I appreciate the sanding jig immensely. Just purchased a combo sanding and belt sander to support my segmented work. You just gave me a fantastic jig to build for it. Thanks for doing these videos they are so very informing!
Randy Harvey Glad you are enjoying them, Randy. Let me know how your sanding jig works for you. Thanks for watching & commenting; I appreciate it the support.
Randy Harvey My pleasure, Randy, but I didn't invent the idea; just passing it on. Thanks again for watching & commenting. It's nice to know when someone appreciates the time I put into the videos. Have a great New Year!!!
woodie guy Thank you sir! My wife says I only have patience on the things I enjoy doing and woodturning is definitely on that list. Thanks for the kind words.
Hi Gordon What a fantastic set of videos truly inspiring. I am just starting on segmented work and your videos answer so many questions. I'm not sure I will have the patience you have but will certainly be trying. your shop is like an operating theatre but I suppose it needs to be, perhaps I'll start by having a clean up. Brilliant work and thanks so much for sharing. Chris. .
Chris Burton Thank you Chris. My wife would vehemently disagree about the cleanliness of my shop. Glad you enjoyed the videos. Good luck with your segmented turning.
It would not matter what music I played, someone wouldn’t like it. That’s why I only play music during the first and last three minutes of the video now. Glad you like the rest of it, anyway. Thanks for watching!
This is again awesome Gord. Thank you so much for sharing your skills. Have you ever found an easier way to make face grain diamond patterns, or any other pattern, that would otherwise be simpler as endgrain. I don't really like the idea of end grain pieces in a face grain segmented turning - most times - but dread the tediousness of what you show (which mean I am going to give it a go :-) ). As said below - remarkable, beautiful and patient. THANK YOU again!
kencmain I have never found an easy way to make face grain patterns because I have never tried. Changing the grain direction in such a large & complex vessel could cause joints to open up over time or other catastrophic results. Sorry for the tediousness of it but that is just part of the work involved. I'm glad you are enjoying the series in spite of this. As always, I really appreciate your comments. Thanks for watching. .....Gord
Hi Gord! Excelent episode. I like accuracy in the measurement, make for a better looking piece and less work with the sanding as well. I was wondering what is the model of the ruler you are using (I believe it is an Incra and has small perforations), if you would be so kind to let me know. Cheers! Daniel
You have patience of epic proportions that is clearly portrayed in your finished pieces - superb! I'm new to turning and am trying to view a lot of your videos - but you've done so many! You make nice easy listening presentations with very good narrative and your workmanship is first class so well done and thank you! Re the sanding of the segments - what grit is on your disc? it seems to cut through those segments like a hot knife through butter, do you ever have to make allowances for grit / disc weardue to locating in the same spot so many times? certainly preferable than trying to use a chop saw, but you've obviously perfected the technique. You make such complicated but awesome designs - brilliant, thanks for presenting them. Kind regards, Tony (UK).
Hi Tony, Thanks for the kind words. I use 100 grit on my disc sander. However, since doing that video series I discovered Jerry Bennet’s wedgie sled and highly recommend using that. If you search my channel you will find a video I did about it. Or, maybe better, look for Jerry’s videos. He only has a few but they are excellent. Thanks for watching, .....Gord
I used purple-heart for the diamond centers instead of acrylic turquoise. A good alternate is the little round mother-of-pearl inserts for guitar fret boards available from Amazon. About $14.00 for a pack of 20.
That sounds like a great alternative! Thanks for the tip. Thanks for watching, Linus. I appreciate the support! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 Happy turning, .....Gord
Gord, many thanks. I have watched segment 5 about five times, and still can't figure out a couple of things. I can do the diamond angle perfectly, and the first surround piece perfectly, using your jig. But when I get to the 2d or third surround sandings, the angle changes. I have checked for perpendicular on the jig.sanding disc, etc and all is perfect. You also didn't specify the size/width of the rough surround pieces. Looks like the fourth piece has to be longer. I'm guessing, after numerous practice pieces that surround pieces have to be height of diamond minus a little. Also have trouble getting the grain to match up with the diamond grain. Having said this, I did an entire ring like yours a year or two ago, so I should be able to figure this out again. Thanks again. Alan Tasoff
+alan tasoff Hi Alan, When you refer to a "surround piece" I assume you are referring to the individual rings. I can't think of any reason for the angle to change. You should be using the same angle on every segment unless you change to a different number of segments in a ring. Pieces that are put between segments should not have any angle; they should be flat on both glued sides and are just there for effect; change of color for the most part. I'm not sure what you are referring to when you say "size/width of the rough surround pieces" and "the fourth piece has to be longer". I think the "rough surround pieces" refers the the pieces between the segments. These can be whatever thickness you want and changing the thickness will allow you to change the diameter of the ring if you need to make a bit larger or smaller. The pieces are thin but using 16 of them adds up to quite a bit. When gluing a ring together I often make the pieces between the segments slightly taller than the segments and then sand the ring to make the face of the ring flat. I'm sorry if I'm not helping much with this. If I misunderstand what you are saying or have still not explained properly feel free to let me know and I will try again. I may have to watch the video again to see what I was doing; I have not watched it since I uploaded it and don't really remember what I did. I sure hope you get it figured out, Alan. Thanks for watching & commenting, .....Gord
Gord, many thanks for the detailed answer. Actually, I have never asked two dumber questions than the ones I posted, and did, indeed, figure it out shortly thereafter. I was able to modify the process a little, with perhaps a slight, and hopefully invisible difference in accuracy. When sanding the surround pieces, I rely on the jig to stop as well as observing when the sanding disk hits the apex of the diamond. I found that it may not be necessary to redraw the lines repeatedly. I also use a divider to establish the final thickness of the surround on one long edge, draw the line, and sand visually to that. Then I use that edge to get the other parallel edge using the 90 deg. pusher stick in the jig. The video is excellent, but I did develop an ear work for the damn music. Thanks again, Alan.
I assume you are referring to my Zyliss vise. I got it about 25 years ago. They don’t make it any more but if you do a google search there have been a few knockoffs over the years and you might find one . I absolutely love mine!! Thanks for watching! Take care, .....Gord
Very interesting. Are you grinding the diamond angle to a STOP or to the LINE you scribed? Hard to tell from the video. You are inspiring. I keep building jigs and have yet to use them on a completed project. Guess it is time to jump in.
0716Michael If you are referring to the sanding I'm doing at the 6:00 mark I am sanding TO THE LINE but setting the adjuster so that the piece I'm sanding stops when the left end hits the fence. I guess you could say I'm doing both. Thanks for watching & commenting. I hope you enjoy the whole series.
+Danny Sweet Thank you so much, Danny! No, I am afraid I do not have anything written down. I hope there is enough detail in the videos! Thank you for watching! .....Gord
Jeez nothing about this project is fast and easy! How many hours went into this pattern ring because I would think its more than 1/4 the total project time.
JJiG I never keep track of the time spent on a project. If I did I'm afraid I may not be willing to do another. I do it because I like to do it so the amount of time doesn't really matter to me as long as the end result is as good as I can manage. If it was fast and easy I probably wouldn't be nearly as happy with it. You are right that the time spent on the feature ring is probably more than 1/4 of the total time. Thanks for watching; I hope you enjoyed it and are inspired to try one of your own. Take care, .....Gord
This video series was one of my first and I was still learning the video editing program and how to download audio selections. I hope you will find my more recent efforts more pleasing! Take care, .....Gord
Beau, the videos you are watching were made a few years and I had not yet figured out the audio portion of the editing software I use. The newer videos are a big improvement on the audio; I HOPE!!
I appreciate the sanding jig immensely. Just purchased a combo sanding and belt sander to support my segmented work. You just gave me a fantastic jig to build for it. Thanks for doing these videos they are so very informing!
Randy Harvey Glad you are enjoying them, Randy. Let me know how your sanding jig works for you. Thanks for watching & commenting; I appreciate it the support.
I had never thought of using the disk sander as a precision tool for sizing segment pieces. Amazing. Thanks for the new idea.
Randy Harvey My pleasure, Randy, but I didn't invent the idea; just passing it on. Thanks again for watching & commenting. It's nice to know when someone appreciates the time I put into the videos. Have a great New Year!!!
Gord I can see that precision in segmented work is of very great importance. This is an absolute stunning and amazingly dramatic and beautiful vessel.
Thank you so much, Kobie. Much appreciated!
All the best,
.....Gord
You have a lot of patients,and it pays off in a beautiful quality piece.Nice job.
woodie guy Thank you sir! My wife says I only have patience on the things I enjoy doing and woodturning is definitely on that list. Thanks for the kind words.
Great precise job on the diamonds. I must build that sanding jig. thanks for sharing Gord, very nice job.
Lynn Schmidt Thank you, Lynn! Glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Gordon
What a fantastic set of videos truly inspiring. I am just starting on segmented work and your videos answer so many questions. I'm not sure I will have the patience you have but will certainly be trying. your shop is like an operating theatre but I suppose it needs to be, perhaps I'll start by having a clean up. Brilliant work and thanks so much for sharing.
Chris.
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Chris Burton Thank you Chris. My wife would vehemently disagree about the cleanliness of my shop. Glad you enjoyed the videos. Good luck with your segmented turning.
Beautiful work, clear instruction, well-edited video, terrible music!
It would not matter what music I played, someone wouldn’t like it. That’s why I only play music during the first and last three minutes of the video now. Glad you like the rest of it, anyway. Thanks for watching!
This is again awesome Gord. Thank you so much for sharing your skills. Have you ever found an easier way to make face grain diamond patterns, or any other pattern, that would otherwise be simpler as endgrain. I don't really like the idea of end grain pieces in a face grain segmented turning - most times - but dread the tediousness of what you show (which mean I am going to give it a go :-) ). As said below - remarkable, beautiful and patient. THANK YOU again!
kencmain I have never found an easy way to make face grain patterns because I have
never tried. Changing the grain direction in such a large & complex vessel
could cause joints to open up over time or other catastrophic results. Sorry for
the tediousness of it but that is just part of the work involved. I'm glad you
are enjoying the series in spite of this. As always, I really appreciate your
comments. Thanks for watching.
.....Gord
totally understandable Gord! either way your segmenting videos are great to watch and learn!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you like them!
Take care,
.....Gord
My problem was, I cut the diamonds first, instead of waiting. I am glad you showed that. It isn't clear in the book!
Happy I could help, Linus! 😃😃😃
Nice accurate work, Gordon.
Thanks!!! I appreciate that. Have a great day!
Hi Gord! Excelent episode. I like accuracy in the measurement, make for a better looking piece and less work with the sanding as well. I was wondering what is the model of the ruler you are using (I believe it is an Incra and has small perforations), if you would be so kind to let me know. Cheers! Daniel
Yes, Daniel, that is an incra rule. I have both a 6" & a 12" and I like them a lot.
Take care,
.....Gord
Gord Rock Great! I think I need one of those :), I love tools that help you make things with a high level of precision. Cheers! Daniel
You have patience of epic proportions that is clearly portrayed in your finished pieces - superb! I'm new to turning and am trying to view a lot of your videos - but you've done so many! You make nice easy listening presentations with very good narrative and your workmanship is first class so well done and thank you! Re the sanding of the segments - what grit is on your disc? it seems to cut through those segments like a hot knife through butter, do you ever have to make allowances for grit / disc weardue to locating in the same spot so many times? certainly preferable than trying to use a chop saw, but you've obviously perfected the technique. You make such complicated but awesome designs - brilliant, thanks for presenting them. Kind regards, Tony (UK).
Hi Tony,
Thanks for the kind words. I use 100 grit on my disc sander. However, since doing that video series I discovered Jerry Bennet’s wedgie sled and highly recommend using that. If you search my channel you will find a video I did about it. Or, maybe better, look for Jerry’s videos. He only has a few but they are excellent.
Thanks for watching,
.....Gord
I used purple-heart for the diamond centers instead of acrylic turquoise. A good alternate is the little round mother-of-pearl inserts for guitar fret boards available from Amazon. About $14.00 for a pack of 20.
That sounds like a great alternative! Thanks for the tip. Thanks for watching, Linus. I appreciate the support! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
Happy turning,
.....Gord
as usual excellent demonstration and explanation. thank you gord
I’m happy that you liked it, Alfredo. Thanks for watching! 😃😃😁😁🇨🇦🇨🇦
Happy turning,
.....Gord
Gord, many thanks. I have watched segment 5 about five times, and still can't figure out a couple of things. I can do the diamond angle perfectly, and the first surround piece perfectly, using your jig. But when I get to the 2d or third surround sandings, the angle changes. I have checked for perpendicular on the jig.sanding disc, etc and all is perfect. You also didn't specify the size/width of the rough surround pieces. Looks like the fourth piece has to be longer. I'm guessing, after numerous practice pieces that surround pieces have to be height of diamond minus a little. Also have trouble getting the grain to match up with the diamond grain. Having said this, I did an entire ring like yours a year or two ago, so I should be able to figure this out again. Thanks again. Alan Tasoff
+alan tasoff
Hi Alan,
When you refer to a "surround piece" I assume you are referring to the individual rings. I can't think of any reason for the angle to change. You should be using the same angle on every segment unless you change to a different number of segments in a ring. Pieces that are put between segments should not have any angle; they should be flat on both glued sides and are just there for effect; change of color for the most part.
I'm not sure what you are referring to when you say "size/width of the rough surround pieces" and "the fourth piece has to be longer". I think the "rough surround pieces" refers the the pieces between the segments. These can be whatever thickness you want and changing the thickness will allow you to change the diameter of the ring if you need to make a bit larger or smaller. The pieces are thin but using 16 of them adds up to quite a bit. When gluing a ring together I often make the pieces between the segments slightly taller than the segments and then sand the ring to make the face of the ring flat.
I'm sorry if I'm not helping much with this. If I misunderstand what you are saying or have still not explained properly feel free to let me know and I will try again. I may have to watch the video again to see what I was doing; I have not watched it since I uploaded it and don't really remember what I did.
I sure hope you get it figured out, Alan.
Thanks for watching & commenting,
.....Gord
Gord, many thanks for the detailed answer. Actually, I have never asked two dumber questions than the ones I posted, and did, indeed, figure it out shortly thereafter. I was able to modify the process a little, with perhaps a slight, and hopefully invisible difference in accuracy. When sanding the surround pieces, I rely on the jig to stop as well as observing when the sanding disk hits the apex of the diamond. I found that it may not be necessary to redraw the lines repeatedly. I also use a divider to establish the final thickness of the surround on one long edge, draw the line, and sand visually to that. Then I use that edge to get the other parallel edge using the 90 deg. pusher stick in the jig. The video is excellent, but I did develop an ear work for the damn music. Thanks again, Alan.
Great information where did you get the vice that you secure pieces with. Thank you, Jack
I assume you are referring to my Zyliss vise. I got it about 25 years ago. They don’t make it any more but if you do a google search there have been a few knockoffs over the years and you might find one . I absolutely love mine!!
Thanks for watching!
Take care,
.....Gord
Very interesting. Are you grinding the diamond angle to a STOP or to the LINE you scribed? Hard to tell from the video. You are inspiring. I keep building jigs and have yet to use them on a completed project. Guess it is time to jump in.
0716Michael If you are referring to the sanding I'm doing at the 6:00 mark I am sanding TO THE LINE but setting the adjuster so that the piece I'm sanding stops when the left end hits the fence. I guess you could say I'm doing both. Thanks for watching & commenting. I hope you enjoy the whole series.
Thanks for the video. Do you have a detailed written plan for this project, if so are they for sale? Your work is gorgeous!
+Danny Sweet
Thank you so much, Danny! No, I am afraid I do not have anything written down. I hope there is enough detail in the videos! Thank you for watching!
.....Gord
Thanks Gord, great videos 😊
+Thomas Hilditch
I'm glad you like them, Thomas. Thanks for watching!
Excellent video, thank you
Thank you very much, Geoffrey. Thanks for watching. I appreciate the support!
.....Gord
Jeez nothing about this project is fast and easy! How many hours went into this pattern ring because I would think its more than 1/4 the total project time.
JJiG I never keep track of the time spent on a project. If I did I'm afraid I may not be willing to do another. I do it because I like to do it so the amount of time doesn't really matter to me as long as the end result is as good as I can manage. If it was fast and easy I probably wouldn't be nearly as happy with it. You are right that the time spent on the feature ring is probably more than 1/4 of the total time. Thanks for watching; I hope you enjoyed it and are inspired to try one of your own.
Take care,
.....Gord
just wondering what kind of music is that in the background?
Hello Beau,
I have listed the individual tunes in a list at the end of each video.
I tell ya' Gord, watching your videos is both informative and educational, but i really think you need to consider using different music!
This video series was one of my first and I was still learning the video editing program and how to download audio selections. I hope you will find my more recent efforts more pleasing!
Take care,
.....Gord
it would be really cool if your video had different music!
Beau, the videos you are watching were made a few years and I had not yet figured out the audio portion of the editing software I use. The newer videos are a big improvement on the audio; I HOPE!!