On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:54:54 -0700 (PDT), Kevin wrote:

Look up "segmented turning"
What you're proposing is reinventing the wheel and probably not going to give
you the desired result..

You can either build the whole thing at once (see staves) or build a stack of
hollow rings, glue together, mount on a faceplate and clean up, mostly with
sanding..

if you decide to hollow a solid piece, experiment with a bowl gouge laying on it
"side" at different angles... With a bit of practice, you can run a bowl gouge
straight in to hollow and clean up the walls..


I've a small lathe, a Jet 12-36 if I recall correctly and have been
giving some thought to making a few 'tall' items. From my readings
here and elsewhere getting a deep hollowing system seems the most
common route. But as there are several ways to remove the pelt from a
feline so may there be several ways to turn 'tall' things.
Sitting in my easy chair the other night I thought about making a tall
vessel, something to hold chopsticks. I lack a deep hollowing system
so got to thinking that I turn a bowl with the rim designed to accept
a top that would be perhaps 2 inches high and fit the rim of the
aforementioned bowl. Atop this top would be another top and so on
until I reached the desired height/depth/tallness.
The fits would not be poppin' tight but would be close and the whole
structure connected with superglue. I would glue two together, turn
to clean up inside and out; glue on another segment and turn again to
clean up. Has anyone gone this route?


mac

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