Joe joins us with a range of pieces turned on his Nova lathe.
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Here are a couple of examples of Joe's segmented work. These platters were inspired by a quilting pattern book - made in Walnut, Sycamore and Laburnum. Both items were entered in the AWGB Show in Loughborough in August 2013. A picture of the platter on the LEFT was published in the Woodturning Magazine, Number 259, in November 2013.
Click HERE to read an article on how they were made.
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Starting with a bowl blank - which is a good place to start since a "blank" is what most turners start their work off with . . .
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. . . and this is what Joe made from the blank, or at least one which was pretty similar to the one pictured on the left.
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Now for a couple of shots of a vase which Joe made. This one must have taken some hollowing out - it's about a foot high. And now for the surprise - it's made of plywood! Nice work, Joe. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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And for those who prefer a more historical style, here's an amphora which Joe made from Yew, based on vessels from the ancient world.
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And finally this one shows that not all bowl blanks are
alike. This beech platter started out as a piece of laminated kitchen
worktop - in fact it was the waste piece which was cut out to make a
space for the sink. Joe was keen not to let that off-cut go "down the
drain" (groan!!). |
