Segmented VesselsBy John Mielcarski & Peter Monteleone

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Glue waste block to face plate and true up.Size the bottom of the bowl, using pre-determined sizes from the cut-list chart.

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Mark circles for size of bottom and mounting block.Inside line is inside bottom of bowl and outside line is the outside diameter of first ring.

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Turn bottom of bowl.

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Sand inside bottom of bowl

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Cut segments

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Assemble and glue half rings usingTiteBond II.Secure with clamp using dowels between the 2 halves.

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2 halves glued.

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True up faces of ring halves on sanding wheel to ensure tight seam when gluing the 2 halves together.

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Check fit-up of 2 halves before gluing up ring.

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Using ring clamps, assemble and glue 2 halves to complete rings

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Completed rings ready for face sanding on sanding disk.Tip – mark ring face with wiggly pencil lines.

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Sand faces of rings.

When squiggly pencil line around face of ring is gone, face is true.

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Stack and glue each ring according to size of each ring.

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Use heavy weights or clamps to compress glue joints between rings to ensure tight joints.

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Finally, glue bottom of bowl to stack of rings.

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Complete the glue-up by gluing the waste block with flange to stacked rings. Let glue cure overnight before turning.

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Completed glue-up ready to mount on lathe and turn.

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Another view.

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Shape exterior of bowl.I used a ½” bowl gouge.

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Finish shaping exterior of bowl.

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Turn inside of bowl.I used a ½” bowl gouge and scrapers to shape and finish interior of bowl.

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Checking interior surface for rough areas, and refine with turning tools and sandpaper.

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Final sanding.Work thru grits until you achieve a fine smooth surface. Apply finish before reverse chucking.

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After interior sanding, part off waste block and reverse mount bowl to finish turning bottom.

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Sanding bottom.Again, work thru the grits.

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Apply desired finish to entire bowl.

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Always add your signature, along with types of wood (Cherry, maple, and tiger maple), and date.

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Completed bowl with applied finish, inside and out.

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