There's more people like Ken:

[LCHIEN]

Maybe you missed it but KomaToast posted a link to this site.

http://www.joelswoodturning.com/minis.html

Of course, he doesn't give wonderful blow-by-blow instructions on how to make them like KWG gives but they're fun to look at.
There;s a like to a zip file with 200 of his creations.
And a link to a web ring of miniature turners (yeah the turnings are mini, not the lathe operator)

[Scottydont]

Those are mini-mini's! Wow.

[Whaler]

I'm impressed.

[gmack5]

Truely amazing stuff!
On some of the Stemware, the stem's no thicker than the edge of a Dime!
Some of the pieces are segmented and not much bigger than a Dime! []

[monte]

Those are some fine work.

[KomaToast]

Take a look at one he sold on ebay, 112 pieces and it's not much bigger than a dime.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5531829866

If you look at his "How To" page on his website you'll find a BT3000 there.
http://www.joelswoodturning.com/howto.html

What lathe is that on his page?
Looks like it has lots of swing to it.

Keith

[KomaToast]

I found this site the other day. I've seen some good segmented turnings but I think these take the cake.

http://TahoeTurner.com

Some really unique stuff there. Some even makes you wonder how the heck he done it.

Keith

[Pappy]

TahoeTurner is a bit strange..Talented, but none the less strange! Joel is in Burkburnet, TX according top the listing on E-bay. May have to look him up next time I go to Wichita Falls.

[Mort]

Check out Michael Mode while you are at it.
http://www.michaelmode.com/
He cut on a band saw rings of wood from a flat board, glue the rings up and turns a vessel. The parabolas result from layering various woods and cutting them at an angle a la mudderrs method. His finish is CA and french polish. Wall thickness is 1/16+ a hair. One of his piece 24" tall 16" at the max diameter weight 2 pounds. The man does amazing work.

[KomaToast]

I received Malcolm Tibbittes' book (http://TahoeTurner.com) yesterday. I didn't have time to read it from cover to cover but I did thumb through it and look at the pictures and read a little on parts of interest.
His book is packed full of large color photos on how he does his segmented turnings. There are how to's on everything shown on his site and more.

Here's a link about it here http://www.woodworkerslibrary.com/pr...roductid=17275
click the "read more" link on that page.
It's also at Amazon.com for a lot less than I paid for mine.

If you want to take segmented turning to a higher level I recommend his book.

Keith

[mudder]

quote:Originally posted by KomaToast


http://www.joelswoodturning.com/howto.html

What lathe is that on his page?
Looks like it has lots of swing to it.

Keith

That looks like a 1st generation Nova DVR.
It is also possible that it is a Nova 3000, either way I has a 16" swing over the bed, and since I have the DVR I can tell you from experience it is one sweet machine.


Mudder

[Jim Boyd]

quote:Originally posted by KomaToast

I received Malcolm Tibbittes' book (http://TahoeTurner.com) yesterday. I didn't have time to read it from cover to cover but I did thumb through it and look at the pictures and read a little on parts of interest.
His book is packed full of large color photos on how he does his segmented turnings. There are how to's on everything shown on his site and more.

Here's a link about it here http://www.woodworkerslibrary.com/pr...roductid=17275
click the "read more" link on that page.
It's also at Amazon.com for a lot less than I paid for mine.

If you want to take segmented turning to a higher level I recommend his book.

Keith

Those southwest designs are right up my alley That book looks to be just what I need to progress a little further in my turning abilities, thanks for the heads up!

[KomaToast]

At the opposite end of the spectrum is the work of Ray Allen.

That's got to be one of the biggest segmented bowls ever.

Keith