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  1. 02-11-2010, 10:41 PM #1
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    Segmented "Country Mile"

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    "Country Mile" Vessel

    Maple, walnut, cherry, ebony, curly maple, pecan.
    385 pieces, 9" wide by 6.75" tall.
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    Just cut off the parts that don't look like a bowl...
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  3. 02-11-2010, 10:49 PM #2
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    Larry - absolutely beautiful! Love the form and the design! You should be proud of this one! Very - very nice work! Thanks for sharing!
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  4. 02-11-2010, 10:50 PM #3
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    country mile

    hi larry


    very nice realy like little house.






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  5. 02-11-2010, 10:52 PM #4
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    Holy Cow!!! Wow, Larry! Everything about your HF is amazing, but the feature ring really blows me away. That is really impressive. How much planning did that take?
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    Wow! That is impressive. Never seen one like that. Beautiful job!
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  7. 02-11-2010, 11:08 PM #6
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  8. 02-11-2010, 11:08 PM #7
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    Holy crap! You didn't just slap that together, did you?

    How long did that take to piece together? Weeks? Months?

    I have not seen segmented work with scenery before. It's beautiful!

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  9. 02-11-2010, 11:11 PM #8
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    WOW, that is one of the prettiest segmented pieces Ive ever seen
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  10. 02-11-2010, 11:23 PM #9
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    Absolutely gorgeous! 385 pieces!!! wonderful planning, and execution.
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  11. 02-11-2010, 11:41 PM #10
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    That is a very unique feature ring. Like others have said, it must have taken quite a bit of forethought.
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  12. 02-11-2010, 11:50 PM #11
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    Truly fantastic. I have no idea how you did it but that piece is just fantastic-I think I already said that-Yes it is.
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    That is beautiful. Really like the form and finish.
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    Very impressive Larry. Very, very impressive...
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  15. 02-12-2010, 12:10 AM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Effinger View Post
    How much planning did that take?
    I knew that I wanted the feature ring to be two inches tall and nine or ten inches in diameter. The feature ring was 3/4" wall thickness to start with, so my first focus was to find a shape that would not suffer with that critical dimension. Then I drew a story board and started drawing the design going from one pane to the next. The land scape is cut using Marquetry techniques. Since the stock was 3/4" thick I was cutting 1.5" thickness combined. I used the carter guide for small blades to mount a 1/8" blade on my 18" bandsaw to cut the landscape. The segments with the houses combined with the landscape were a challenge. They were a combination of disk sander and bandsaw work. I turned the inside as much as i could before final assembly. Total time was about 50 hours.

    Thanks for the comments everyone!
    Just cut off the parts that don't look like a bowl...
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  16. 02-12-2010, 12:26 AM #15
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    Larry,
    Very Imaginative. It is very unique. A very well thought out plan. The form and placement of rings is super along with your choice of woods that very much complement each other. Exceptional work. Great work!!!
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