A little variation on the usual Theme.

[CHJ]

• Oak and Wanut, 155mm dia. max.

 

[tekno.mage]

Nice piece of segmented work, there Chas. I particularly like the swirl effect of the lid.

 

[EnErY]

+1 There Chas Very impressive work just wish I could master it they seem to fall apart when I do them
regards
Bill

 

[CHJ]

...... just wish I could master it they seem to fall apart when I do them
regards
Bill

1. How dry is your wood.
2. How accurate are your joints.
3. What sort of surface finish do you have on joint faces.
4. What Glue are you using, how fresh is it.
5. How long do you wait for the glue to completely cure.
6. What fails, Glue Joint or Wood.
7. Any significance or trend in the wood grain orientations that fail.

What, Where, When, Why. analyse what is going wrong, once you can answer those then you will more than likely have the How.

 

[winemaker]

Beautiful how do you do the swirl on the lid ?
Tom

 

[CHJ]

Beautiful how do you do the swirl on the lid ?
Tom

Quick answer is "Spin the Lathe very Fast" but you might find this method more realistic..

 

[Bodrighy]

Recently saw some work from someone who was doing similar things using the patterns from a book on quilting. Right up your street Chas, spiral effects done using triangles of wood.

Pete

 

[CHJ]

Recently saw some work from someone who was doing similar things using the patterns from a book on quilting. Right up your street Chas, spiral effects done using triangles of wood.

Pete

Will have to have a look into that theme Pete, it was the quilting idea that set me off with this range. reminds me I have a request for some more of those.

 

[Nippychippy]

That's really really nice work chj

 

[procell]

Beautiful work. An inspiration to those of us just starting out

 

[winemaker]

Beautiful how do you do the swirl on the lid ?
Tom

Quick answer is "Spin the Lathe very Fast" but you might find this method more realistic..

LoL -Must try that when I get more experienced

 

[fred55]

I'm still frightened putting chisel into wood - I presume the tree don't grow that way so what glue do you trust to hold the pieces together. I still cannot fathom out how you cut the wood to make that spiral lid its excellent. Gonna have to get some books.

 

[CHJ]

..... what glue do you trust to hold the pieces together. ......

You can use a good quality PVA, only reservation is that joints may creep over time (you can feel the join) as wood moves with moisture changes
You can use CA Glue, care needed on ensuring wood is dry and noting grain orientation to avoid joint failure if wood moves.
I now use Cascamite, very strong, does not creep. Considerable care is needed to observe wood moisture content and grain orientation to avoid wood splitting with changes in atmospheric moisture levels.