Then what do I do to make sure the end product (feature ring) has the segment board with I need? I have random cut-offs of these species of wood all different sizes. I do have some stuff that is .94" thick but I also have some pieces that are thicker. The widths vary also.
If I use the .94 thick wood then my ring segment width will only be that. Since this is my first segmented piece I designed it with wider seg board widths as a cushion. I have the piece roughly finished up to where the feature ring will be and the wall thickness is about 1/4". Do you feel I'll have enough to work with if I use the .94 thick boards? If not then I just need to use thicker boards?
Thank you for all your help!
What you seem to be telling me is your wood is of random width and length but the pieces are all .94" thick. Is that correct?
The reason I asked what your your wood stock size is it would help me in explaining how to build this vessel to you.
I do most of all my turnings using a faceplate. It allows me to mount and unmount the vessel from the lathe. I mount a waste block to the faceplate and turn it round. The base of the vessel is glued onto the waste block and turned down to the final diameter.
Question are you going to use a faceplate for mounting and turning your project?
lets forget the featured ring for a bit.
In WTP the base of your Urn (ring 1) is made of a walnut that is .5 in thick and 5.25" diameter. The base can be one piece of walnut if you have a board wide enough. If not you can make a base out strips glued together to get to the 0.5 x 5.25 dimension.
It can be turned down to the final diameter and thickness..
It is important that you have uniform stock in width and thickness.
Ring 2 is made of cherry (red color wood) . It is a ring that is .94" thick, 6.92 in outside diameter and made of 12 segments.
From the WTP cutting summary it tells me to make ring 2 you would need a board that is 0.94" thick, 2.28" wide and at least 17" in length.
If one does not have a board that long, you can use shorter boards that are of the same thickness and width. You need the length long enough to be able to cut segments that are 1.85" long (Segment Edge Length).
It is important to mill your wood into the width and thickness identified in the WTP cut summary.
Back to LP and your featured ring.
You will need to mill a walnut board to dimensions of 0.94" thickness by 1 1/2 wide and 44" length (LP has it as 43.88).
You will need to mill a maple board to a dimension of 0.94 thickness by 1/2 wide and 44" length.
You will glue these 3 strips into a single board with the maple in the middle producing a board that is .94 inches thick, 3.5" wide and 44" long.
This laminate will produce when cut properly your 6 segment diamonds for the featured ring.
If your boards are not long enough, the go into LP and change the number of repeating units to a lower number. LP will automatically recalculate the length of lamination you need. Look at the bottom of the screen.