Wood Turning A Very Cool Segmented Vase 

Thank you Billy. I really like how it turned out and I got an extra oh wow from my wife. I think the Cherry really makes this piece. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks so much Lowell. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Gary

Thank you Barry I appreciate your comment. Gary

Thank you Don! Happy you liked it. Gary

Thank you very much Jean I appreciate your comment. Gary

Thanks Doug. That strip of walnut I used was amazing. Just saying 🤣

Thanks so much Phil. For sure it was a lot of work but it is the kind I like. I already have a few who want to make it and have shared the information. For sure I was pretty excited at the end. That is normally when I step back to have a good look at what I just made. Easy to get envolved with the process to see it all. But I get lost easy LOL. Thanks for watching! Gary

Thanks so much Rick. I know it was sure time for me to do it. Happy you liked it my friend, Gary

I took a break for awhile. I was not getting around much because of my ankle surgery, Hard going from machine to machine. Should be more coming soon. But not a steady diet of them. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks so much Ronnie... happy you enjoyed it Take care, Gary

Many thanks Rich I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

Thank you John! I remember brining in some very colorful shavings from a dizzy bowl to show my wife. She took one long one and had it hanging on the wall for some time. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Graham and thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Bob. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching, Gary

Сергей, спасибо, друг мой. Рад, что вам понравилось. Гэри

Thanks grambear8!

Thank you Phil I appreciate your comments. Gary

Thank you John I appreciate your comment. Gary

Thanks so much Jamie and thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks Roger. I have this dream( nite mare) of using some leftover pieces from other segments. I have done multiple feature rings when something is difficult. Just because it is all set up. Might be the FranklinSeg lol. Gary

Many thanks Jack. I appreciate you watching. Gary

Thanks so much TM. Yes a lot of work. Doing the last cuts down in the top opening means I do not drink coffee for at least 3 hours before doing it LOL. Thanks for watching my friend, Gary

Thanks so much for your comments. They are much appreciated. Gary

Thanks Ray I appreciate the comment. Maybe you should give it a try. You could do a simple one with 3 rows using all the same wood. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you! 😊

Thank you kindly!

Thank you Bob. I have something simple coming up but with a useful tip. And a special guest. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you very much. The smaller the piece your working it only takes a little to make those changes. A little too much could ruin the look. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks Dwight I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

Thank you William. Give it a try you may love doiing it. Gary

Thanks a bunch Laura! I really enjoyed making this one. Take care, Gary

I've just finished glueing up 6 24 segment rings and use the tape for the first time. I have to agree it's so much fast and easier.

Thank you Albert. I have seen that method many times and think it is a good idea. Honestly not sure I ever tried it or not. This is how I have always done it. But I learned on how to make segmented rings where the rings were anywhere from 2 to 8 foot in diameter. Guess I should try the tape on the smaller rings I do now. So on my next segmented turning I will give it a try. If I remember LOL Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Charlie. I just wanted to be able to move from machine to machine. Doing fine but still being easy on my ankle. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you very much John. I really like making special jigs. Did a lot f that at work as a patternmaker. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you very much Don. I actually have what you need. Send me an email with VASE in the subject matter and I will give it to you. Gary

Thank you very much I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you very much Vincent I appreciate you watching, Gary

Thanks so much David. I would love to see more of each step but not many like really long videos. And it is a lot of editing. I do think it is important to show some of each step. Thanks for watching and commenting, Gary

Thank you Joe. Happy you like this one. It was sure fun to make. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you very much Les for your kind words. Take care. Gary

Thanks Garth. When I brought it in my wife loved the vase and was looking for some dry flowers to put in it. You best get busy LOL Gary

Thank you Dan I appreciate you watching and commenting. Gary

Thanks Carol. Wow I had no idea you would be there. But I live 9 miles and probably should have said something. It would have been great to meet you as well. Gary

Thanks so much Colin. I have always loved angles and worked with them everyday at work. So that does help. Thanks for watching, Gary

@@ThePapa1947 your welcome

Thank you very much I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

Thank you Sam. Just set your mind to it and you will. Start out simple and you can get there. Gary

Thanks Tom. Feature rings can be hard to follow. Maybe I will make a video on just making a feature ring. But cutting the side angle can be tricky. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Gerald and thanks for the great tip. Gary

Yes it was very nice. A trimming from something I did.

Thank you Van and welcome back from your trip. If you send me an email I will send you the file. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks John. Yup she has it right out in the open on a shelf right now. Now if I can find some more cherry like that I have something else planned. They have a good choice at Crosscut Hardwoods so a trip is in order. Gary

Thanks so much Alan. Happy you liked it Thanks for watching my friend, Gary

Thank you very much Dale. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Gary

Thank you very much Glen. I appreciate your reminder on slowing it down. Have heard it a few times from others and I try but I talk with my hands and it is hard for me to hold anything still. But I sure will try as I see that same issues when I watch my video. Thanks again, Gary

Thank you Julian and thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Greg I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Valerie it was a lot of fun to do. I have a few weeks where I can try and get my shop in better order. Now that my aliments are mostly fine I plan on it anway. I have a nice work bench in front of my table saw and cleared it off yesterday. Just so I do not have to use the table saw for a flat area LOL. Thanks for watching, Gary

@@ThePapa1947 I spoke too hastily. Plan did not work. Now trying to figure out new layout. Durn-it! Hope your cleanup goes smoothly.

Thank you David. I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

Thanks Greg. Which part would you like to see more of. I will keep it in mind. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks Ken and thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you very much. I do my best to share how I do things. That might work out as I am in the process of tryiing to straighten up my shop LOL Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Tom. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Gary

So sorry for what you have been going through Harry. Hope your wife gets all healed up and all is well. I had my issues starting right before Christmas. You may know I had ankle surgery. That took over 3 months to get around decently. Then I had 2 other set backs. But fine now. Happy you liked my turning. Take care of yourself and your wife my friend, Gary

Thanks, glad you are better. You know things happen in life and we either run and hide or meet things head on, and like I have dine in the past just put my head down and and meet the challenges as they come along. I will be so glad Tina's leg gets to where she can start putting weight on it, as she has been bed bound since everything happened. You stay well and as always I learned a lot on this video.

Thanks Steve. The ramp is really helpful to keep the small pieces away from the blade. Now and then they build up but easy enough to take care of that. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks Tony I appreciate you watching and commenting. Gary

Thank you Tim and I hope you give it a go. Take care, Gary

Thank you Huw. I really think the Cherry sets the whole thing off. I got it at a moving sale and was kind of a beat up looking board. I barely had enough to do this piece just trying to avoid small cracks in it. You just never know. Hwyl, Gary

Thanks Garth I appreciate your comment. Gary

Thank you Tony. It sure was a busy place for sure. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you very much Mike! I appreciate your comments. Gary

Thanks so much Chris. Happy you liked it. Gary

Thanks Mark. The trick is not to push the segments together. If you were to do a rub joint on each one chances are they will setup before you want them to. And do not be stingy with the glue. I get a lot of comments saying I use too much glue. I use just the right amount to let me get things done. At least that is how I feel. Thanks for watching, Gary

@@ThePapa1947 Thanks, that's helpful. That is probably what is contributing to my faster setup, using less glue to minimize squeeze-out.

Thank you very much Barry. I built the disk sander when I was still an apprentice wood patternmaker. I used it to build a roll top desk and round oak pedestal table. I could have used the sander at work but wanted one at home. It has been used a lot in all those years. I have many different sleds that get changed now and then. The wedgie sled pretty much stays the same. But I added a location to get a perfect 30 degree cut. Nice for feature rings. Thanks for watching and commenting, Gary

Thank you Chris. I like to think we can do anything we put our minds to. The mini lathe will work and so will hand tools if you are careful. But it will be much slower.

Thank you Ian. Happy you enjoy my videos. So my turning just stack up here. Almost any flat surface. Been giving some away. Just do not want to get into selling. That has to be approved by the wife. She would like to keep them all. This one is not going anywhere. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks so much Skip. Yes I did 3D print them and they thread on to the live center. Mine has 3/4 10 threads. Happy you liked the video my friend, Gary

Thanks my friend!

Thanks Khan! Well like the muscles in your arms and legs you need to keep them active. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thanks so much Dawn I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary

Thank you very much Bobby. Not sure what the angle actually is. I made it 4 inches in diameter and 1 5/8 inch tall on the big one. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you very much. I normally spray a light coat of lacquer to prevent bleeding. I did some testing with the wipe on poly and it did not bleed so I skipped the spray lacquer. Thanks for the question. Gary

Thank you very much Gary. I have more planned but it is kind of a matter of time to work them in. I use MinWax Wipe On Poly and it is very thin to start so no I use it right out of the can. There are some say to take regular poly and thin it with mineral spirts. I have tried it and do not like it. And it gels up real fast. I will stick with what works good for me. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you Edward. Happy you like my work. What I did for work was a slow proceess to get to the end and could not be rushed. Each step was a process in itself. So this easy easy money as they say. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you very much James I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching, Gary

Yes it sure was Ken. I retired 12 years ago. Thanks for watching, Gary

Wonderful idea TM and I have thought about it. Time wise it will not work out. A lot of work to get it done correctly. It would have to be perfect before I made our flag. Means too much to me. Gary

Thank you Robert. It is not all that hard to do. Best of luck. Gary

I am guessing that the largest ring is about 8 inches and the height is around 11 inches?

@@robertlindstadt7932 I think I gave those dimensions at the end. As I recall 5 inch max diameter and 6 inches tall. About the same scale I would guess. I really like it this size.

@@robertlindstadt7932 if you want the cutting list let me know.

Thanks

Hi Mike, Well there is no best way as they both have and advantage. I have laser engraved a recess while on the lathe before turning it around. They both can be strong enough depending on the size. For a recess on a heavier piece I like to have plenty of stock outside the recess. But most of the time I will use a tenon. Sometimes I hot glue a tenon onto the bottom and then turn it. Not sure that helps much because I will use all those methods. Gary

@@ThePapa1947 Thank you Sir! I love your channel! I learn a lot from you!

I just looked and it is there. Go to my home page www.youtube.com/@ThePapa1947 and to the right of my picture it says MORE...click on that and at the top it says View email address. If you do not see it you can give me your email address and I will reply to it. Let me know, Gary

It is possible to turn it over on my sled but I would have to make sure it was the exact angle needed to the blade. With a wedgie sled the wedge takes care of that and if it is not a perfect angle to the blade it does not matter. Also using the same side of the board you only need one side to be perfectly flat. Hope that helps, Gary

Thank you very much Chuck. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Keep making that sawdust! Gary

Thanks so much Bram I appreciate your comments. Gary

Thank you Kimsey. Happy you liked it Take care, Gary

Thank you Bruce. Happy you like it and thanks for watching, Gary

That is a very good question. For sure the lathe is easier to line the rings up.Takes less time because with a cone or cole jaws they are centered and you do not have to deal with that. Other reasons: With something this small the lathe works great. Where as bigger rings I may use the glue press. With the smaller rings I turn the ring round and flatten it sooner. There is less to turn off to get them round so there is not the stress of a larger ring. But I will use the lathe on larger ones. I may use coles jaws to get them lined which can apply pressue to the joint. If I do not get the cole jaws out then I will use a flat board to put pressure against that ring to get a good joint. But what you are doing I would use the lathe. And if needed you can use a flat board to get equal pressure. Hope this helps, Gary

Thanks so much Todd. I appreciate your comments. Take care, Gary

Thank you very much Jane. This is not one of the most complex I have done but it sure is my Favorite! I appreciate your comments and for watching, Gary

Thank you Mike I appreciate your comments. Happy you enjoyed the video. Gary

Thanks Paul! Yes they take time but we have a real good idea what they are going look like. Thanks for watching, Gary

Thank you very much Travis I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching, Gary