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Thread: Segmenting Cutoffs, left overs, and mistakes

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    Segmenting Cutoffs, left overs, and mistakes

    This started out to be a Zig Zag feature ring for a bowl, but couldn't get my alignment right. I took it apart and re-cut the segments to make this Ornamental Bird House. The top was from another project that went bad. I don't know why I indented the bottom, just seemed like the thing to do at the time.

    This is one way I use those cutoffs, left overs, and mistakes. I have another project working where I am making a large bowl out of (so far) "23" different kinds of wood. Going to be a bizarre looking thing.

    What Ya think??
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    Just looking at that, the word 'mistake' would never come to mind. Very nice bird house!

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    Bill apparently does not have "scraps", just smaller and smaller segments!

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    Bill your piece rally proves the old statement that turners don't make mistakes, just design opportunities!. Great opportunity!!...Bill..

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    leftovers etc.

    I say, the 'bizarrer the better. Can I have that? just kidding. nice save. Max

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    Bill, I just realized that the half a truck load of walnut, maple and oak scraps that I threw on my woodpile last year, were in fact, several dozen segmented pieces in disguise!!

    Perhaps the name for this one is "One flew over the cuckoo's nest!"

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    It looks good to me. Nice wood combination.

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    Segmenters don't have scraps - just opportunities.

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    I can see there is no waste in your shop except for shavings and sawdust!

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    Pretty cool variation on a birdhouse ornament! Nice and imaginative way to use up some of your smaller segments!

    Looking forward to seeing the 23 types of wood creation!
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    Really nice birdhouse Bill. Looks to me like the rest said a design opportunity.
    Bernie

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    Well it made a really neat birdhouse!

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