The making of a Segmented Vase

The segmented vase starts as two or more different species of wood. In this instance the wood is Maple and Purple Heart.















Once the wood is selected it is cut to various various dimensions that are preplanned.













The vase that is being made in this instance is made up of 20 rings of varying thickness's of wood. There are 12 segments per ring in this vase (other than the 10th. and 11th. ring which is made of 22 segments). The strips of wood are cut at a 15 degree angles of varying lengths which are then glued together to form the rings.














Once the rings are made they are glued together to form a rough vase.




















After the glue has dried over night the vase is mounted on the lathe and the vase is cut sanded and then a finish applied to bring out the color and grain pattern if any of the wood. With the following result.





















This vase is mainly Maple with Purple Heart wood.
The finish is a Clear oil base with 6 coats of lacquer.
Size 11 by 6 1/2 inches.
There 401 pieces of wood in this vase.
No. 10-03

Segmented Cherry, Maple and Lacewood Vase

This tower was made at the special request of Sharron.
The Main wood is Cherry with with Maple and Lacewood.
It was finished with a clear oil base coat followed by 8 coats of Lacquer, then polished.
There are 42 rings in this vase with a total of 998 pieces of wood.
Size: 32 inches by 15 1/4 inches.
No. 09-08

Segmented Cherry, Maple and Tigerwood Vase

The main wood in this vase is Cherry With Maple and Tiger wood Flag designs.
The finish is a clear oil base with 6 coats of lacquer then polished.
Size: 6 by 8 1/2 inches.
There are 305 pieces of wood in this vase.
No. 09-05

Segmented Walnut and Maple Vase

This vase is made of Maple and Walnut.
The finish starts with a clear oil base coat followed with 6 coats of Lacquer, then polished.
Size: 8 by 9 1/2 inches.
There are 401 pieces of wood in this vase.
No. 09-01

Segmented Maple and Burbinga Vase

This vase is made of Maple and Burbinga.
The finish is a clear oil followed by 8 coats of lacquer then polished.
Size: 8 3/4 by 6 inches.
There 289 pieces of wood in this vase.

Segmented Lace wood and Maple vase

This vase is made of Spalted/Figured Maple with a Lace wood center piece and surrounding trim. There is inlayed copper wire in both the center piece and the trim.
It is finished witha natural oil base coat with 8 coats of Lacquer, then polished with a wax.
Size 8 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches.
There are 17 pieces of wood in this piece.
No. 09-12

Segmented Burbinga, Purple Heart and Maple Vase

The main wood in this vase is maple, the trim is Burbinga and the center of the arrow is Purple heart.
The vase was finished with an natural oil base coat followed by 6 layers of lacquer and then polished.
Size: 6 3/4 by 6 inches
There are 193 pieces of wood in this vase.

Segmented Maple and Walnut Vase

Made from Figured Maple, Walnut and plain Maple
Finished with an oil Base 4 coats of Lacquer and buffrf to a semi gloss sheen.
Size 9 3/4 H. by 8 W. and 5 inches deep.
It took 226 pieces of wood to make this vase.
No. 10-02

Segmented Plywood and Ebony vase

Made of Maple plywood with two Ebony layers.
Finished with an oil base, four coats of lacquer and buffed to a semi gloss sheen.
Size 6 by 4 1/2 inches.
There are 145 pieces of wood in this vase.
No. 10-01

Segmented Maple and Bloodwood Vase

Made of Figured Maple, Bloodwood and Plain Maple.
Finish is an oil base followed by buffing to a semi gloss sheen.
Size: 10 3/4 H X 9 in wide and 5 1/2 inches thick.
This vase is made of 226 pieces of wood.
No. 09-13

Segmented Maple and Walnut Vase

Made of Figured Maple, Walnut and Plain maple.
Finish: Oil Base, 8 coats of lacquer then polished with carnauba wax.
Size: 8 1/2 X 3 3/4 inches
This Vase is made up of 890 pieces of wood.
No. 09-11

Segmented Wood Vases & Bowls

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