I saw a picture of a turning called "a coat of many colors" and thought I would give it a try. I used wenge, maple, yellow heart and purple heart.
It consists of 12 x 18-segment rings (Beech) glued together and then turned into a sphere. It is then parted and a thin ring (3 mm) glued between the two halves of the sphere. This process is repeated 4 times and the result is what you see. It has a diameter of about 130 mm (5.1 inch) and...
Built from the plan found on Woodturner PRO's web site - the feature ring was the one that Lloyd Johnson used for his SketchUp Demo.
Walnut & Maple
Highlighted with Holly & Ebony
Built from Kevin Neelley's design that I purchased from the WoodturnerPro web site.
Woods Used: Black Limb and Bloodwood accented by holly and dyed black veneer
Dimensions: H: 5-1/4" X W: 7-1/2"