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Ron Solfest

Small Christmas 'Calabash'

5 7/8" x 2 7/8", 3/16" walls from laminate of Sapele, Padauk, Maple and Cherry; DO finish

After a calabash thread here a few months ago I've been intrigued by this shape. Although I have yet to make a true calabash form, I keep playing around it. After a thread on another forum yesterday I think I realized one of the reasons I'm drawn to this shape (bulbous rounded bottom, curve in and up towards top) is it mimicks the center cross-section of a cedarstrip canoe I built 25yrs ago with the rounded, faired, sides coming in as they reached upwards towards the gunnels.
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Russ Braun - thanks! But I still don’t consider myself a segmenter as all of my glue-up’s are face grain; too many years flat working to experiment with cross-grain or end-grain joints…yet :)

PS - I’m in awe of your segmented pieces
 
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Ron Solfest said:
Russ Braun - thanks! But I still don’t consider myself a segmenter as all of my glue-up’s are face grain; too many years flat working to experiment with cross-grain or end-grain joints…yet :)

PS - I’m in awe of your segmented pieces
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More than one piece of wood and glue qualifies Ron. I just glued up segments with a one degree angle. Heck, that used to be straight with a dull blade and a warped piece of wood, haha!!
 

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