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A segmented bowl and a tribute to Terry, a joiner and woodworker. This is a story of true love that spans the years and warms the heart. Build details here...

Preparing the Timber
The timber was originally 22mm (3/4”) thick but by the time it had been jointed and planed to remove the warp the finished size was around 15mm. There was not a lot of material to play with and, if I messed up in the cutting and gluing process, I was not going to have enough so I had to be careful and sure of every step. My design was to have four rings of sixteen segments making up the bowl with an inlay of four square pieces forming the base which was to be set into the bottom most ring. A technique I have seen before but never attempted so I proceeded with caution. Calculating the size of the largest ring needed for the lip of the bowl I cut three strips from the board all the same size. From these three strips I cut enough segments for four rings with plenty of tolerance built in.

Gluing the Segments
I wanted the joints between the segments to be as tight as possible so the 'glue line' did not detract from the grain shimmer I was aiming for by flipping alternate segments so the light would catch the grain at different angles. This gives a three dimensional depth to the wood, a feature of this type of mahogany. The technique employed was what I know as 'end grain capillary self clamping'. Basically instead of gluing and clamping all sixteen segments together in one go and applying a uniform pressure around the ring, each joint is glued and 'clamped' individually. It's a long and methodical process but the tightness of the joints is far more superior and impressive.

Shaping and Finishing
Turning the bowl from the blank was a simple and uneventful process. The inside of the bowl was brought to shape using an appropriate sized bowl gouge and the final shaping achieved with a box and a round nose scraper. A similar approach was adopted for the outside of the bowl after sanding and finishing the inside.

I sanded down to 600 grit and blew off the surface with the air line to remove any particles left trapped in the open grain. I then applied sanding sealer before final light sanding. A wipe over with white spirit cleaned off the surface before I applied a coat of wood wax 22. A good buffing brought out the grain effect I was after.

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