Thanks Bob, today should be straight forward as I still have 4 completed rings to add so it will not be too demanding. No more sanding.Hey Glenn,
Now you have built it I suggest you take a break for a couple of days to let your hands heal BEFOR turning the bowl. I know that will be hard to do but I don't want to read that you put your chisel through the side of it due to your enthusiasm to complete it. How do I know because I have been there, relax and take it gently.
I left the .375 in the program alone so hopefully I will end up at about 3/8 finished thickness. I also optimized my material at about 3/4 as well so I will have a bit to turn away.How thick of a wall do you have there?
How thin are you planning on going?
Thanks for that Peter. I think I understand but maybe a few pictures would add some clarity. I suspect you would router a new arc for each segment ring as they get bigger???Hi all regarding gluing up 48 segments & keeping it to a complete circle. I found the best way for me was a piece of MDF & routed
a grove about half depth of the segments & wider.If you dry fit ring to get diameter then cut MDF through center both ways then you can glue segments & clamp MDF to tighten ring you need to wax or varnish grove to help stop glue sticking. Youcan use it to cramp slightly smaller rings by taking a bit more off the cut with a planer or such to give more pressure.