For those that do not want to spend hours and hours cutting segments I designed a simple ornament. This pattern is a 3″ ball that is made up of walnut and maple segments. In order to cut down on the number of segments and rings I chose to use 7/16″ thick rings made up of […]
( You can watch a video is of me using a wedgie sled at “Using a Wedgie Sled.” ) What is a wedgie sled? A wedgie sled is a sled for your table saw that assists in cutting near perfect segments for the construction of segmented rings. It consists of two rails to properly position […]
This is the 3rd Swirl design I have turned. Each one has been a bit more complicated. The Swirl 795 is made of 795 pieces of wood: 22 rings (each containing 36 segments), 2 solid rings, and a topper. The biggest thing I learned making this ornament was that accuracy really matters. If your rings […]
( You can watch me glue up a ring on my YouTube Channel at “How I Glue up Segmented Rings.” ) There are many different ways that people glue up segments. I use a method I learned at the Tennessee Woodturners Symposium. I learned this technique from Jason Swanson as he was demonstrating how to […]
The Swirl 283 ornament uses the concepts I learned from making The Swirl 123 and takes them up a notch. The Swirl 283 is made of 283 segments. I followed many of the same practices I did with the Swirl 123. Before beginning the work I determined the correct diameter and segment size for each row. I […]
The Swirl 123 was made with maple and walnut segments. There were a total of 123 segments in this ornament.
This ornament was made from 99 pieces of wood. I used walnut, maple, wild cherry, maple veneer, and walnut veneer. In order to make the ornament lightweight it was built in two sections and hollowed out before it was put together. The segments were built as shown in the following pictures: First, I created a […]
I attended the Tennessee Association of Woodturners symposium in January 2022 and saw a turner by the name of Jason Swanson. (http://www.wiwoodguy.com) Jason is known for his pepper mills. The way he makes the pepper mills is by cutting long slices of wood and putting strips between them. I wanted to try the pepper mill design […]
This is the second box that I turned. On this box I used walnut and maple segments and made the top and bottom with solid walnut. To start, I cut the segments for the four rings and two solid walnut pieces for the top and bottom. I glued them up and waited for them to […]
These dragon twist pens are simple to make. I used pen kits from PSI and turned the wood. Below are three different pens I made from different woods: Wenge, Rose Wood, and Leopard Wood. These pens are heavy in your hand but have a good feel to them. The nib is inside the pen, so […]