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This page may give you an idea of how much goes into the making of a segmented vessel.
Click on any image for a full size picture in another window. You may need to have pop-ups enabled for the new window to appear. First, a design is generated, so segments of various sizes and colors can be cut. The segments shown below are cut with a 5 degree angle, because there are 36 segments per ring in this example. Here are a few isolated segments Segments are cut for several rings at a time, and stacked for future use. A group of segments is selected to glue up a ring. Having the right colors in order helps reduce gluing errors. After the ring is assembled, it is clamped and added to the stack. After overnight in the kiln, the clamps are removed and the rings put on the shelf while more rings are made. The completed rings in the right picture are 18 segments per ring. Rings are glued to a block that has been attached to a faceplate, and after several rings have been turned, more are added. Typically only four or five rings can be added per day. Over a period of time, the object begins to look like the design, in this case, a Grecian style Urn shape. Note that two different urns are used for these pictures (with different patterns). Once the urn gets too tall, adding more rings means it has to dry overnight in the house On the lathe, things look sort of blocky before the chisel is applied. The steady rest really helps keep the urn stable while turning. After shaping, some sanding is done with the steady rest still in place Once the basic shaping is all done, the steady rest is removed and more (sometimes a lot more) sanding is in order. Here the urn already has the first coat of lacquer applied, and is still on the faceplate so more can be applied. In production, it is better to spray the lacquer on while the lathe turns slowly so the finish is even. Several more coats over a period of days will be required before this one is done. Once the lacquer is all applied and fully dried, the urn will be cut from the faceplate and the bottom shaped and finished. |
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