Segment thickness

[Larry Copas]

All of the segmented turnings that I've seen use segments that are close to 3/4 inch or thinner in thickness. I'm thinking about a project where my thickness would be 1-1/2" thick or a little more. This would cut down on the number of rings I need. Is there any downside to using thicker segments?

 

[Richard Coers]

The segments can look out of proportion to the size of the object you turn. If you don’t care about that sort of thing, have at it!

 

[Jim Byrne]

All of the segmented turnings that I've seen use segments that are close to 3/4 inch or thinner in thickness. I'm thinking about a project where my thickness would be 1-1/2" thick or a little more. This would cut down on the number of rings I need. Is there any downside to using thicker segments?

I have done a couple large bowls with 1 1/2" wood and they came out reasonable looking

 

[Gary Beasley]

Large chunky assembled segments are often used in feature rings, treat your design as such and you can likely make it look good.

 

[Larry Copas]

If only I had made the workbench a foot longer.

My normal method of gluing rings didn't work so well. This ring is 15" in diameter and the tape didn't hold the blocks secure enough to fold up in my test run. Did something a little different and glued half rings.

I'm way off in the weeds with this project. It's similar to a Modeline of California pendant lamp and will involve some eccentric turning along with veneer work.