Segmented Birch Bowl, photo 2
 

2nd photo of the birch bowl.


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Segmented Birch Bowl, photo 2
 

what a fine piece that is.
What kind of glue holds together all those pieces so well?
I am sure you have to plane the surfaces of the 1x2 or 3s also?
very nice work.
john
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2nd photo of the birch bowl.


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Segmented Birch Bowl, photo 2
 

jloomis wrote:
what a fine piece that is.
What kind of glue holds together all those pieces so well?
I am sure you have to plane the surfaces of the 1x2 or 3s also?
very nice work.
john

Thanks. I used Elmer's Carpenter Glue (similar to Titebond) - the basic
yellow wood glue.

The wood was milled to 3/4" thick and depending on the layer was around
1 3/8" wide. Segments were cut to appropriate length to archive the
diameter I was aiming for.

After the glue dries I run the rings through a drum sander to flatten
them, then glue one ring to the next. I used to true each ring up on a
disk sander or the lathe but it's easier on the drum sander.

....Kevin
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Segmented Birch Bowl, photo 2
 

This is not "turned" rather put together in segments, and then sanded?
Different size rings layered and then glued and sanded?
pretty neat.
john
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jloomis wrote:
what a fine piece that is.
What kind of glue holds together all those pieces so well?
I am sure you have to plane the surfaces of the 1x2 or 3s also?
very nice work.
john

Thanks. I used Elmer's Carpenter Glue (similar to Titebond) - the basic
yellow wood glue.

The wood was milled to 3/4" thick and depending on the layer was around 1
3/8" wide. Segments were cut to appropriate length to archive the
diameter I was aiming for.

After the glue dries I run the rings through a drum sander to flatten
them, then glue one ring to the next. I used to true each ring up on a
disk sander or the lathe but it's easier on the drum sander.

...Kevin
--
Kevin Miller
Juneau, Alaska
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
In a recent poll, seven out of ten hard drives preferred Linux.

Segmented Birch Bowl, photo 2
 

jloomis wrote:
This is not "turned" rather put together in segments, and then sanded?
Different size rings layered and then glued and sanded?
pretty neat.
john

No - it's turned. I cut each segment as a trapazoid with 15 degree
angles. These are then glued up into a ring. I run that through the
drum sander to to clean up the top & bottom so that they are nice and
flat. I then glue one ring to the next, one on top of the other in
ascending size. When they're all glued up nicely I put it on the lathe
and do the turning.

I'll post some mid-construction shots to give an idea of the process...

....Kevin
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Juneau, Alaska
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
In a recent poll, seven out of ten hard drives preferred Linux.