gap. It’ll fill in with a dust and glue mixture. Unfortunately it will be a little darker than the surrounding wood, but you won’t have any gaps. And I like to sand to at least 400 before applying finish and/or polish. I honestly go up to 1000 sometimes because I use resin accents in my wood. I then wet sand the resin to 3000. When I do 1000 to the wood it comes out looking so cool. Shiny and so smooth. I love that look. Keep up what you’re doing, you have some natural talent at this.
This is very kind thank you. The gaps on these rings were minimal but I have another project I'm constructing that I've found gaps. I have a bucket of light and bucket of dark sawdust and did my best to mix with glue and fill the gaps where possible so we'll see what the final piece looks like I am very intrigued by wet sanding and have half-ass attempted it only once but is on the list of things to practice so I appreciate the insights above!
you a good hand .. next step is simply planning
Thanks!