Spiral Dream

That is an impressive piece- I am trying to imagine the work that went into it. Nice job.

I like it and have spent a bit of time pondering it. Can you share a bit about the process?

Randy Anderson said:

I like it and have spent a bit of time pondering it. Can you share a bit about the process?

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It started off as a semi-hollow form. Once that was complete, I marked out the spirals around the piece. I used Saburrtooth bits to carve the spirals out. It's very fragile. I didn't disconnect all the spirals until the end. The inside isn't as nice as the outside since this is just a prototype. I use this version to test wall thickness and spiral size to see what works best.

When I carve the spirals, I do them in stages, so I don't snap too many off. Not saying I didn't ... because I did snap 4 of them. Doing the carving in stages helps keep the stress of just one spiral at a time.

I plan on making a video of the next one now that I know how it ends up and what to change.

Tim Tucker said:

That is an impressive piece- I am trying to imagine the work that went into it. Nice job.

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Thanks!

Beautiful piece. If you get around to making that video, I’d love to see it!

impressive piece. amazing how the 'turning' part of the project is often the smallest part of the project!