First open segment

[tecaryII]

I finished my first open segment. Believe it or not it went rather smooth. It's a very simple design but wanted to something I didn't 100 hours in just to blow
it up. On to more detailed stuff.

 

[mfisher]

Nice work. Good color selection. You should be very happy with the outcome.

 

[Lloyd Johnson]

Great job! I sure wish my first segmented piece had turned out this nice.

I’m anxious to see where you go from here.

If you get the chance, please post this in the forum, too. It will get more views there.
Lloyd

 

[Mark Inmon]

Very nice could you post the file ?

 

[tecaryII]

Here is the json file. The only thing I would change is the width of the 2nd row but it came out OK.

 

[mfisher]

Thanks for posting your file.

 

[Stevie Porter]

Looks great and
I'm ready to try my first ,did you use Seg-Easy Plates or something similar? I'm not sure what to do after the first ring above the base, do you use the same plate or do you have to have others?
anyone have a video that shows how to build a project like this from base to top or at least multiple rings
I plan to use your file for my fist and once its done will let you all know

 

[Lloyd Johnson]

Stevie, each SegEasy plate is for a certain number of segments so you will need one plate for 16 and a different plate for 18 segments per row.

I made a 5-part tutorial for beginning open segment turning and you can find it at this link:

Beginner's Project - Open Segment Christmas Ornament

I've done a poor job at providing content for the segmenter that is just getting started with open segment turnings. So with Christmas fast approaching, I thought this would be a good time to correct that with a project that is seasonally appropriate. I've made a five-part tutorial that shows...

woodturnerpro.com

It should answer most of your questions, but please post any additional questions here.

Lloyd